2012 NMIA Fall Symposium

Co-sponsored by the Foreign Area Officers Association

Foreign Engagement & Global Coverage under the New Defense Plan:

FAOs, Security Cooperation, and the Defense Attaché System

18-19 September 2012

Held at the TASC Heritage Center

4805 Stonecroft Blvd, Chantilly, Virginia 20151

This event will be held at the SECRET/NOFORN Level. 

Instructions for passing clearances will be on the confirmation page once you have registered.

ONE DAY REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE.  PLEASE CONTACT ADMIN@NMIA.ORGFOR MORE DETAILS.

As the United States beginsto refocus and rebalance its Armed Forces, the importance of diplomatic andmutual security cooperation, as well as global intelligence coverage, is certain to grow. To initiate a dialogue and inform our membership and supporters, The National Military Intelligence Association (NMIA) and the Foreign Area Officer Association (FAOA) are co-sponsoring a 2-day symposium on:

"Foreign Engagement and Global Coverage under the New Defense Strategy: FAOs, Security Cooperation, and the Defense Attaché System”

The schedule will feature senior-level speakers who will address issues from the perspective of the Departments of Defense and State, as well as the Military Services and COCOMs. Representatives from the Joint Staff and National Security Staff are also tentatively scheduled at this time. Other participants will include leaders and proponents responsible for policy, operations, and training of the Defense Intelligence Agency's (DIA) Defense Attaché System, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Joint-Service Foreign Area Officers, and Defense language-region-culture programs. Among the topics to be addressed are current and future programs, plans, and policies for Attaché operations and DoD FAO programs; language and culture training and support to defense intelligence;the Human Terrain System; the evolving role for the Senior Defense Official/Defense Attaché (SDO/DATT) function; and the new Defense Clandestine Service (DCS).