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HOME / NEWS / THE DIA's 60TH ANNIVERSARY / ARTICLES

DIA ARTICLES

A Department of Defense news release dated Aug. 2, 1961 announcing the establishment of the Defense Intelligence Agency.

The Beginnings of DIA:
The Birth of DIA in 1961

The Defense Attache Office in Saigon established its compound in the old Military Assistance Command, Vietnam Headquarters on Tan Son Nhut Airbase after the Paris Peace Accords were signed in 1973.

DIA in the 1970s:
Impacting National Security in the 1970s

DIA broke ground on the DIAC in April 1981. By 1982, it was well on its way to completion.

DIA in the 1980s:
New Roles, Missions, and Home

In 1986, Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger awarded DIA its first Joint Meritorious Unit citation for its support to counterterrorism operations from June 1985 to June 1986.

IA in the 1980s:
The Agency Hits its Stride

The terrorist bombing of Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia initiated a transformation in DIA’s counterterrorism efforts.

DIA in the 1990s:
The Decade of Conventional and Contingency Support

DIA Director Lt. Gen. James Clapper (left) welcomes Senator John Warner (center) to DIA to discuss transformational changes in the Intelligence Community, 1994.

DIA in the 1990s:
A Decade of Organizational Decline

In 1986, Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger awarded DIA its first Joint Meritorious Unit citation for its support to counterterrorism operations from June 1985 to June 1986.

DoDIIS Worldwide:
DIA Leaders Kick-off DoDIIS Worldwide Conference

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