Intellipedia is an online system for collaborative data sharing used by the United States Intelligence Community (IC).  It was established as a pilot project in late 2005 and formally announced in April 2006 and consists of three wikis running on JWICS, SIPRNet, and Intelink-U. The levels of classification allowed for information on the three wikis are Top Secret, Secret, and Sensitive But Unclassified/FOUO information, respectively. They are used by individuals with appropriate clearances from the 16 agencies of the IC and other national-security related organizations, including Combatant Commands and other federal departments. The wikis are not open to the public.

Intellipedia is a project of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) Intelligence Community Enterprise Services (ICES) office headquartered in Fort Meade, Maryland. It includes information on the regions, people, and issues of interest to the communities using its host networks. Intellipedia uses MediaWiki, the same software used by the Wikipedia free-content encyclopedia project.  ODNI officials say that the project will change the culture of the U.S. intelligence community, widely blamed for failing to “connect the dots” before the September 11 attacks.

The Secret version connected to SIPRNet predominantly serves Department of Defense and the Department of State personnel, many of whom do not use the Top Secret JWICS network on a day-to-day basis. Users on unclassified networks can access Intellipedia from remote terminals outside their workspaces via a VPN, in addition to their normal workstations. Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) users share information on the unclassified network.  (Source: Wikipedia)

Document Archive

 Intellipedia Manual, 2007 Edition, Released in Full [17 Pages, 1.73MB] – After appealing this 2009 request for a FULL denial, the document was sent to the Department of State, and finally released in full in October of 2013.

 Intellipedia MAIN PAGE, Released September 2017 (printed and reviewed on June 14, 2016) [16 Pages, 2.3MB] –

Individual Entries and Category Pages:

Abdullah Gul [ 7 Pages, 1.1MB | Released: 08/2018 ] – Discovered while doing a search for “Deep State.” This was the only responsive record.

Able Danger [ 10 Pages, 1.9MB | Released: 07/2021 ]

Able Archer 83 [ 10 Pages, 1.9MB | Released: 06/2017 ]

Actors of Concern [ 10 Pages, 1.4MB | Released: 12/2017 ]

Adel al-Jubeir [ 15 Pages, 1.9MB | Released: 05/2018 ]

Ahmed Chalabi [ 10 Pages, 5.3MB | Released: 12/2018 ] – This was found during a search for all entries mentioning “Bilderberg.”

American Political Scandals (Category) [ 6 Pages, 1.1MB | Released: 9/2017 ]

Anthrax (CIA Release)  [ 32 Pages, 2.4MB | Released: 11/2021 ]

Anthrax (FEMA Release)  [ 12 Pages, 2.4MB | Released: 3/2021 ]

Anthrax Disease [ 6 Pages, 3.3MB | Released: 01/2019 ]

Anti-Satellite Weapon [ 24 Pages, 3.6MB | Released: 12/2018 ]

Apocalypse (Category) [ 3 Pages, 0.7MB | Released: 10/2018 ]

Area 51 – Dining Facility ARMY/INSCOM Release [ 3 Pages, 1.1MB | Released: 11/2016 ]

Area 51 – Military Base NSA Release [ 7 Pages, 1.4MB | Released: 06/2018 ]

Artificial Intelligence [ 46 Pages, 8MB | Released: 02/2017 ]

Attack on Pearl Harbor [ 15 Pages, 2.7MB | Released: 06/2017 ]

Ballistic Missile Early Warning System [ 19 Pages, 10.2MB | Released: 01/2019 ]

Bay of Pigs [ 8 Pages, 0.6MB | Released: 08/2014 ]

Benghazi [ 9 Pages, 0.9MB | Released: 05/2016 ]

Bent Spear [ 5 Pages, 0.6MB | Released: 12/2015 ]

Bilderberg [ 48 Pages, 26.7MB | Released: 12/2018 ] – Although no specific entries for Bilderberg, there are a few that mention it. This is a combination of all entries mentioning “Bilderberg.”

Bill Clinton [ 35 Pages, 6.3MB | Released: 05/2017 ]

BMDS History [ 10 Pages, 5MB | Released: 04/2019 ]

Broken Arrow [ 5 Pages, 0.6MB | Released: 12/2015 ]

Camp X [ 5 Pages, 0.6MB | Released: 07/2016 ]

Cardinal Jozef Glemp [ 9 Pages, 2.0MB | Released: 09/2019 ]

Carl Jung [ 15 Pages, 2.0MB | Released: 09/2018 ]

Center of Gravity [ 15 Pages, 1.0MB | Released: 01/2021 ]

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) [ 19 Pages, 2.4MB | Released: 03/2018 ]

Church Committee [ 14 Pages, 2.8MB | Released: 07/2017 ]

Climate Change [ 20 Pages, 0.6MB | Released: 05/2017 ]

Cloud Seeding [ 17 Pages, 2.9MB | Released: 07/2017 ]

Cold Fusion [ 20 Pages, 4.9MB | Released: 03/2017 ]

Cold War (Category) [ 9 Pages, 1.2MB | Released: 08/2018 ]

Coldfeet [ 3 Pages, 1.1MB | Released: 12/2019 ]

COINTELPRO [ 10 Pages, 2.0MB | Released: 12/2016 ]

Commercial Passenger Spaceflight [ 16 Pages, 1.9MB | Released: 09/2018 ]

Communications Instructions for Reporting Vital Intelligence Sightings [ 3 Pages, 2.0MB | Released: 07/2018 ]

Confirmation Bias [ 15 Pages, 2.5MB | Released: 05/2018 ]

Continuity of Government [ 7 Pages, 1.7MB | Released: 11/2016 ]

Corona – NSA Release – [ 11 Pages, 2.5MB | Released: 06/2017 ]

Corona (Satellite) – NRO Release – [ 21 Pages, 3.19MB | Released: 02/2014 ]

Crisis in Qatar [ 15 Pages, 1.9MB | Released: 05/2018 ]

Daniel Ellsberg [ 20 Pages, 3.2MB | Released: 07/2017 ]

Datawar [ 9 Pages, 0.8MB | Released: 04/2021 ]

Deep State [ 20 Pages, 3.2MB | Released: 05/2019 ]

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Category NSA Release [ 5 Pages, 1.9MB | Released: 01/2019 ]

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Category DOD Release [ 8 Pages, 1.9MB | Released: 11/2019 ]

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) [ 12 Pages, 1.8MB | Released: 12/2018 ]

Defense Planning Guidance [ 10 Pages, 1.4MB | Released: 12/2017 ]

DIA Integrated Intelligence Centers [ 10 Pages, 1.2MB | Released: 10/2022 ]

Diplomatic Incidents (Category) [ 6 Pages, 0.8MB | Released: 9/2017 ]

DISHFIRE [ 4 Pages, 0.8MB | Released: 12/2018 ]

Donald Trump NSA Release #1 [ 8 Pages, 1.9MB | Released: 03/2017 ]

Donald Trump NSA Release #2 [ 8 Pages, 1.9MB | Released: 07/2017 ]

Dull Sword [ 5 Pages, 0.6MB | Released: 12/2015 ]

Dynamic Threat Assessment [ 15 Pages, 1.0MB | Released: 01/2021 ]

Earth [ 19 Pages, 2.8MB | Released: 09/2018 ]

Echelon [ 2 Pages, 3.19MB | 03/2014 ] – The FOIA for this entry received the “GLOMAR Response.”

Edward Snowden [ 5 Pages, 3.19MB | 09/2016 ] – I also requested entries for The Intercept and Glenn Greenwald, both of which do not exist (allegedly).

Elbonia [ 10 Pages, 1.9MB | 07/2017 ]

Empty Quiver [ 7 Pages, 1.4MB | Released: 09/2016 ] – This keyword entry forwards to the “Nuclear Incident” page.

Erehwon [ 10 Pages, 1.9MB | 07/2017 ]

False Memory [ 41 Pages, 1.9MB | 09/2017 ] – This request asked for Intellipedia entries on “Aliens” and “Extraterrestrials.” The results came up with a few responsive entries mentioning these keywords. This .pdf contains the entire release.

Famous Freemasons [ 15 Pages, 3.2MB | Released: 02/2017 ]

Fear Approach [ 12 Pages, 1.7MB | Released: 10/2017 ]

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) [ 27 Pages, 16.4MB | 10/2016 ]

Fictional Countries [ 10 Pages, 1.9MB | 07/2017 ]

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act [ 28 Pages, 4.7MB | Released: 09/2016 ]

Fracking [ 6 Pages, 0.3MB | Released: 08/2015 ]

Frank Church [ 14 Pages, 2.8MB | Released: 07/2017 ]

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) [ 16 Pages, 3.2MB | Released: 11/2016 ]

Freemasonry [ 18 Pages, 3.2MB | Released: 09/2016 ]

Freemasonry “ic_masons” Chat Room [ 4 Pages, 1.4MB | Released: 11/3/2016 ]

Fringe Physics (Category) [ 5 Pages, 1.5MB | Released: 12/2016 ]

GeoLITE [ 5 Pages, 0.7MB | Released: 03/2016 ]

Green [ 41 Pages, 1.9MB | 09/2017 ] – This request asked for Intellipedia entries on “Aliens” and “Extraterrestrials.” The results came up with a few responsive entries mentioning these keywords. This .pdf contains the entire release.

Green (Color) [ 41 Pages, 1.9MB | 09/2017 ] – This request asked for Intellipedia entries on “Aliens” and “Extraterrestrials.” The results came up with a few responsive entries mentioning these keywords. This .pdf contains the entire release.

The Greenbrier Hotel [ 6 Pages, 0.4MB | Released: 09/2014 ]

The Hatch Act [ 14 Pages, 2.7MB | Released: 09/2016 ]

Hillary Clinton [ 13 Pages, 2.6MB | Released: 05/2017 ]

Historic Photos (Category) [ 24 Pages, 2.8MB | Released: 08/2018 ]

History of Aviation & Modern Rocketry [ 6 Pages, 6.3MB | Released: 09/2018 ]

History of Iran [ 4 Pages, 0.9MB | Released: 09/2018 ]

History of Nuclear Weapons [ 35 Pages, 6.3MB | Released: 09/2018 ]

Humor (Category) [ 3 Pages, 0.7MB | Released: 05/2017 ]

Inactive NRO Systems [ 4 Pages, 0.6MB | Released: 05/2018 ]

Incarcerated Spies (Category) [ 4 Pages, 0.7MB | Released: 09/2021 ]

Information Awareness Office [ 7 Pages, 0.9MB | Released: 07/2018 ]

Integrated Broadcast Service [ 11 Pages, 1.9MB | Released: 05/2017 ]

Integrated Intelligence Centers [ 10 Pages, 1.2MB | Released: 10/2022 ]

Intelligence Community [ 11 Pages, 2.2MB | Released: 07/2017 ]

Intercontinental Ballistic Missile [ 17 Pages, 2.5MB | Released: 09/2018 ]

Interrogation [ 12 Pages, 1.7MB | Released: 10/2017 ]

Interrogation Approaches [ 12 Pages, 1.7MB | Released: 10/2017 ]

Interrogation Operations [ 12 Pages, 1.7MB | Released: 10/2017 ]

Interrogation Techniques (Category) [ 4 Pages, 0.7MB | Released: 08/2018 ]

Introduction to Missile Defense [ 10 Pages, 5MB | Released: 04/2019 ]

Iran Contra Affair [ 16 Pages, 2.9MB | Released: 06/2017 ]

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant [ 17 Pages, 3.8MB | Released: 04/2017 ]

JFK Assassination [ 4 Pages, 0.9MB | Released: 11/2018 ] | Older Release: JFK Assassination [ 4 Pages, 0.99MB | Released: 01/2013 ]

Julian Assange [ 30 Pages, 3.8MB | Released: 06/2019 ]

Kim Jong Un Fans (Category & Template) [ 6 Pages, 0.8MB | Released: 08/2018 ]

The Kryptos Sculpture [ 10 Pages, 2.2MB | Released: 07/2017 ]

Legal and Ethical Issues in Space [ 6 Pages, 0.9MB | Released: 10/2018 ]

Loch Ness Monster [ 6 Pages, 1.5MB | Released: 04/2017 ]

Low Energy Nuclear Reactions (LENR) [ 20 Pages, 4.9MB | Released: 03/2017 ]

Malmstrom Air Force Base [ 25 Pages, 3.5MB | Released: 09/2018 ]

MKULTRA / Mind Control [ 11 Pages, 1.7MB | Released: 12/2018 ] Older Releases: MKULTRA / Mind Control [ 16 Pages, 2.76MB | Released: 03/2013 ]

Missile Defense News – April 2008 [ 19 Pages, 10.2MB | Released: 01/2019 ]

Missile Defense News – June 2008 [ 8 Pages, 3.9MB | Released: 12/2018 ] – This was found during a search for all entries mentioning “Bilderberg.”

Mohammed Mosaddeq [ 11 Pages, 1.8MB | Released: 09/2018 ]

Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi [ 9 Pages, 1.8MB | Released: 09/2018 ]

Mother Teresa [ 23 Pages, 0.8MB | Released: 12/2018 ] – Although no specific Mother Teresa entry, these other pages all mention her. I compiled them all here.

Mothership [ 25 Pages, 0.8MB | Released: 09/2018 ]

Muhamad Wanndy Bin Mohamad [ 4 Pages, 0.8MB | Released: 11/2017 ]

Mumbai Terrorist Attacks, 26 November 2008 [ 13 Pages, 1.6MB | Released: 10/2018 ]

National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) [ 13 Pages, 2.1MB | Released: 02/2017 ]

National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) (Category) [ 25 Pages, 2.0MB | Released: 05/2018 ]

Nerve Agent [ 9 Pages, 1.7MB | Released: 09/2018 ]

Nevada Test Site [ 6 Pages, 2.1MB | Released: 02/2017 ]

Nicolaus Copernicus [ 41 Pages, 1.9MB | 09/2017 ] – This request asked for Intellipedia entries on “Aliens” and “Extraterrestrials.” The results came up with a few responsive entries mentioning these keywords. This .pdf contains the entire release.

Nikola Tesla [ 28 Pages, 5.8MB | Released: 05/2017 ]

North American Aerospace Defense Command [ 15 Pages, 2.4MB | Released: 08/2017 ]

NSA Facilities (Category) [ 7 Pages, 1.2MB | Released: 09/2017 ]

Nuclear Incident [ 7 Pages, 1.4MB | Released: 09/2016 ]

Nuclear Politics (Category) [ 9 Pages, 1.3MB | Released: 09/2017 ]

Nuclear Propulsion [ 12 Pages, 1.4MB | Released: 09/2018 ]

Nuclear Weapon Deficiency [ 7 Pages, 1.4MB | Released: 09/2016 ]

Nucear Weapon Incident [ 7 Pages, 1.4MB | Released: 09/2016 ]

Nuclear Weapons Accident [ 7 Pages, 1.4MB | Released: 09/2016 ]

Nuclear Weapons Glossary [ 8 Pages, 4.6MB | Released: 09/2016 ]

OCS Programs (Category) [ 3 Pages, 1.0MB | Released: 2/2017 ] – I appealed this response since the entry for Project Looking Glass stated it was in this category, and yet, they send me a page that says it is empty.

Operation AJAX [ 6 Pages, 1.8MB | Released: 09/2018 ]

Operation Garden Plot [ 1 Page, 0.6MB | Released: 04/2014 ] – For more documents, check out the Operation Garden Plot Archive on The Black Vault.

Operation Linebacker [ 22 Pages, 12.9MB | Released: 12/2018 ] – These were the responsive records searching for “Operation Pocket Money”

Operation Mongoose / Cuban Project [ 5 Pages, 1.1MB | Released: 10/2016 ]

Operation Paperclip [ 4 Pages, 1.1MB | Released: 09/2018 ]

Operations (Category) [ 3 Pages, 0.7MB | Released: 05/2017 ]

Patriot Act [ 7 Pages, 0.7MB | Released: 08/2015 ]

PC China Weapons & Equipment [ 24 Pages, 3.6MB | Released: 12/2018 ]

Peak Oil [ 31 Pages, 5.4MB | Released: 05/2017 ]

Pentagon Papers [ 20 Pages, 3.2MB | Released: 07/2017 ]

Planning (Category) [ 8 Pages, 1.2MB | Released: 05/2017 ]

PMESII China Weapons & Equipment [ 24 Pages, 3.6MB | Released: 12/2018 ]

Presidential Unit Citation [ 51 Pages, 6.1MB | Released: 09/2018 ]

Project Looking Glass [ 8 Pages, 1.5MB | Released: 12/2016 ]

Pseudoscience (Category) [ 5 Pages, 0.8MB | Released: 12/2016 ]

Project Whale Tale [ 3 Pages, 1.0MB | Released: 08/2016 ]

Protect America Act [ 28 Pages, 4.7MB | Released: 09/2016 ] – This FOIA request was also with the FISA entry. I kept them together.

Quantum (Category) [ 6 Pages, 1.5MB | Released: 04/2017 ]

Quantum Mechanics [ 5 Pages, 1.2MB | Released: 11/2016 ]

Remote Viewing [ 7 Pages, 0.6MB | Released: 09/2014 ]

Psychic Powers / New Age Category Pages [ 4 Pages, 0.5MB ] After finding the Remove Viewing entry above, I requested the two category pages to see what other entries I could find. I was told “no records” existed. I appealed based on the above document. I was denied under the “appeal.”  Strangely, 6 weeks later, I received this letter and responsive documents. There WERE records relating to my request, and even though I appealed the original decision, I was denied a SECOND time. What happened? I also requested all  FOIA Processing Notes [16 Pages, 0.8MB] for this request. Interesting to see the behind the scenes notes, as it appears they had caught their mistake when receiving my appeals, and yet they STILL denied them. Luckily, the honest NSA employee who was curiously looking at “unrelated” cases, made the NSA send me a follow up which is above.

Robert Hanssen [ 23 Pages, 0.8MB | Released: 12/2018 ] – This came up during a search for “Mother Teresa”.

Scientology (State Dept. Release) [ 6 Pages, 0.4MB | Released: 11/2014 ]

Senate Select Committee on Intelligence [ 9 Pages, 2.1MB | Released: 08/2016 ]

September 18 [ 7 Pages, 1.0MB | Released: 09/2018 ]

Sick Twisted Freak (Category & Templates) [ 4 Pages, 0.7MB | Released: 08/2018 ]

Sideburns (Category & Templates) [ 59 Pages, 2.1MB | Released: 08/2018 ]

SIDToday [ 5 Pages, 1.5MB | Released: 05/2016 ]

Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) [ 12 Pages, 2.1MB | Released: 06/2017 ]

Special Access Programs (SAPs) [ 5 Pages, 0.8MB | Released: 08/2018 ]

Statistics [ 9 Pages, 1.2MB | Released: 12/2017 ] – After appealing the first release in July of 2017, I partially was granted my appeal, and the NSA finally released the statistics of what the Intellipedia really has.   Statistics (Old release) [ 10 Pages, 1.9MB | Released: 07/2017 ]

STEX [ 2 Pages, 1.5MB | Released: 07/2018 ]

Studies in Intelligence (Category) [ 3 Pages, 1.5MB | Released: 02/2017 ]

Sunni Networks in Iraq (Category) [ 7 Pages, 1.1MB | Released: 09/2017 ]

TCS Daily 11 Apr07 [ 24 Pages, 3.6MB | Released: 12/2018 ]

Terrorism Awareness Office [ 7 Pages, 0.9MB | Released: 07/2018 ]

Trailblazer Award (CIA Release) [ 10 Pages, 1.6MB | Released: 11/2016 ]

Transformation 3.0 [ 6 Pages, 0.9MB | Released: 10/2018 ]

Turkish Islamic Television [ 10 Pages, 5.7MB | Released: 12/2018 ] – This was found during a search for all entries mentioning “Bilderberg.”

U-2 (Category) [ 8 Pages, 1.9MB | Released: 3/2017 ]

Underwater Ice Station Zebra: Recovering a Secret Spy Satellite Capsule from 16,400 Feet Below the Pacific Ocean [ 6 Pages, 1.1MB | Released: 10/2018 ]

Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) [ 3 Pages, 0.9MB | Released: 09/2018 ] Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) [ 3 Pages, 0.9MB | Released: 04/2014 ] (NSA FOIA Processing Notes) [6 Pages, 0.6MB]

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization [ 30 Pages, 3.8MB | Released: 06/2019 ] – Found while seeking records on Assange. Archived here with all entries received.

United States Secret Service [ 9 Pages, 1.59MB | Released: 02/2011 ]

Ununpentium [ 15 Pages, 6MB | Released: 09/2019 ] Ununpentium [ 7 Pages, 1.1MB | Released: 09/2018 ]

US-Australia Relations [ 7 Pages, 2.5MB | Released: 12/2019 ] – These were the responsive records searching for “Julian Assange”

USS Coral Sea (CV-43) [ 22 Pages, 12.9MB | Released: 12/2018 ] – These were the responsive records searching for “Operation Pocket Money”

Utah Data Center [ 12 Pages, 2.6MB | Released: 05/2017 ]

Untangling the Web [ 4 Pages, 1.0MB | Released: 08/2018 ]

 Vatican City (Category and Pages) NSA Release [ 19 Pages, 1.0MB | Released: 12/2018 ]

 Vatican City (Category and Pages) State Department Release [ 37 Pages, 13.4MB | Released: 05/2019 ]

War on Terrorism [ 14 Pages, 8.3MB | Released: 08/2018 ]

Warren Christopher [ 9 Pages, 4.7MB | Released: 12/2018 ] – This was found during a search for all entries mentioning “Bilderberg.”

Warren Commission [ 5 Pages, 0.9MB | Released: 02/2011 ]

Watergate [ 5 Pages, 0.9MB | Released: 12/2013 ]

Weather Modification [ 17 Pages, 2.9MB | Released: 07/2017 ]

Wernher von Braun [ 24 Pages, 2.9MB | Released: 05/2017 ]

Whimsy (Category) Release #1 [ 21 Pages, 4.0MB | Released: 03/2017 ] – I appealed this release. Based on the documents, and looking closely, the NSA FOIA officer did not take the time to get all the pages listing the entries in this category. I was able to catch this oversight, and appealed. The appeal was granted in March of 2017, but it was not until June of 2018 when the remaining pages were released. Those are found below.

Whimsy (Category) Release #2 [ 25 Pages, 2.3MB | Released: 06/2018 ]

White Sands Missile Range [ 7 Pages, 1.3MB | Released: 09/2018 ]

Wikileaks [ 26 Pages, 4.1MB | Released: 06/2017 ]

William Bundy [ 5 Pages, 2.5MB | Released: 12/2018 ] – This was found during a search for all entries mentioning “Bilderberg.”

Wrangler (Category) [ 6 Pages, 1.1MB | Released: 09/2017 ]

Wrangler [ 8 Pages, 2.0MB | Released: 04/2017 ]

Wrangler WhatsNew [ 8 Pages, 2.8MB | Released: 01/2019 ]

X-37B [ 8 Pages, 2.2MB | Released: 05/2017 ]

XKeyScore [ 8 Pages, 1.0MB | Released: 08/2018 ]

Zbigniew Brzezinski [ 21 Pages, 13MB | Released: 12/2018 ] – This was found during a search for all entries mentioning “Bilderberg.”

Zendia [ 10 Pages, 1.9MB | 07/2017 ]

Zero Point Energy [ 4 Pages, 0.6MB | Released: 9/2014]\

Zombie (Category) [ 3 Pages, 1.3MB | Released: 8/2018]

“No Records” Response for these entries:

– Anomalous Aerial Vehicle or Anomalous Aerial Vehicles (June 2018)
– Atomic Football (March 2017)
– B-21 Bomber (April 2016)
– Biefeld-Brown Effect (February 2018)
– Black Box (March 2017)
– CICADA 3301 (October 2016)
– Faded Giant (September 2016)
– Fossil Fuel(s) (March 2016)
– Georgia Nuclear Aircraft Laboratory (October 2016)
– Guccifer (July 2016)
– INSLAW (October 2016)
– Intelligence Evaluation Committee (July 2016)
– Manchurian Candidate (August 2016)
– Nevada Test Site (October 2016)
– New Age (September 2014)
– Noah’s Ark (September 2014)
– NUCFLASH (September 2016)
– Nuclear Football (March 2017)
– Nuclear Winter (October 2015)
– Operation Night Bolt (August 2018)
– Paranormal  (September 2014)
– Parapsychology  (September 2014)
– Parapsychological (July 2015)
– President’s Emergency Satchel (March 2017)
– Presidential Emergency Satchel (March 2017)
– Project 1794 (March 2018)
– Project A119 (March 2018)
– Project Medication (November 2018)
– Project Tacana (October 2016)
– PROMIS (October 2016)
– Psychic Powers  (September 2014)
– Psychotronics (July 2015)
– QAnon (August 2018)
– RDI Program (November 2018)
– Rockefeller Initiative (July 2016)
– SAFETI
– Space Analytics for Emerging Threat Identification
– Space Analytics for Emerging Threat Identification (SAFETI)
– The Button (March 2017)

Intelink Blog Entries

Last 5 Blog Entries on Intelink, Circa January 2014 [12 Pages, 1.6MB]

The post Intellipedia Entries first appeared on The Black Vault.

More than two years later, sadly, no redactions were lifted, and it was released in the same state it was previously. That release is archived below.

Document Archive

NATO Intelligence-A Contradiction in Terms, 1984 [16 Pages, 8MB]

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The western world’s leading climatologists have confirmed recent reports of a detrimental global climatic change. The stability of most nations is based upon a dependable source of food, but this stability will not be possible under the new climatic era. A forecast by the University of Wisconsin projects that the earth’s climate is returning to that of the neo-boreal era (l600-18S0)-an era of drought, famine, and political unrest in the western world.

A responsibility of the Intelligence Community is to assess a nation’s capability and stability under varying internal or external pressures. The assessments normally include an analysis of the country’s social, economic, political, and military sectors. The implied economic and political intelligence issues resulting from climatic change range far beyond the traditional concept of intelligence. The analysis of these issues is based upon two key questions:

• Can the Agency depend on climatology as a science to accurately project the future?
• What knowledge and understanding is available about world food production and can the consequences of a large climatic change be assessed?

Document Archive

A Study of Climatological Research as it Pertains to Intelligence Problems, August 1974 [37 Pages, 13MB]

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The post A Study of Climatological Research as it Pertains to Intelligence Problems, August 1974 first appeared on The Black Vault.

The following document was released in 2001, and found in the CIA CREST database. In February of 2019, I requested a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) of this record, and it was released to The Black Vault on September 9, 2019.

Document Archive

I/TH’s Assigned Commitment to Spend Time at NSA, December 23, 1955 [10 Pages, 3MB] – MDR release in September of 2019. New information highlighted that was previously redacted.

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I/TH’s Assigned Commitment to Spend Time at NSA, December 23, 1955 [10 Pages, 3MB] – Original CIA CREST database release.

The post I/TH’s Assigned Commitment to Spend Time at NSA, December 23, 1955 first appeared on The Black Vault.

The American electoral process retains many vestiges reflecting its eighteenth century origins. In the age of supersonic transport and email, U.S. citizens select their national leadership on a timetable derived from the speed of carriages and town criers.

In the past, in the transition periods following elections, the Central Intelligence Agency has been the manager for general orientations about the foreign intelligence community and for specific, classified briefings on topics of concern to the incoming administration.

In 2000 the National Security Agency, for the first time, decided to engage more actively in the presidential transition briefing process. The issues for NSA were not small. For those in the new administration for whom this would be the first exposure to cryptology, a briefing would be an important factor in determining how they would interact with NSA.

Previously, the National Security Agency (NSA) released the below document to offer insight into the 2001 transition. I requested what is called a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and was successful in getting the NSA to review the document more thoroughly, and remove some of the “blacked out” information. I have included all releases, for reference.

The Documents

 Presidential Transition 2001: NSA Briefs a New Administration 2019 Release (With highlights of new information) – [28 Pages, 14.2MB] – This document was released to me in 2019, with less redactions, and is embedded below, after the Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) was completed.

 Presidential Transition 2001: NSA Briefs a New Administration 2016 Release – [28 Pages, 1.6MB] – This document was released to me in 2016, after an MDR that I filed, and it is archived here for reference.

 Presidential Transition 2001: NSA Briefs a New Administration 2013 Release – [25 Pages, 2.3MB] – This was the original release of the document in 2013, and it is archived here for reference.

The post Presidential Transition 2001: NSA Briefs a New Administration (2004 Document) first appeared on The Black Vault.

With terrorism still prominent on the U.S. national agenda, whether the country’s prevention efforts match the threat it faces continues to be central in policy debate. One element of this debate is questioning whether the United States, like some other countries, needs a dedicated domestic intelligence agency. To examine this question, Congress directed that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of Intelligence and Analysis perform “an independent study on the feasibility of creating a counter terrorism intelligence agency”.

Document Archive

 The Challenge of Domestic Intelligence in a Free Society. A Multidisciplinary Look at the Creation of a U.S. Domestic Counterterrorism Intelligence Agency, 2009 [310 Pages, 1.8MB]

https://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/dtic/FOIA2018-114a.pdf

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This memorandum provides Members an update on significant facts relating to the Committee’s ongoing investigation into the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and their use of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) during the 2016 presidential election cycle. Our findings, which are detailed below 1) raise concerns with the legitimacy and legality of certain DOJ and FBI interactions with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance  Court (FISC), and 2) represent a troubling breakdown of legal processes established to protect the American people from abuses related to the FISA process.

The Declassified Memo

 The FISA Memo: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Abuses at the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation [6 Pages, 1MB]

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Fifteen years after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, the terrorist threat remains in the United States and abroad, as evidenced by recent attacks in Paris, France; San Bernardino, California; Brussels, Belgium; Orlando, Florida; and Nice, France. The U.S.’s national security depends on the ability to share the right information with the right people at the right time. This requires sustained and responsible collaboration among federal, state, local, and tribal entities, as well as the private sector and international partners.

In response to a request from the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and the Senate Judiciary Committee, the Offices of Inspector General (OIG) of the Intelligence Community (IC), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Department of Justice (DOJ) conducted a review of the domestic sharing of counterterrorism information. The OIGs concluded that the partners in the terrorism-related
Information Sharing Environment components of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), DHS, DOJ, and their state and local partners are committed to sharing counterterrorism information. The partners’ commitment to protecting the nation is illustrated by the actions taken before, during, and following terrorism-related incidents, as well as by programs and initiatives designed to improve sharing of counterterrorism information.

However, the OIGs also identified several areas in which improvements could enhance information sharing.

To share information effectively, the federal, state, and local entities actively involved in counterterrorism efforts must understand each other’s roles,  responsibilities, and contributions, especially with the involvement of multiple agencies, such as the DOJ’s Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and DHS’ U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in complex investigations. Updating or establishing new information sharing agreements among such entities should enhance coordination and collaboration, and reaffirm and formalize the roles and responsibilities of partners in the current information sharing environment. Similarly, although there is a national information sharing strategy, its implementation has been viewed to be uneven. The OIGs believe that the ODNI, DHS, and DOJ should review the interagency information sharing memorandum of understanding (MOU) and take necessary actions to update intelligence information sharing standards and processes among the departments, which we believe would result in better implementation of the strategy.

The OIGs also identified improvements in various practices and processes of the partners involved in counterterrorism. At DHS, a lack of unity in its Intelligence Enterprise, issues in the field related to staffing and access to classified systems and facilities, as well as problems with intelligence reporting processes, have made the DHS Intelligence Enterprise less effective and valuable to the IC than it could be. DOJ can improve its counterterrorism information sharing efforts by developing and implementing a consolidated internal DOJ strategy, and evaluating the continued need and most effective utilization for the United States Attorney’s Offices’ Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council (ATAC) meetings. Further, the FBI should spur participation associated with Joint Terrorism Task Forces (JTTF) and improve its efforts to obtain partners’ input in the process of identifying and prioritizing counterterrorism threats. Within the ODNI, the Domestic DNI Representative program is hindered by large geographic regions, as well as the lack of a clear strategic vision and guidance. In addition, the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Domestic Representative program, although well received in the field, has also struggled to sufficiently cover its regions. At the state and local level, due to unpredictable federal support, fusion centers are focused on sustaining operations rather than enhancing capabilities. Further, varying requirements for state and local security clearances sponsored by federal agencies can impede access to classified systems and facilities.

Our review resulted in 23 recommendations to help improve the sharing of counterterrorism information and ultimately, enhance the Nation’s ability to
prevent terrorist attacks. We discuss our findings in detail in the Findings and Recommendations section of the report.

The Investigation

 Review of Domestic Sharing of Counterterrorism Information, March 2017 [85 Pages, 6.7MB]

https://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/ig/a1721.pdf

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According to the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC):

“A DoD scientific and technical wiki, DoDTechipedia is designed to increase communication and collaboration among DoD scientists, engineers, program managers and operational warfighters. This collaborative tool promotes the rapid development of technology and innovative solutions to meet critical needs.”

The DODTechipedia is accessible at: https://www.DoDTechipedia.mil, however, it is only available to approved users, and defense personnel.

This is similar to the Intellipedia, operated by the National Security Agency (NSA).

Below, you will find the released documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

DODTechipedia User Manuals

 DODTechipedia User Guide v 5.0, March 2014 [79 Pages, 3.6MB] – a/o July 2016, this is the current DODTechipedia manual.

Declassified Pages

 DODTechipedia Front Page [6 Pages, 1.5MB] – a/o August 2016

Currently, there are still many open FOIAs and this area is being built. Watch this page for more additions soon!

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The Defense Intelligence Summary is produced by the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA).

These are classified documents, published by the DIA, and utilized by those with proper clearances within the Department of Defense (DOD). Issues detail intelligence issues throughout the globe and most remain classified to this day.

Below are some that have been released under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

Declassified Defense Intelligence Summaries

(From the most recent to the oldest)

 Defense Intelligence Summary #10-66, 13 January 1966 [33 Pages, 18.9MB]

 Defense Intelligence Summary #1-66, 3 January 1966 [45 Pages, 33.9MB]

 Defense Intelligence Summary #273-65, 19 November 1965 [46 Pages, 25.1MB]

 Defense Intelligence Summary #271-85, 17 November 1965 [14 Pages, 7.4MB]

 Defense Intelligence Summary #1,  9 November 1961 [6 Pages, 1.6MB] – One missing page, and 3 pages fully exempt from release.  That is the determination after waiting more than 7 YEARS for this document to be declassified.

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Abstract:

When the blind seek to leak the blind, a cautionary note is in order. This report is written in blissful ignorance of whatever systematic efforts the United States Government has made to construct a counter-deception capability, designed to detect, neutralize and undermine those foreign deception operations that degrade governmental performance through U.S. intelligence channels. To the extent that such a  capability exists, what follows may be superfluous. Neither the public literature on intelligence activities nor the public record of intelligence predictions confirms the existence of such a counter-deception capability, but the public record is notoriously murky and subject to correction.

This report explores the effects of deception upon strategic warning systems, and possible protective efforts for the detection of strategic foreign deception. The report excludes from consideration evaluation of organizational alternatives for counter-deception systems. Drawing only upon public sources, this report is designed to serve as a background reference for readers interested in methodologies for coping with deception, or in references to the literature of deception and cognition.

This report was obtained from the CIA CREST system, and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

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 On Countering Strategic Deception, by William R. Harris, November 1973 [100 Pages, 41.5MB]

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According to the papers of President Richard M. Nixon, he stated the following about the Intelligence Evaluation Committee in his, “Statements about the Watergate Investigations” on May 22, 1973:

Coordination among our intelligence agencies continued to fall short of our national security needs. In July 1970, having earlier discontinued the FBI’s liaison with the CIA, Director Hoover ended the FBI’s normal liaison with all other agencies except the White House. To help remedy this, an Intelligence Evaluation Committee was created in December 1970.

Its members included representatives of the White House, CIA, FBI, NSA, the Departments of Justice, Treasury, and Defense, and the Secret Service.

The Intelligence Evaluation Committee and its staff were instructed to improve coordination among the intelligence community and to prepare evaluations and estimates of domestic intelligence. I understand that its activities are now under investigation. I did not authorize nor do I have any knowledge of any illegal activity by this Committee.

If it went beyond its charter and did engage in any illegal activities, it was totally without my knowledge or authority.

Below, you will find declassified documents relating to the IEC. There are currently open FOIA requests with multiple agencies for additional information, and it will be posted here, when released.

Declassified Documents

 FBI File on the Intelligence Evaluation Committee, FBI File 62-HQ-113887 [2,856 Pages, 1.5GB]  Please note: Very large file size. Recommended to right click and selection “save as…”

 FBI File on the Intelligence Evaluation Committee, FBI File 62-HQ-113887 [2,868 Pages, 127MB] This batch was given to me (who wanted anonymity) of a similar, or near the same, release. I included it here, as the page count is SLIGHTLY different, so there may be additional pages within.

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Background

The Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) mission is to equip the Homeland Security Enterprise with the intelligence and information it needs to keep the homeland safe, secure, and resilient.

I&A’s mission is supported by four strategic goals:

• Promote Understanding of Threats Through Intelligence Analysis
• Collect Information and Intelligence Pertinent to Homeland Security
• Share Information Necessary for Action
• Manage Intelligence for the Homeland Security Enterprise

Analysis

Our analysis is guided by our Program of Analysis (POA), an assessment of key analytic issues, framed as key intelligence questions (KIQ). These KIQs are shaped by customer needs, Administration and Departmental leadership priorities, and resources. Our KIQs are organized by time frame.

• Immediate and Ongoing Threat KIQs focus on short term or operational issues such as imminent terrorist threats to the homeland. Production that addresses these threats provides the Administration and DHS leadership with the intelligence analysis to better inform near-term operational decision to increase the nation’s security.
• Strategic Context KIQs focus on providing context, trend, or pattern analysis. Production that addresses these KIQs helps our customers understand recent threats in a broader, global, or historical perspective and they shape strategies to combat the threats or address gaps in homeland security. These would include, for example, how the evolving cartel-related violence in Mexico compares to past cartel wars or how threats to our national infrastructure are changing.
• Opportunity KIQs focus on emerging issues or topics for which reporting streams are new or fragmentary; for example, these KIQs may describe the kinds of polices or activities that have been effective in combating newly emerging threats.

As might be expected of an intelligence element supporting a Cabinet-level Department, about half of our KIQs in the POA focus on providing intelligence to respond to the strategic needs of our customers. This is followed by our focus on immediate and ongoing threat. About 10 percent of our focus is on identifying new topics and issues that could impact the Department and its customers.

Below you will find records associated with the DHS/I&A and the reports they produce.

Document Archive

 2015: IA-0000-15 Report List Index (2015) [118 Pages, 4.2MB]

 2013-2014: IA-0000-13 or IA-0000-14 Report List Index (2013-2014) [118 Pages, 10.1MB]

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The following document was received under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) from the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). It was created by the Director of the DIA, LTG Patrick M. Hughes. In the introduction, he writes:

This is the fourth edition of the Primer on the Future Threat and my final as the Director of DIA.

My intent remains to provide a thought provoking document that highlights for decision makers and long range planners those threats and challenges that may emerge in the period 1999-2020 and beyond.

Over the past five years, the Department of Defense has grown increasingly concerned with the future global security environment, in part because of the ambiguity and uncertainty that we expect will continue to characterize the global condition.

Lacking the central threat focus of the Cold War, we must anticipate a much broader set of challenging circumstances and conditions.

This primer endeavors to help decision makers and planners by illuminating key trends that will impact the world of the 21st century, identifying critical uncertainties, and addressing potential implications for the nature of conflict and warfare.

Declassified Documents

 A Primer on the Future Threat, The Decades Ahead: 1999-2020 [164 Pages, 79.6MB]

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Annual Report to The President and The Congress of the Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction (2nd). II. Toward a National Strategy for Combating Terrorism [191 Pages]

Assassination: A Tool to Counter Osama Bin Laden and Other Transnational Terrorists [31 Pages]

Combating Biological Terrorism: Is Department of Defense Prepared to Support U.S. Government Interagency Quarantine Operations [26 Pages]

Combatting Domestic Terrorism: A Strategic Approach for the Twenty-First Century [28 Pages]

COMBATING TERRORISM: Observations on Options to Improve the Federal Response [15 Pages]

Combating Terrorism: Selected Challenges and Related Recommendations [217 Pages]

Combat Terrorism Observations on Crosscutting Issues [10 Pages]

The Conspiracy Theory of Terrorism [95 Pages]

Countering the New Terrorism [175 Pages]

DoD Responses to Transnational Threats, Volume I

DoD Responses to Transnational Threats, Volume II

DoD Responses to Transnational Threats, Volume III

FBI’s description of Al-Qaeda given before Congress on December 18, 2001

Future Terrorism in the United States: Implications for the USAF [37 Pages]

The Global War On Terrorism: The First 100 Days

Hybrid Warfare [29 Pages, 600KB] – Senior military officials recently testified1 before Congress that current and future adversaries are likely to use hybrid warfare tactics, a blending of conventional and irregular approaches across the full spectrum of conflict. In addition, several academic and professional trade publications have commented that future conflict will likely be characterized by a fusion of different forms of warfare rather than a singular approach. The overarching implication of hybrid warfare is that U.S. forces must become more adaptable and flexible in order to defeat adversaries that employ an array of lethal technologies to protracted, population-centric conflicts such as those in Iraq and Afghanistan. Department of Defense (DOD) officials have discussed the need to counter the continuum of threats that U.S. forces could face from nonstate- and state-sponsored adversaries, including computer network and satellite attacks; portable surface-to-air missiles; improvised explosive devices; information and media manipulation; and chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosive devices.

International Contributions to the War on Terrorism [12 Pages]

Military Responses to State-Sponsored Terrorism: Re-Thinking Deterrence and Coercion Theory [179 Pages]

Operational Art of Counterterrorism [55 Pages]

Organizational Design Principles for Countering Terrorism in the United States [110 Pages]

Osama Bin Laden: A Case Study Part I: Summary and Analysis, December 6, 1999 [393 Pages, 17.0MB] – This document provides an open-source examination of the threat posed by Osama bin Laden, his al Qaeda organization, and allied terrorist organizations. It includes a summary of the relevant history, the lessons learned from the 199~ African embassy bombings and from the follow-on cruise-missile strikes, the threat of future attacks using weapons of mass destruction, and a set of observations, conclusions and recommendations.

Overview: Counter-Terrorism Status Report [19 Pages]

Patterns of Global Terrorism 2000 [99 Pages]

Political Terrorism in Southeast Asia and US Policy Issues: Case Studies of Thailand and Indonesia [101 Pages]

Preemption and Retribution: Precision-Guided Munitions to Counter Terrorist Threats [38 Pages]

Re-Thinking Terrorism in Light of a War on Terrorism [12 Pages]

The Real Cost of “Engagement” [21 Pages]

The Scourge of Terrorism: Theater of Conflict Moves to Africa [39 Pages]

Security Implications of the Rise of Fundamentalism in Afghanistan and its Regional and Global Impact [61 Pages]

Success of Terrorism in War: The Case of Chechnya [101 Pages]

Terrorism: Current and Long Term Threats [11 Pages]

Terrorism: Near Eastern Groups and State Sponsors [42 Pages]

Terrorism in the United States 1997 [29 Pages]

Terrorist CBRN: Materials and Effects [6 pages, 4.7mb]

Terrorist Threats and Allegations Investigated by the DOD [18 pages, 5.1mb]

Understanding and Defeating Islamic Extremists [26 Pages]

Weapons of Mass Destruction Pose a Serious Threat to U.S. Cities: How Prepared Are We? [52 Pages]

What Does Disarmament Look Like? [9 Pages]

Working Group Report on Detainee Interrogations in the Global War on Terrorism: Assessment of Legal, Historical, Policy, and Operational Considerations [88 Pages]

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Federal Bureau of Investigation Files

Confidence Microphones (FBI Release) – [ 126 Pages, 7.00MB ]   Confidence Microphones (Air Force Release) – [ 2 Pages, 0.5MB ]

Digital Evidence Policy Guide – [ 60 Pages, 30.25MB ] – The FBI’s 1/3/2014 “Digital Evidence Policy Implementation Guide” was created to establish and consolidate FBI policy and procedures with regards to the proper handling, reviewing and processing of digital evidence collected in the course of FBI investigations. Redactions were made to protect personal privacy and law enforcement techniques.

Handwriting Analysis – [ 27 Pages, 1.58MB ] – Handwriting Analysis or Graphology is the study of handwriting. As a theory or practice for inferring a person’s character, disposition, and attitudes from their handwriting, graphology is generally considered pseudoscience. The term is sometimes incorrectly used to refer to forensic document examination.

Department of the Navy Files

 The “Black Swan” problem in national security affairs – Briefing to the CNO’s Strategic Studies Group (16 October 2009) – [ 58 Pages, 6.63MB ] – As the defense analytical community faces the 21st century, the new challenges of irregular warfare and counterrinsurgency- not to mention climate change and the shifting sands of global geopolitics- might demand new analytical methods, models, and tools.

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U.S. Intelligence and Vietnam [141 Pages]

Lessons Learned in Vietnam

A Study of Strategic Lessons Learned in Vietnam. Volume I. The Enemy [670 Pages, 33mb] – The chapters of this volume describe several key insights concerning the Communist Vietnamese in the period 1945-1975. These insights relate to decisions that were made and events that occurred, from which can be derived lessons concerning the Vietnam War. By their very nature, insights are specifically focused on the people, places, and historical events associated with Southeast Asia in general and, in this volume, particularly with the Communist Vietnamese. Lessons, on the other hand, must have a more general application if they are to be of value in the future. The lessons from Vietnam are not new to warfare. In the main they are lessons from earlier conflicts that were forgotten, misunderstood, or misapplied. Not surprisingly, however, a few lessons were applied properly. Because lessons are general in nature they usually appear to be platitudes. So, too, do the principles of war or the observation of von Clausewitz, or Napoleon, or Sun Tzu. This executive summary sets forth some insights and lessons that emerge solely from this volume — The Enemy.

A Study of Strategic Lessons Learned in Vietnam. Volume II. South Vietnam [385 Pages, 30mb] – This volume is concerned with the Republic of Vietnam (RVN), focusing primarily on the society, the government and its armed forces. The long subjugation of the Vietnamese population by the Chinese and the French, and the periods of relative independence, have exerted manifold influences on the society, the government and the military. The chapters of this volume each examine a specific aspect of South Vietnam to provide an understanding of the environment, people, and government and the factors that contributed to the collapse of the Republic. The following topics are examined: The societal structure and significant differences between US and Vietnamese societies; The governmental structure and US/GVN working relationships; The influence of geography and climate on the conduct of the war; The South Vietnamese economy and the impact of US aid and physical presence on that economy; The development and performance of the South Vietnamese armed forces and their leadership; The morale and will of the South Vietnamese people and the influence of the American presence; and The domestic and international constraints on GVN policy.

A Study of Strategic Lessons Learned in Vietnam. Volume III. US Foreign Policy and Vietnam 1945-1975 [340 Pages, 16mb] – The chapters of Volume III develop a number of key insights and lessons relating to the formulation of US policy toward Vietnam during the years 1945-1975. These insights underscore both the general context and the specific nature of US policy making–the global environment in which Vietnam policy was formulated, the historical precedents which influenced subsequent US foreign policy and particularly Southeast Asian policies, and the US policy-making process. The insights are specific, focusing on such issues as US perceptions of its global role, US perceptions of external powers, both friendly and unfriendly, consistencies and contradictions in US foreign policies, the influence of historical precedents on US policy makers, and the advantages and liabilities inherent in specific approaches to policy making. In contrast, the lessons derived in this volume are general, concentrating on the broader issues and themes discussed in the volume which are relevant to a discussion of US foreign policy during the 1945-1975 period and to present day policy considerations.

A Study of Strategic Lessons Learned in Vietnam. Volume IV. US Domestic Factors Influencing Vietnam War Policy Making [249 Pages, 20mb] – The Vietnam War demonstrated the important role played by domestic factors in foreign policy making. Social change, the US economy, the media, and the American political scene contributed to the shaping of US involvement in the war. Nevertheless, American domestic politics strongly influenced the course of US involvement in the war. While presidential politics determined the direction of US involvement through the 1960s, congressional reassertion of its constitutional function to advice and consent on foreign policy matters and more specifically on war-related issues characterized the 1970s. The following insights and lessons are derived from each of the five chapters of Volume IV.

A Study of Strategic Lessons Learned in Vietnam. Volume 5. Planning the War [426 Pages, 23mb] – The chapters of Volume V develop a number of key insights and lessons relating to the planning for the US involvement in the Vietnam conflict. In addition to identifying the roots and origins of US planning and policy initiatives for Vietnam, this volume describes and assesses the efficacy of US contingency planning; the US foreign policy objectives and strategies for Vietnam, national mobilization policy during this critical period, the planning and implementation of pacification and Vietnamization programs, the planning and implementation of US combat forces withdrawals, the objectives and strategies of US negotiations to end hostilities, and the impact of the US\’s follow-on efforts in support of South Vietnam. The insights are specific, focusing on such issues as the need for maintaining clarity and consistency in directives issued by the National Command Authority which state policy objectives and strategies, the need for a mechanism whereby US foreign policy can be thoroughly reassessed on a periodic basis, and need for US leaders and planners alike to be able to sample or test the national will to keep plans and policies in line with their desires and direction, all of which surfaced during the planning of the war. The lessons, on the other hand, are general in nature and concentrate on the broad issues and themes discussed in the volume.

A Study of Strategic Lessons Learned in Vietnam. Volume VI. Conduct of the War. Book I. Operational Analyses[651 Pages, 31.1mb] – This is Book 1, Operational Analyses, of Volume VI, Conduct of the War, of the Study of Strategic Lessons Learned in Vietnam. The course of the ground war is treated chronologically in the first five chapters, reflecting the following: (1) US Aid and Advice (1950-1960) – often based on faulty perceptions of threat and the natural tendency to create an ally in our own image; (2) the Counterinsurgency Era (1960-1964) which resulted from the failure of earlier advice and support and the endemic political instability in South Vietnam; (3) America Takes Charge (1965-1968) – when the US deployed the best combat forces it has ever put in the field at the outset of a war, and a period when the massive US presence stabilized the military situation in RVN but deprived both the RNVAF and the GVN from learning how to stand on their own; also US and international public support for the war declined steadily; (4) US Phases Out (1969-1972) – when public and congressional attitudes made it necessary for the US to turn the war over to the RVNAF, and a period during which serious morale and disciplinary problems wracked many US units; (5) RVNAF Stands and Falls – Alone (1973-1975) – when US presidential promises for aid and support failed to materialize and the RVNAF proved unable to stand against the combined arms onslaught of the expanded and modernized PAVN operating from a superior geostrategic position. Air, naval, and unconventional operations are analyzed in the closing three chapters, and in each case the data and analyses cover the entire span of the war.

A Study of Strategic Lessons Learned in Vietnam. Volume 6. Conduct of the War. Book 2. Functional Analyses[551 Pages, 32mb] – The purpose of this book is to provide separate analyses of several of the functional aspects related to conduct of the war in Vietnam. Land, air, sea and river, and clandestine operations are analyzed in Book 1. This book responds to the Request for Proposal (RFP) dealing with the following subtasks: Intelligence; Logistics; Command and Control; The Advisory Effort; Psychological Operations; Civil Affairs; Measures of Progress – Keeping Score; Technology; and Allies.

A Study of Strategic Lessons Learned in Vietnam. Volume 7. The Soldier [378 Pages, 28mb] – The chapters of Volume VII, the Soldier, develop a number of key insights and lessons concerning the US soldier during the years 1960-1973. These insights highlight a broad and diverse array of soldier-related problems and policies that developed in the years of the United States\’ combat role in Indochina. The insights are specific, focusing on the major themes discussed in the chapters of volume, including personnel policies and problems, racial discrimination, drug abuse, leadership quality, and careerism. The accompanying lessons, in contrast, while derived from the US soldier\’s experiences in Vietnam, are more general in tone, with wider application and greater interest to US military leaders and planners.

A Study of Strategic Lessons Learned in Vietnam. Volume 8. Results of the War [156 Pages, 7mb] – This volume describes and assesses the results and implications of the Vietnam War of the United States. Each of the five essays focuses on one particular area of concern: lessons of history and their use and importance for the making of future policy, the nation\’s foreign policy and role in the international order, the US domestic scene, the nation\’s defense establishment, and the region of Southeast Asia. All of the essays provide useful insights as to the results of Vietnam for these specific areas of interest.

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The following documents pertain to intelligence on North Korea.

North Korea Country Handbook [429 Pages, 5.35MB] – This handbook provides essential information on North Korea. It is intendedto provide Marines and other U.S. military personnel with a base of informationfor conducting effective operations on the Korean Peninsula. By making thishandbook unclassified and in a cargo-pocket size format, the handbook willfulfill the need for a “field” ready-reference publication. Local reproduction isauthorized.

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The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) launched the Law Enforcement Information Exchange (LInX) initiative in 2003.  LInX is designed to enhance information sharing between local, state, and federal law enforcement in areas of strategic importance to the Department of the Navy.  LInX provides participating law enforcement partner agencies with secure access to regional crime and incident data and the tools needed to process it, enabling investigators to search across jurisdictional boundaries to help solve crimes and resolve suspicious events.  LInX is designed to facilitate cooperation and sharing.  Ownership and control of the data remains with the agency that provided it.

LInX is organized regionally, with each region having its own Governance Board.   There are currently ten (10) geographical regions and one (1) region consisting of the law enforcement agencies of the Department of Defense known as the Law Enforcement Defense Data Exchange (D-DEx).  NCIS provides program management for both LInX as a whole and for the D-DEx region.  LInX contains data from over 1,300 law enforcement sources.  Additionally, LInX has a cooperative agreement with the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) National Data Exchange (N-DEx).   The combination gives access to law enforcement data from over 4,000 sources.

The LInX regions depicted clockwise starting with the Northeast on the map below are:

• Northeast
• National Capital
• Virginia
• Carolinas
• Southeast
• Gulf Coast
• Rio Grande
• California
• Northwest
• Hawaii
• D-DEx

Document Archive

 User Operations Guide For LInX Release 5.0 October 2013 [ 365 Pages, 10MB ] – LInX – the Law Enforcement Information Exchange – is an advanced information sharing system and analytical data warehouse containing information from participating state and local law enforcement agencies located within the a regional LInX system. LInX is a joint initiative sponsored by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) of the U.S. Department of the Navy and various regional and local law enforcement agencies located throughout the nation.

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International Security Environment to the Year 2020: Global Trends Analysis (Full Report) [84 Pages, 5mb]

https://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/defenseissues/2020.pdf

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Advanced Base Operations in Micronesia [102 Pages] – Major E.H. Ellis perceptions on the coming war with Japan and where and how it might be fought, includes biography on Major Ellis

Classification of Secrecy Has Been Removed: Losses Suffered by USSR Armed Forces in Wars, Combat Operations, and Military Conflicts [350 pages, 32.2MB]

Combat Support in Korea [270 Pages]

Evaluation of the Code of Conduct for Members of the Armed Forces of the United States [277 Pages, 28.9MB]

Infantry Operations and Weapons Usage In Korea Winter of 1950-51 [166 Pages]

Naval Bases: Location, Resources, Denial, and Security [94 Pages] – Capt. E.H. Ellis’ papers on the probability of war with Japan, excellent example of forecasting offers lessons to professional Marine and Navy officers

Professional Knowledge Gained from Experience in Vietnam, 1965 – 1966 [526 Pages] – Excellent compendium of lessons learned in 1965-66 complimenting existing manuals on small-unit tactics, patrolling, weapons, mines and boobytraps, and leadership

Professional Knowledge Gained from Experience in Vietnam, 1967 [510 Pages] – Excellent compendium of lessons learned in 1967 complimenting existing manuals on small-unit tactics, patrolling, weapons, mines and boobytraps, and leadership

Professional Knowledge Gained from Experience in Vietnam, 1968 [270 Pages] – Excellent compendium of lessons learned in 1968 complimenting existing manuals on small-unit tactics, patrolling, weapons, mines and boobytraps, and leadership

Professional Knowledge Gained from Experience in Vietnam, 1969, Special Issue, Mines & Boobytraps [74 Pages]– Excellent compendium of lessons learned in 1969 complimenting existing manuals on small-unit tactics, patrolling, weapons, mines and boobytraps, and leadership

Surprise [206 Pages] – Theory of surprise and perspectives on well-known examples of deception operations and surprise.

Use of Weather Reconnaissance in Combat Operations [24 Pages, 4mb]

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