| Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency | |
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| Deputy | David R. Shedd |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Incumbent | Michael T. Flynn |
| Personal details | |
| Website | DIA.mil |
The Director of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency is a three-star general or admiral who, upon nomination by the President and confirmation by the Senate, serves as the nation's highest ranking military intelligence officer. He is the primary intelligence adviser to the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and also answers to the Director of National Intelligence through the civilian Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. The Director is also the Commander of the Joint Functional Component Command for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, a subordinate command of United States Strategic Command. Additionally, he chairs the Military Intelligence Board, which coordinates activities of the entire defense intelligence community.[1]
List of DIA Directors[]
| # | Director | Photo | Service | Term | President(s) served under |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Carroll |  |
USAF | October 1961 - September 1969 | John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson |
| 2 | Donald V. Bennett |  |
USA | September 1969 - August 1972 | Richard Nixon |
| 3 | Vincent P. de Poix |  |
USN | August 1972 - September 1974 | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
| 4 | Daniel O. Graham |  |
USA | September 1974 - December 1975 | Gerald Ford |
| 5 | Samuel V. Wilson |  |
USA | May 1976 - August 1977 | Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter |
| 6 | Eugene F. Tighe |  |
USAF | September 1977 - August 1981 | Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan |
| 7 | James A. Williams |  |
USA | September 1981 - September 1985 | Ronald Reagan |
| 8 | Leonard H. Perroots |  |
USAF | October 1985 - December 1988 | Ronald Reagan |
| 9 | Harry E. Soyster |  |
USA | December 1988 - September 1991 | Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush |
| 10 | Dennis M. Nagy |  |
N/A | September 1991 - November 1991 | George H. W. Bush |
| 11 | James R. Clapper |  |
USAF | November 1991 - August 1995 | George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton |
| 12 | Kenneth Minihan |  |
USAF | August 1995 - February 1996 | Bill Clinton |
| 13 | Patrick M. Hughes |  |
USA | February 1996 - July 1999 | Bill Clinton |
| 14 | Thomas R. Wilson |  |
USN | July 1999 - July 2002 | Bill Clinton George W. Bush |
| 15 | Lowell E. Jacoby |  |
USN | July 2002 - November 2005 | George W. Bush |
| 16 | Michael D. Maples | File:Lt general michael maples.jpg | USA | November 2005 - March 2009 | George W. Bush Barack Obama |
| 17 | Ronald Burgess |  |
USA | March 2009 - July 2012 | Barack Obama |
| 18 | Michael T. Flynn | |
USA | July 2012 – Present | Barack Obama |
References[]
- ↑ DIA Public Web Page, This Is DIA
External references[]
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