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==History== | ==History== | ||
MSIC began as a part of [[Wernher von Braun]]'s missile team, a component of the [[Army Ballistic Missile Agency]] in 1956. The missile agency's first iteration, known as the Technical Intelligence Division, consisted of only six people.<ref name="Defense Intelligence History PDF">[http://www.dia.mil/DIAcal2005.pdf Defense Intelligence History {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608004347/http://www.dia.mil/DIAcal2005.pdf |date=2011-06-08 }}</ref> Renamed in 1962, the TID, now the Missile Intelligence Office (MIO) analyzed developments in the | MSIC began as a part of [[Wernher von Braun]]'s missile team, a component of the [[Army Ballistic Missile Agency]] in 1956. The missile agency's first iteration, known as the Technical Intelligence Division, consisted of only six people.<ref name="Defense Intelligence History PDF">[http://www.dia.mil/DIAcal2005.pdf Defense Intelligence History {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608004347/http://www.dia.mil/DIAcal2005.pdf |date=2011-06-08 }}</ref> Renamed in 1962, the TID, now the Missile Intelligence Office (MIO) analyzed developments in the Soviet Union and played a key role in the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]].<ref name=History>{{cite web |url=https://www.dia.mil/About/Organization/MSIC/#stronghistorystrong |title=History |website=dia.mil/About/Organization/MSIC/ |publisher=[[Defense Intelligence Agency]] |access-date=July 6, 2021}}</ref> The Missile Intelligence Office was renamed the Missile Intelligence Agency in 1970; in 1985, it was reassigned to the [[Army Intelligence Agency]] and renamed to the Missile and Space Intelligence Center (MSIC).<ref name=History/> MSIC's final organizational move came on January 1, 1992 when it became part of the [[Defense Intelligence Agency]].<ref>Seeley, Scott, "Intelligence Center Collects Information Worldwide", ''The Redstone Rocket'', September 09, 2008</ref> | ||
In 2009, the Center employed 650 civilian and military personnel.<ref>Spires, Shelby, "Rep. Parker Griffith: Missile and Space Intelligence Center here safe from move", ''The Huntsville Times'', June 09, 2009</ref> In 2014, it employed roughly the same amount at its headquarters in [[Redstone Arsenal]].<ref name=Al>{{cite news |last=Gore |first=Leada |date=July 22, 2014 |title=How a Redstone Arsenal intelligence agency may help U.S. determine what happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 |url=https://www.al.com/news/2014/07/how_a_redstone_arsenal_intelli.html |work=al.com |access-date=July 8, 2021}}</ref> Between 2014 and the present (2021), the Center employed approximately 350 civilians, 60 military personnel, and, indirectly, hundreds of defense contractors.<ref name=Elk>{{cite news |last=Williams |first=Lucy |date=September 24, 2019 |title=Clark retires as MSIC director |url=https://www.elkvalleytimes.com/news/local/clark-retires-as-msic-director/article_95a9a396-de35-11e9-b3ea-abeba420a68a.html |work=Elk Valley Times |access-date=July 8, 2021}}</ref> | In 2009, the Center employed 650 civilian and military personnel.<ref>Spires, Shelby, "Rep. Parker Griffith: Missile and Space Intelligence Center here safe from move", ''The Huntsville Times'', June 09, 2009</ref> In 2014, it employed roughly the same amount at its headquarters in [[Redstone Arsenal]].<ref name=Al>{{cite news |last=Gore |first=Leada |date=July 22, 2014 |title=How a Redstone Arsenal intelligence agency may help U.S. determine what happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 |url=https://www.al.com/news/2014/07/how_a_redstone_arsenal_intelli.html |work=al.com |access-date=July 8, 2021}}</ref> Between 2014 and the present (2021), the Center employed approximately 350 civilians, 60 military personnel, and, indirectly, hundreds of defense contractors.<ref name=Elk>{{cite news |last=Williams |first=Lucy |date=September 24, 2019 |title=Clark retires as MSIC director |url=https://www.elkvalleytimes.com/news/local/clark-retires-as-msic-director/article_95a9a396-de35-11e9-b3ea-abeba420a68a.html |work=Elk Valley Times |access-date=July 8, 2021}}</ref> | ||