Aliases
A-2 Division (Air Staff Intelligence)Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center (post-1959 ATIC designation)Air IntelligenceAir Staff IntelligenceAir Staff Intelligence DivisionAir Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC)DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCEDirector of Intelligence (Air Staff)Director of Intelligence, USAFDirectorate of IntelligenceDirectorate of Intelligence (USAF)Directorate of Intelligence, Headquarters USAFDirectorate of Intelligence, USAFIntelligence Directorate, PentagonUSAF Director of Intelligence officeUSAF Intelligence Directorate
Disambiguation
This is the USAF intelligence directorate at Headquarters (Air Staff), NOT the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), which is a separate Department of Defense agency established in 1961. The USAF Directorate of Intelligence was part of the Air Staff organizational structure and evolved into the Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence by 1960.
Stats
mentions3
documents1
Organization
military-branchUSfounded: 1948
Enrichment
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- Records of Headquarters United States Air Force (Air Staff)National Archives▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Directorate formally established November 4, 1947 by HOI 20-12, HQUSAF
- Records cover 1938–1956
- Headquarters located in Pentagon
- Redesignated Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence by September 1960
- Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance AgencyWikipedia▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Air Force Security Group established July 1, 1948 took over functions from Directorate of Intelligence
- Cryptologic and security functions transferred in 1948
- Evolution of USAF intelligence: USAFSS (1948) → ESC (1979) → AFIC (1991) → Air Intelligence Agency (1993) → AFISRA (2007) → 25th Air Force (2014)
- Air Force IntelligenceOffice of the Director of National Intelligence▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Current AF/A2 serves as USAF Senior Intelligence Officer
- USAF intelligence component is part of broader Intelligence Community
- Manages 50,000 military and civilian intelligence personnel
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DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCE
Description (EN)
Low-signal entity — referenced 19 time(s) across 4 document(s). No external enrichment performed (criteria: ≥3 mentions). Use the page references below for raw context.
Descrição (PT-BR)
Entidade de baixo sinal — referenciada 19 vez(es) em 4 documento(s). Sem enriquecimento externo (critério: ≥3 menções). Use as referências de páginas abaixo para contexto bruto.