Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency

Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency
Seal of the Defense Intelligence Agency
Incumbent Jeffrey A. Kruse since February 2, 2024
Defense Intelligence Agency
Reports to	Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
Appointer	President of the United States
Formation	October 1961
Website	DIA.mil

The Director of the United States Defense Intelligence Agency is a military officer who, upon nomination by the President of the United States and confirmation by the Senate, serves as the United States' highest-ranking military intelligence officer. As the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Director is the principal intelligence adviser to the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Director also reports to the Director of National Intelligence, via the civilian Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence.

The Director is also the Commander of the Joint Functional Component Command for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, a subordinate command of United States Strategic Command. Additionally, the Director chairs the Military Intelligence Board, which coordinates activities of the entire defense intelligence community.

The office of DIA Director is rotated between three-star Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps officers generally every three years.^[1]