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The '''Directorate of Operations (DO)''' serves as the clandestine arm of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]]<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/offices-of-cia/clandestine-service/faqs.html Directorate of Operations (DO) FAQ] saved at [https://web.archive.org/web/20190109030239/https://www.cia.gov/offices-of-cia/clandestine-service/faqs.html Archive.org]</ref>, it's core mission is to: "strengthen national security and foreign policy objectives through the clandestine collection of human intelligence (HUMINT) and [[Covert Action]]."<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/offices-of-cia/clandestine-service/our-mission.html Directorate of Operations (DO) Mission Statement] saved at [https://web.archive.org/web/20180921034534/https://www.cia.gov/offices-of-cia/clandestine-service/our-mission.html Archive.org] saved at [https://archive.is/y0GG7 Archive.is]</ref> The office has been renamed, or was merged with other, newly created offices several times over the years. It was known as the [[Directorate of Plans]] from 1951 to 1973; as the Directorate of Operations from 1973 to 2005; and as the [[National Clandestine Service]] from 2005 to 2015.<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/2007-featured-story-archive/cia-celebrates-60-years.html CIA Celebrates 60 Years], CIA, 15 March 2010.</ref>
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The '''Directorate of Operations (DO)''' is the clandestine arm of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]]<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/offices-of-cia/clandestine-service/faqs.html Directorate of Operations (DO) FAQ] saved at [https://web.archive.org/web/20190109030239/https://www.cia.gov/offices-of-cia/clandestine-service/faqs.html Archive.org]</ref>, it's core mission is to: "strengthen national security and foreign policy objectives through the clandestine collection of human intelligence (HUMINT) and [[Covert Action]]."<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/offices-of-cia/clandestine-service/our-mission.html Directorate of Operations (DO) Mission Statement] saved at [https://web.archive.org/web/20180921034534/https://www.cia.gov/offices-of-cia/clandestine-service/our-mission.html Archive.org] saved at [https://archive.is/y0GG7 Archive.is]</ref>  
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==Name changes==
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The office has been renamed, or was merged with other, newly created offices several times over the years. It was known as the '''[[Directorate of Plans]]''' from 1951 to 1973; as the Directorate of Operations from 1973 to 2005; and as the '''National Clandestine Service''' from 2005 to 2015.<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/2007-featured-story-archive/cia-celebrates-60-years.html CIA Celebrates 60 Years], CIA, 15 March 2010.</ref> From 2015, it was renamed back to '''Directorate of Operations'''<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20150309230914/https://www.cia.gov/news-information/press-releases-statements/2015-press-releases-statements/message-to-workforce-agencys-blueprint-for-the-future.html</ref>
  
 
==People==
 
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*[[Stephen Kappes]] - 2004<ref>Mark Mazzetti, [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/30/washington/30cia.html?ex=1306641600&en=76bb4ca7c6cf1690&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss A Storied Operative Returns to the C.I.A.], New York Times, 30 May 2006.</ref>
 
*[[Stephen Kappes]] - 2004<ref>Mark Mazzetti, [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/30/washington/30cia.html?ex=1306641600&en=76bb4ca7c6cf1690&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss A Storied Operative Returns to the C.I.A.], New York Times, 30 May 2006.</ref>
 
*[[Jose Rodriguez]]<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/news-information/speeches-testimony/2007/ceremony-for-the-ncs-director.html Excerpts of Remarks by the CIA Director at Ceremony for the NCS Director], CIA, 28 August 2007.</ref>
 
*[[Jose Rodriguez]]<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/news-information/speeches-testimony/2007/ceremony-for-the-ncs-director.html Excerpts of Remarks by the CIA Director at Ceremony for the NCS Director], CIA, 28 August 2007.</ref>
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==Structure==
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* [[Operation 40]] is a former CIA hit squad which was probably long ago moved off the books into the preserve of [[deep state]] control
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* The [[Counterterrorism Center]], not to be confused with the [[National Counterterrorism Center]] ([[ODNI)]]), was established in 1986
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Latest revision as of 03:23, 7 January 2024

Group.png CIA/Directorate of Operations  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Predecessor CIA Directorate of Plans
Formation1 March 1973
Parent organizationCIA
LeaderCIA/Deputy Director of Operations
TypeIntelligence agency.png intelligence agency
Subgroups•  “Counterterrorism Center”
• Porter Goss, Barry Seal, Felix Rodriguez, et al.jpg Operation 40
•  Special Activities Division
•  CIA Near East and South Asia Division
InterestsCovert Action
CIA directorate

The Directorate of Operations (DO) is the clandestine arm of the Central Intelligence Agency[1], it's core mission is to: "strengthen national security and foreign policy objectives through the clandestine collection of human intelligence (HUMINT) and Covert Action."[2]

Name changes

The office has been renamed, or was merged with other, newly created offices several times over the years. It was known as the Directorate of Plans from 1951 to 1973; as the Directorate of Operations from 1973 to 2005; and as the National Clandestine Service from 2005 to 2015.[3] From 2015, it was renamed back to Directorate of Operations[4]

People

Deputy Director for Operations

Structure


 

Employee on Wikispooks

EmployeeJobAppointedEnd
Chad SweetInvolved in clandestine operations19911993
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