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Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley Jr. sits down with former acting director of CIA and Intelligence Matters host, Michael Morrell, Jan. 8 in Washington, D.C.

Jan. 15, 2020

DIA Director Talks Mission, National Security on Intelligence Matters Podcast

Washington D.C. — Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley Jr. discussed DIA’s mission and national security concerns on the Intelligence Matters podcast with host and former acting director of CIA, Michael Morell, Jan. 8.

Sgt. Eric Plamp, Defense Intelligence Agency Police Threat Management Unit, inspects mail that has an undisclosed sender.

Jan. 9, 2020

Managing the threat: TMU standing by to assist

JOINT BASE ANACOSTIA-BOLLING, D.C. — The Threat Management Unit is one of the many programs the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Police manages.

Dec. 27, 2019

DIA’s Beyond the Beltway - Afghanistan

Afghanistan — In this episode of the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Beyond the Beltway, join us as we travel to Bagram, Kabul and Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan, to learn more about the Agency's deployed presence in country.

Washington Post columnist David Ignatius interviews Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley Jr., Dec. 20

Dec. 27, 2019

DIA Director discusses national security concerns with Washington Post columnist

Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C. — Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley Jr. was interviewed by Washington Post columnist David Ignatius at DIA Headquarters, Dec. 20.

Amy Levine, analyst for DCTC, poses with Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley Jr. as she accepts the DIA Award for Meritorious Civilian Service

Dec. 18, 2019

Honoring DIA’s exceptional workforce

Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, D.C. — The Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley Jr. recognized some of DIA’s best and brightest officers and teams during the Director’s 49th Annual Honorary Awards Ceremony at DIA Headquarters.

Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley Jr., presents Dr. Blanka Shadrin a drawing of her husband, Nicholas Shadrin, after unveiling his plaque on the DIA Patriots Memorial. After defecting from the Soviet Union, Nicholas Shadrin worked at DIA while also serving as a double agent for the FBI. On a mission in Vienna in 1975, Shadrin was abducted by the KGB and killed from a sedative overdose.

Dec. 13, 2019

DIA remembers a Cold War hero

JOINT BASE ANACOSTIA-BOLLING — The Defense Intelligence Agency added another name to the Patriots Memorial wall – Nicholas George Shadrin. While it was not a name from recent history, it is one of great significance to the Agency.

View looking at "Battleship Row" on Dec. 7, 1941, after the Japanese attack. (Official U.S. Navy Photograph, NHHC Collection)

Dec. 6, 2019

Heroes and history of DIA: Pearl Harbor

Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, D.C. — Every year on Sept. 11, I remember leaving my office in the newly renovated section of the Pentagon for a meeting shortly before American Airlines Flight 77 hit the building. I hear recollections from colleagues and remember the impact that day had on my life.

This volume in DIA's series of military power reports provides details on Iran's defense and military goals, strategy, plans, and intentions. It examines the organization, structure and capability of the military supporting those goals, as well as the enabling infrastructure and industrial base.

Nov. 19, 2019

Defense Intelligence Agency Releases Report: Iran Military Power

JOINT BASE ANACOSTIA-BOLLING, D.C. — The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) today released “Iran Military Power,” an intelligence product that examines the core capabilities of Iran's military.

DIA's coaching program received an award from the International Coach Federation.

Nov. 15, 2019

DIA’s coaching program earns another distinguished honor

JOINT BASE ANACOSTIA-BOLLING, D.C. — The Defense Intelligence Agency’s coaching program was celebrated as one of five finalists for the International Coach Federation PRISM award during a ceremony in Prague, Czech Republic, Oct. 25.

Capt. Bill McEnaney, Defense Intelligence Agency Police, presents a commemorative plaque to Scott Frazer for his years of service to the Agency.

Nov. 14, 2019

DIA Police retirement, a first for the Agency

RESTON, Va. — He was one of the first elite recruits in his field within the Defense Intelligence Agency.