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 ====National intelligence agencies====
-Several defense agencies are members of the [[United States Intelligence Community]]. These are national-level intelligence services that operate under the Department of Defense jurisdiction but simultaneously fall under the authorities of the [[Director of National Intelligence|Office of the Director of National Intelligence]]. They fulfill the requirements of national policymakers and war planners, serve as [[Combat support agency|Combat Support Agencies]], and also assist and deploy alongside non-Department of Defense intelligence or law enforcement services such as the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] and the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]]. The military services each have their intelligence elements that are distinct from but subject to coordination by national intelligence agencies under the Department of Defense. Department of Defense manages the nation's coordinating authorities and assets in disciplines of [[signals intelligence]], [[geospatial intelligence]], and [[measurement and signature intelligence]], and also builds, launches, and operates the Intelligence Community's satellite assets. Department of Defense also has its own [[Human intelligence (intelligence collection)|human intelligence]] [[Defense Clandestine Service|service]], which contributes to the CIA's human intelligence efforts while also focusing on military human intelligence priorities. These agencies are directly overseen by the [[Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security]].<gallery class="center" caption="National Intelligence Agencies under the Department of Defense">
+Several defense agencies are members of the [[United States Intelligence Community]]. These are national-level intelligence services that operate under the Department of Defense jurisdiction but simultaneously fall under the authorities of the [[Director of National Intelligence|Office of the Director of National Intelligence]]. They fulfill the requirements of national policymakers and war planners, serve as [[Combat support agency|Combat Support Agencies]], and also assist and deploy alongside non-Department of Defense intelligence or law enforcement services such as the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] and the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]]. The military services each have their intelligence elements that are distinct from but subject to coordination by national intelligence agencies under the Department of Defense. Department of Defense manages the nation's coordinating authorities and assets in disciplines of [[signals intelligence]], [[geospatial intelligence]], and [[measurement and signature intelligence]], and also builds, launches, and operates the Intelligence Community's satellite assets. Department of Defense also has its own [[Human intelligence (intelligence collection)|human intelligence]] [[Defense Clandestine Service|service]], which contributes to the CIA's human intelligence efforts while also focusing on military human intelligence priorities. These agencies are directly overseen by the [[Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security]].
-File:US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) seal (vector).svg|[[Defense Intelligence Agency]]
+* [[Defense Intelligence Agency]]
-File:US-NationalGeospatialIntelligenceAgency-2008Seal.svg|[[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]]
+*[[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]]
-File:US-NationalReconnaissanceOffice-Seal.svg|[[National Reconnaissance Office]]
+*[[National Reconnaissance Office]]
-File:National Security Agency.svg|[[National Security Agency]]
+* [[National Security Agency]]
-</gallery>
 ===Joint Chiefs of Staff===
 {{Main|Joint Chiefs of Staff}}[[File:The Joint Staff Org Chart.jpg|thumb|[[Joint Chiefs of Staff]] and Joint Staff organizational chart]]The [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]] (JCS) is a body of senior uniformed leaders in the Department of Defense who advise the secretary of defense, the [[United States Homeland Security Council|Homeland Security Council]], the [[United States National Security Council|National Security Council]] and the president on military matters. The composition of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is defined by statute and consists of the [[chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]] (CJCS), [[Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff|vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff]] (VCJCS), senior enlisted advisor to the chairman (SEAC), the Military Service chiefs from the [[Chief of Staff of the United States Army|Army]], [[Commandant of the United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps]], [[Chief of Naval Operations|Navy]], [[Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force|Air Force]], and [[United States Space Force|Space Force]], in addition to the chief of [[National Guard Bureau]], all appointed by the president following [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] confirmation.<ref>[https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/151-] 10 USC 151. Joint Chiefs of Staff: composition; functions</ref> Each of the individual Military Service Chiefs, outside their Joint Chiefs of Staff obligations, works directly for the secretary of the military department concerned: the [[Secretary of the Army]], [[Secretary of the Navy]], and [[Secretary of the Air Force]].<ref>[[Title 10 of the United States Code|10 U.S.C.]] [http://uscode.house.gov/download/pls/10C305.txt §&nbsp;3033] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130312222246/http://uscode.house.gov/download/pls/10C305.txt |date=March 12, 2013 }}</ref><ref>[[Title 10 of the United States Code|10 U.S.C.]] [http://uscode.house.gov/download/pls/10C505.txt §&nbsp;5033] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130312222228/http://uscode.house.gov/download/pls/10C505.txt |date=March 12, 2013 }}</ref><ref>[[Title 10 of the United States Code|10 U.S.C.]] [http://uscode.house.gov/download/pls/10C506.txt §&nbsp;5043] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130312221844/http://uscode.house.gov/download/pls/10C506.txt |date=March 12, 2013 }}</ref><ref>[[Title 10 of the United States Code|10 U.S.C.]] [http://uscode.house.gov/download/pls/10C805.txt §&nbsp;8033] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130312222221/http://uscode.house.gov/download/pls/10C805.txt |date=March 12, 2013 }}</ref>