National Center for Medical Intelligence
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The National Center for Medical Intelligence (NCMI), formerly known as the Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Center, is a component of the United States Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) responsible for the production of medical intelligence and all-source intelligence on foreign health threats and other medical issues to protect U.S. interests worldwide.[6] Headquartered at Fort Detrick, Maryland, the center provides finished intelligence products to the Department of Defense, U.S. Intelligence Community, Five Eyes, NATO, allies and partners, as well as international health organizations and NGO's.[7]
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Formed | April 1, 1973; 51 years ago (1973-04-01) (as US Army Medical Intelligence and Information Agency (1973-82), Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Center (1982-2008), became National Center for Medical Intelligence in 2008) |
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Type | Component of departmental agency (since 1992) |
Jurisdiction | Federal agency operating in US, but analyzing foreign and domestic intelligence |
Headquarters | Fort Detrick, Frederick, Maryland, U.S. 39°26′7″N 77°25′45″W |
Employees | 100[1]-150[2][3] |
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Parent department | United States Department of Defense (DIA also member of USIC) |
Parent agency | Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) |
As of April 2020, NCMI is led by director Colonel R. Shane Day[4][5] and deputy director Christopher M. Strub.[5]