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An agency or even several being politicized in the IC? Say it ain't so! But don't bring up CENTCOM's J2 and the watered down reports on ISIS that 40+ analysts hit the "BS" button on. Or the CIA's director's (ok, acting director) direct, personal coordination on the Benghazi was a video demonstration gone bad. Or conflicting assessments prior to the Arab Spring but only the rosy ones being accepted and briefed. Nope, no history of a politicized IC. BTW, the ODNI is not an intel agency. It is a coordinating body for the IC. Which, again, BTW, was created as a result of the Director of Central Intelligence not doing his job prior to 9/11 and that Administration not wanting to admit it was wrong. Hint, the clue of who was responsible for being the coordinator of the IC was in the job title. Set up by the same act that created Big Blue for some history learnin' for ya. But since politics demanded that no one be blamed for the inter-agency FUBAR, another entity is created. Another layer of bueracracy (sp?) and more money is poured on the political wound of an IC gone wild. There are a lot of good people in the IC who want to do their jobs and tell the truth as they know it. Senior level management is very politicized and responds to the political masters for their own personal agendas and for assuring larger future budgets. Which often times equates to the same thing. Sound familiar? edited for J-code buffoonery

I'm not going to opine on this. Just wish people would trust their intelligence community before lining up behind conspiracy theorists and am avowed adversary of America with a long history of running influence operations in elections around the world. Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network Forums

Maybe Russia hacked Podesta, somebody also tried to hack the RNC and they called the FBI to investigate months and months before the election. The FBI concluded the hack attempt was real but they didn't get anything. Calling on Russia is dangerous buisiness, even Assange said it wasn't the Russians but an inside source at the DNC. All this is just a play to make Trump weaker, which won't work, the old rules are gone. https://dailycaller.com/2016/12/16/report-russia-tried-to-hack-the-rnc-they-just-had-way-better-cybersecurity-video/

No doubts here about capability for the Russians, or anyone for that matter, to hack the DNC. But I honestly think that a 12-yr old from Bangladesh could hack the DNC, route the attack through a VPN server in Russia, and CNN would still be trying to prove that the hacker account Guccifer 2.0 isn't Romanian. The intelligence community hired a contractor to find out the identity of Guccifer 2.0 (the account that claimed responsibility for the DNC hacks), and found out that the account did an interview on the "dark web" that said he/she/they hailed from Romania. Regardless, the contracting agency that specializes in cyber attack analysis said the the tactics were familiar with those of Russian hacking tactics; also, the language that was used to obtain the Russian VPN was, wait for it, Russian. BUT what they failed to mention is that some independent analysts (aka cyber experts on the internet) called bullsh!t on the report, and said that the e-mails in Russian looked to be crude pieces of sentences that would appear if you typed the Romanian equivalent into google translate. Our cyber-related investigation operations can be laughable. We hire a company called "l337 h4ck3rb0yz" or an 'independent consultant' named "xXpu55ysl4y3r69Xx" to investigate the cyber attacks, and sometimes the findings are incomplete. Finally...

You mean we should trust the anonymous leaks to the press from the intel community? Or the official testimony before congress they refuse to do?

A commercial pilot with a Murcielago? I need a new job.

Anyone with SCIF access should get in there and do some reading. This thread is ridiculous. Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network Forums

Every time I put the base zip code in, it says insufficient something or another use a 5 digit code. What did you use? Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network Forums

-$150 in Hampton Roads VA Grandfathering FTW Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network Forums

Short answer for the fighter/bomber world: yes to both. There is a non-rated intelligence officer, usually 2-4 enlisted intelligence airmen under their supervision. There is also an aviation resource management section (ARMS), in my experience about 3-4 airmen under the supervision of a senior NCO. ARMS manages the administrative functions of flying operations - printing flight orders, managing flying currencies (how many takeoffs, landings, etc the pilots have accomplished) and ensuring that flight ops are conducted in accordance with Air Force policy. The ARMS shop may or may not fall under the direction of a flight commander depending on how that particular commander wants to structure his squadron. The squadron may also have an airman or two assigned as commanders support staff (CSS) - that has fluctuated in the past depending on manning. The commander will also usually have a civilian secretary. Hope this helps. Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network Forums

So what you're really saying is, let's ignore the criminality Hillary Rodham Clinton, John Podesta, and the DNC because their crimes were revealed by a third party. That is what you are saying.