United States Armed Forces Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Combat support agencies=== {{main|combat support agency}} [[Combat support agency|Combat support agencies]] are Department of Defense agencies that have a combat support mission, involving providing support for operating forces engaged in planning for, or conducting, military operations, including support during conflict or in the conduct of other military activities related to countering threats to U.S. national security. This mission is focused on providing support to echelons at the CCMD level and below and may not encompass the full scope of the CSA's mission.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 27, 2013 |title=Combat Support Agencies (CSAs) |id=3000.06 |url=https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodd/300006p.pdf |access-date=8 August 2023 |website=Department of Defense}}</ref> {|class="wikitable" |- !colspan=2|Name !Mission !Headquarters |- |[[File:Seal of the Defense Contract Management Agency.svg|75px]] |[[Defense Contract Management Agency]] (DCMA) |Provide contract administration services for the Department of Defense.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dcma.mil/About-Us/|title=About Us|website=Defense Contract Management Agency |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011201858/https://www.dcma.mil/About-Us/ |archive-date= Oct 11, 2023 }}</ref> |[[Fort Gregg-Adams]], Virginia |- |[[File:US Defense Health Agency seal.png|75px]] |[[Defense Health Agency]] (DHA) |Provide and augment medical capabilities for combatant commands.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Health-Readiness|title=Health Readiness & Combat Support|website=Military Health System |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231011201858/https://www.health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Health-Readiness |archive-date= Oct 11, 2023 }}</ref> |Falls Church, Virginia |- |[[File:DISA Seal.png|75px]] |[[Defense Information Systems Agency]] (DISA) |Provide, operate and assure command, control, information-sharing capabilities.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.disa.mil/about/our-work | title=Our Work |website=Defense Information Systems Agency |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231127125351/https://www.disa.mil/About/Our-Work |archive-date= Nov 27, 2023 }}</ref> |[[Fort Meade]], Maryland |- |[[File:Seal of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency.svg|75px]] |[[Defense Intelligence Agency]] (DIA) |Provide military intelligence to warfighters, defense policymakers and force planners in the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community, in support of U.S. military planning and operations and weapon systems acquisition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dia.mil/About/|title=About DIA|website=www.dia.mil}}</ref> |[[Defense Intelligence Agency Headquarters]], [[Joint Base Anacostia–Bolling]], Washington D.C. |- |[[File:Seal of the Defense Logistics Agency.png|75px]] |[[Defense Logistics Agency]] (DLA) |Manages the end-to-end global defense supply chain.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dla.mil/About-DLA/|title=About the Defense Logistics Agency|website=www.dla.mil}}</ref> |[[Fort Belvoir]], Virginia |- |[[File:US-DefenseThreatReductionAgency-Seal.svg|75px]] |[[Defense Threat Reduction Agency]] (DTRA) |Identify, develop, and field solutions to counter weapons of mass destruction and emerging threats.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dtra.mil/About/|title=About Us|website=www.dtra.mil}}</ref> |[[Fort Belvoir]], Virginia |- |[[File:US-NationalGeospatialIntelligenceAgency-2008Seal.svg|75px]] |[[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]] (NGA) |Delivers geospatial intelligence to policymakers, military service members, intelligence professionals and first responders.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nga.mil/about/About_Us.html|title=About Us | National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency|website=www.nga.mil}}</ref> |[[Fort Belvoir]], Virginia |- |[[File:Seal of the U.S. National Security Agency.svg|75px]] [[File:Css-insignia-lg.png|75px]] |[[National Security Agency]] / [[Central Security Service]] (NSA/CSS) |Provides timely and accurate cryptologic support, knowledge, and assistance to the military cryptologic community.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nsa.gov/about/central-security-service/|title=National Security Agency/Central Security Service > About > Central Security Service|website=www.nsa.gov}}</ref> Provide actionable signals intelligence and cybersecurity support to the Armed Forces.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nsa.gov/About/Mission-Combat-Support/|title=National Security Agency Mission and Combat Support|website=www.nsa.gov}}</ref> |[[Fort Meade]], Maryland |} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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