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The Defense Intelligence Agency Headquarters (DIA HQ) is the main operating center of the
Defense Intelligence Agency The Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) is an intelligence agency and combat support agency of the United States Department of Defense, specializing in defense and military intelligence. A component of the Department of Defense (DoD) and the ...
. It is located on the premises of Joint Base Anacostia–Bolling in
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Overview

DIA Headquarters (sometimes called the Defense Intelligence Analysis Center or DIAC) opened in 1983 and became operational in 1984. and designed by
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to consolidate DIA activities in the Washington, DC area. In 2005, the agency opened the Headquarters Expansion, also designed by SmithGroupJJR, which allowed for more DIA personnel to serve under one roof than ever before. It simultaneously housed the
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from 2005 until 2008, when the DNI's own facility was opened at Liberty Crossing in
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. Under DIA HQ is also the headquarters of the co-located
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's
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(JFCC-ISR). DIA HQ also includes the DIA Memorial Wall, which commemorates 21 Defense Intelligence Agency employees who have died in the service of the agency and of the United States. Additionally, the facility houses a memorial honoring seven employees who died in the
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at
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, the Torch Bearers Wall, which recognizes employees' exceptional contributions to the agency’s mission, and the DIA Museum, which chronicles the history of the agency along with associated historical artifacts. Currently, approximately 30% of DIA's workforce serves in the Headquarters and most of DIA's work is performed there. In addition to DIA Headquarters, agency employees may also be detailed to US embassies as part of the
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, Ft. Detrick ( Fredrick, MD) for NCMI, Redstone Arsenal (
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) for MSIC, military combatant command headquarters, and several other locations.


See also

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Defense Clandestine Service The Defense Clandestine Service (DCS) is an arm of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), which conducts clandestine espionage, intelligence gathering activities and classified operations around the world to provide insights and answer national-l ...


References

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