The 16 Spy Agencies of the USA

Whenever Americans hear talk about weapons of mass destruction, reasons for going to war with Iraq, or the blindside attack of 9/11 they may grow angry or at least not put much faith in the agencies supposedly responsible for either ignoring or misleading with information. The President of course gets a lot of the blame as well. However, whenever a new terrorist cell is stopped or military act goes right, who should get the praise? The same agencies behind the failures? Whether they are hit and miss or not the agencies pushing the information that runs the United States Intelligence divisions are considered amongst the elite of the world. The USA is generally known to have a spy network consisting of 16 main agencies, however there are all sorts of companies getting involved in the turning of the intelligence gears. Here is an overview of the main 16 Intelligence Agencies operating for the United States of America.

The AIA - Air Intelligence Agency is an agency of the United States Air Force, which was firstly activated in 1993.The AIA delivers multi-source intelligence products, applications, services, and resources. As well as provides IO forces and expertise in information warfare, command and control warfare, security, acquisition, foreign weapons systems and technology, and treaty monitoring, to support Air Force major commands, Air Force components, and joint and national decision makers.

Army Intelligence - Shares information with all other agencies, however its main focus involves military knowledge needed during missions or military based warfare. The resources are not just used during war, but also during peace time to help assess potential threats or keep the peace steady. The Army's Intelligence divisions develop a variety of intelligence products, such as threat assessments, that are used by weapons systems developers and senior decision makers.