Defense Intelligence Agency: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	DIA
Date	October 1, 1961 - present
Headquarters	Washington, D.C.
Areas Of Involvement	military intelligence
Related People	Robert S. McNamara

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Aerial view of the Defense Intelligence Agency headquarters, a large modern building with horizontal windows, surrounded by parking lots and open grassy fields at Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C.

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Central Intelligence Agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration KGB Federal Bureau of Investigation National Security Agency MI6 Mossad U.S. Secret Service U.S. Department of Defense Environmental Protection Agency