Pathfinder, Volume 8, Number 1, January/February 2010
Abstract
NGA analysts are at the scene of floods, hurricanes, wildfires and other natural and manmade disasters, providing direct, onsite GEOINT to our domestic partners? rescue operations. We also work with federal agencies and local law enforcement at national special security events ranging from the G-20 international economic summit held in Pittsburgh, Pa., in the fall of 2009, to national political conventions, presidential inaugurations and high-profile sports events like the Super Bowl and the All-Star Game. In addition to these short-term domestic assignments, NGA personnel serve at federal agencies for up to five years, working side by side with colleagues at the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the FBI, the Secret Service and other organizations to bring GEOINT to bear on critical issues within our borders. Our people deploy globally to dangerous places to provide GEOINT analysis and tools to our servicemembers as they undertake complex missions- counterterrorism operations, building regional stability, combating piracy, building host-nation capacity, ensuring force protection, and supporting combat operations as well as non-combat operations such as the International Security Assistance Force's Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Afghanistan. These NGA personnel are volunteers. They don't have to accept this challenge; they choose to. Their individual commitment makes NGA the leader in delivering the forward-deployed GEOINT that protects the lives of our warfighters and enables mission success. Experience shows that the most effective way to fully exploit the power and capability of GEOINT is to take it to the mission space, whether at the Department of Homeland Security or on the dusty and dangerous terrain of Afghanistan. This is how the people of NGA meet the challenges of the 21st century.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA515817
Entities
Organizations
- National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency