[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
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[S. Res. 86 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. RES. 86
Recognizing the Defense Intelligence Agency on its 50th Anniversary.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 1, 2011
Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Warner, Ms. Mikulski,
Mr. Rubio, Mr. Burr, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Rockefeller,
Mr. Blunt, Mr. Risch, Mr. Levin, Mr. McCain, and Mr. Shelby) submitted
the following resolution; which was referred to the Select Committee on
Intelligence
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RESOLUTION
Recognizing the Defense Intelligence Agency on its 50th Anniversary.
Whereas, the Defense Intelligence Agency was created in 1961 as the United
States lead military intelligence organization, approved by Secretary of
Defense Robert McNamara on July 5, 1961, and activated on October 1,
1961;
Whereas, with military and civilian employees worldwide, the Defense
Intelligence Agency produces military intelligence to warfighters and
policymakers in the Department of Defense and the intelligence
community, to support United States military planning, operations, and
weapon systems acquisition;
Whereas the Defense Intelligence Agency possesses a diverse and expeditionary
workforce that conducts all-source analysis, intelligence collection,
and information technology infrastructure support around the world;
Whereas the Defense Intelligence Agency plays a critical role within the
Department of Defense, the combatant commands, the intelligence
community, and the Defense Intelligence Enterprise through the Defense
Attache System, Defense Counterintelligence and HUMINT Center, National
Defense Intelligence College, National Media Exploitation Center, and
National Center for Credibility Assessment;
Whereas the Defense Intelligence Agency leads the defense all-source analytic
community including the Directorate for Analysis and four specialized
centers known as the Underground Facility Analysis Center, the National
Center for Medical Intelligence, the Joint Intelligence Task Force-
Combating Terrorism, and the Missile and Space Intelligence Center, as
well as synchronizes the analytic efforts of the Army National Ground
Intelligence Center, Office of Naval Intelligence, Air Force National
Air and Space Intelligence Center, Marine Corps Intelligence Activity,
and ten United States combatant command intelligence centers;
Whereas the Defense Intelligence Agency has throughout its history provided
intelligence support to United States policy makers and military
commanders in both war and peacetime during significant national
security events including the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Vietnam
conflict, the Cold War and its aftermath, operations against state-
sponsored terrorist organizations, Operation Desert Storm, and in
support of United States military and coalition operations in Somalia,
the former Yugoslavia, and Haiti;
Whereas, since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the men and women of
the Defense Intelligence Agency have worked diligently to deter, detect,
and prevent acts of terror by providing intelligence support to United
States and coalition forces in support of the Global War on Terror,
Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, and Operation Iraqi Freedom;
and
Whereas the Defense Intelligence Agency and subordinate organizations within the
Agency have been awarded seven Joint Meritorious Unit Awards reflecting
the distinctive accomplishments of the personnel assigned to the Defense
Intelligence Agency: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) congratulates the men and women of the Defense
Intelligence Agency on the occasion of the Agency's 50th
Anniversary;
(2) honors the heroic sacrifice of the employees of the
Defense Intelligence Agency who have given their lives, or have
been wounded or injured, in the service of the United States
during the past 50 years; and
(3) expresses gratitude to all the men and women of the
Defense Intelligence Agency for their past and continued
efforts to provide timely and accurate intelligence support to
deliver overwhelming advantage to our warfighters, defense
planners, and defense and national security policymakers in the
defense and security of the United States.
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