Editing Defense Intelligence Agency (section)

=== CIA ===
DIA and the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] (CIA) are distinct organizations with different functions. DIA focuses on national level defense-military topics, while CIA is concentrated on broader, more general intelligence needs of the US President and [[United States Cabinet|his Cabinet]]. Additionally, due to DIA's designation as a [[combat support agency]], it has special responsibilities in meeting intelligence requirements specifically for the Secretary of Defense, the [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]] (JCS), and Combatant Commanders, both in peace and at war. Although there are misconceptions in the media and public about the DIA–CIA rivalry, the two agencies have a mutually beneficial relationship and [[division of labor]]. According to a former senior U.S official who worked with both agencies, "the CIA doesn't want to be looking for surface-to-air missiles in [[Libya]]" while it is also tasked with evaluating the [[Syrian civil war|Syrian opposition]].<ref name="washingtonpost.com" /> CIA and DIA Operations Officers all go through the same type of clandestine training at [[Camp Peary]], an interagency Defense installation under CIA administration better known in popular culture by its CIA nickname "The Farm".<ref name="washingtonpost.com" />