Pentagon Force Protection Agency

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 171

The National Geospatial-Intelligence

Agency (NGA), formerly the National

Imagery and Mapping Agency, was

established in 1996 and is under the

authority, direction, and control of

the Under Secretary of Defense for

Intelligence. NGA is a DOD combat

support agency and a member of the

national intelligence community. NGA’s

mission is to provide timely, relevant,

and accurate geospatial intelligence

in support of our national security.

Geospatial intelligence means the use

and analysis of imagery to describe,

assess, and visually depict physical

features and geographically referenced

activities on the Earth. Headquartered in

Bethesda, MD, NGA has major facilities

in the Washington, DC, Northern

Virginia, and St. Louis, MO, areas with

NGA support teams worldwide.

For further information, contact the Public Affairs Off‌i ce, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, 4600

Sangamore Road, Bethesda, MD 20816–5003. Phone, 301–227–2057. Fax, 301–227–3920. Internet, http://

www.nga.mil.

National Security Agency / Central Security Service

Fort George G. Meade, MD 20755–6248

Phone, 301–688–6524. Internet, http://www.nsa.gov.

Director GEN. KEITH B. ALEXANDER, USA

Deputy Director JOHN C. INGLIS

The National Security Agency (NSA)

was established in 1952 and the

Central Security Service (CSS) was

established in 1972. NSA/CSS is under

the authority, direction, and control

of the Under Secretary of Defense for

Intelligence. As the Nation’s cryptologic

organization, NSA/CSS employs the

Nation’s premier codemakers and

codebreakers. It ensures an informed,

alert, and secure environment for U.S.

warf‌i ghters and policymakers. The

cryptologic resources of NSA/CSS unite

to provide U.S. policymakers with

intelligence information derived from

America’s adversaries while protecting

U.S. Government signals and information

systems from exploitation by those same

adversaries.

For further information, contact the Public Affairs Off‌i ce, National Security Agency/Central Security Service,

Fort George G. Meade, MD 20755–6248. Phone, 301–688–6524. Internet, http://www.nsa.gov.

Pentagon Force Protection Agency

Washington, DC 20301

Phone, 703–693–3685. Internet, http://www.pfpa.mil.

Director STEVEN E. CALVERY

Principal Deputy Director JONATHAN H. COFER

Assistant Director, Law Enforcement JAMES R. KNODELL

The Pentagon Force Protection Agency

(PFPA) was established in May 2002

in response to the events of September

11, 2001, and subsequent terrorist

threats facing the DOD workforce and

facilities in the National Capital Region

(NCR). PFPA is under the authority,

direction, and control of the Director,

Administration and Management, in the

Off‌i ce of the Secretary of Defense. PFPA

provides force protection, security, and

law enforcement for the people, facilities,

infrastructure, and other resources at

the Pentagon and for DOD activities

and facilities within the NCR that are

not under the jurisdiction of a military

department. Consistent with the national

strategy on combating terrorism, PFPA

addresses threats, including chemical,

biological, and radiological agents,