What is clandestine activity?
What is clandestine activity?
The term clandestine activity is not defined by statute. DOD doctrine defines clandestine activities as “operations sponsored or conducted by governmental departments in such a way as to assure secrecy or concealment” that may include relatively “passive” intelligence collection and information gathering operations.
What title does CIA fall under?
Central Intelligence Agency
| CIA headquarters, Langley, Virginia | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | September 18, 1947 |
| Preceding agency | Office of Strategic Services |
| Type | Independent (component of the Intelligence Community) |
What are covert military operations?
A covert operation is a military operation intended to conceal the identity of (or allow plausible deniability by) the party that instigated the operation. Covert operations should not be confused with clandestine operations, which are performed in secret and meant to stay secret.
What is Title 32 authority?
Activation under Title 32 U.S.C. means that your state’s governor has been authorized or directed by the president to mobilize or activate the National Guard in your state. You perform on active duty under state control, but with pay and benefits provided by the federal government.
What is a stealth operation?
This technique is commonly referred to as Stealth surgery, which derives its name from the word “stealth”, meaning hidden. Stealth surgery entails performing laparoscopic subcutaneous excision of these benign swellings by replacing larger incisions to smaller incisions and placing them in small inconspicuous areas.[2]
What is a CIA?
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), principal foreign intelligence and counterintelligence agency of the U.S. government. Formally created in 1947, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) grew out of the World War II Office of Strategic Services (OSS).
