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A time-honored cake cutting ceremony took place during the 239th Marine Corps birthday celebration.

Nov. 10, 2014

DIA celebrates the 239th Marine Birthday

Marines assigned to DIA celebrated the 239th birthday of the Marine Corps at DIA headquarters, November 7.“On this day, as we celebrate our past and strive to live up to and exceed our cherished

Documents captured by U.S. forces during Operation Urgent Fury were exploited by DIA intelligence analysts and revealed the extent of Communist penetration in Granada.

Oct. 29, 2014

DIA during Operation Urgent Fury (Grenada)

Following a coup in Grenada in 1979, U.S. concerns grew as the small Caribbean nation moved closer to the Soviet Union. Cuban efforts to construct an airfield that could support aircraft capable of

DIA Deputy Director Doug Wise and NGA Chief Operating Officer Ellen McCarthy, far right, kicked-off the 2014 IC Women’s Summit with a keynote discussion about incorporating diversity, moderated by Christina Monaco, center, NGA Office of Corporate Communication.

Oct. 28, 2014

Intelligence Community Summit promotes leadership and diversity of thought

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) sponsored the annual Intelligence Community Women’s Summit at the Defense Intelligence Agency Headquarters on Oct. 17. The summit brought

DIA service members participate in the Prince George’s County Police Fifth Annual Iron Team Competition where teams of four endure 16 grueling, consecutive events in a timed race. Photos by Navy Lt. Jeff Prunera, DIA

Oct. 27, 2014

DIA members test their might at local iron team competition

Eight members of DIA participated in an “iron team” event to promote camaraderie and community outreach at T. Howard Duckett Park in Laurel, Md., Oct. 1.The Prince George’s County Police Fifth Annual

Using overhead reconnaissance photography, DIA’s John Hughes, special assistant to DIA Director Lt. Gen. Joseph Carroll, conducts a televised briefing on the removal of soviet missiles from Cuba, Feb. 6, 1963. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara asked Hughes to give the briefing in order to quell rumors that the soviets still had nuclear missiles in Cuba.

Oct. 20, 2014

DIA’s role during the Cuban Missile Crisis

By September 1962 DIA analysts suspected that the Soviet Union had put nuclear-capable missiles on Cuba. DIA Director Lt. Gen. Joseph F. Carroll established a special Cuban Situation Room on Oct. 4,

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