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  • INTELLIGENCE SPECIALIST RATING 50TH ANNIVERSARY
    • INTELLIGENCE IS THE BEST DEFENSE: CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF THE ENLISTED IS
    • THE PLANK OWNERS OF THE INTELLIGENCE SPECIALIST COMMUNITY
    • INTELLIGENCE SPECIALIST UPDATE: MODERNIZING AND EVOLVING FOR THE FUTURE
    • NAVY RESERVE INTELLIGENCE SPECIALISTS: READY TO SERVE!
    • THEIR STORY: THE CITIZEN SAILORS WHO ANSWERED THE CALL
  • THE RIGOR OF UNDERSTANDING
  • USS MIDWAY CVIC EXHIBIT OPENS: “TOP-SECRET: INSIDE THE HIGH-STAKES WORLD OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE
  • FIGHTING FROM THE MOC: MOC INTELLIGENCE PROFESSIONALS ENABLE DECISION ADVANTAGE FOR THE HIGH-END FIGHT
  • SHARPENING THE SPEAR: THE MARINE CORPS IS FORGING A PATH TO AI DOMINANCE
  • NAVAL INTELLIGENCE IN VIETNAM: A HISTORY AND AN ANTHOLOGY

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February 18, 2026

February 2026 VSS: A Discussion of At Sea Against the Soviet Fleet: The Evolution of U.S. Navy Operational Intelligence in the Cold War

February’s VSS featured a discussion of At Sea Against the Soviet Fleet: The Evolution of U.S. Navy Operational Intelligence in the Cold War with Dr. Bryan Leese, CAPT, USN (Ret.), PhD.

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UPCOMING EVENTS
March
18
2026

7:00 AM

Navy Information Warfare Industry Day 2026

NGA Campus East
Springfield, VA

The Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare (N2N6) / Director of Naval Intelligence, in collaboration with AFCEA Intelligence and the Naval Intelligence Professionals, is pleased to host a classified dialog with the private sector.

May
1
2026

11:00 AM

NIP Red Tie Luncheon

Army Navy Country Club
1700 Army Navy Dr, Arlington, VA 22202

Join us for our annual Red Tie Luncheon, featuring LtGen Jerry Carter as our guest speaker this year! Registration is now open.