Kenneth Minihan

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Kenneth A. Minihan
Born December 23, 1943(1943-12-23)
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Kenneth Minihan
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Air Force
Years of service 1966-1999
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands held Director, National Security Agency
Director, Defense Intelligence Agency
Battles/wars Vietnam War
Awards Legion of Merit (3)
Bronze Star

Lieutenant General Kenneth A. Minihan (born December 23, 1943) is a former director of the National Security Agency (retired 1 May 1999).

Minihan entered the United States Air Force in 1966 as a distinguished graduate of the Florida State University Reserve Officer Training Corps program. He served as senior intelligence officer for the Air Force and in other senior staff officer positions in the Pentagon; Headquarters Tactical Air Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia.; Electronic Security Command, Kelly Air Force Base, Texas; the Defense Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C.; and the National Security Agency, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. He has commanded squadrons, groups and a major Air Command, both in the United States and overseas. He has been the assistant chief of staff, intelligence, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C., and most recently, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency.

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[edit] Education

[edit] Assignments

  • September 1962 - June 1966, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program, Florida State University, Tallahassee
  • June 1966 - November 1966, student, Armed Forces Intelligence Center, Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado
  • November 1966 - October 1969, intelligence plans officer, Headquarters Tactical Air Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia
  • October 1969 - November 1970, target intelligence officer and commander's briefer, Headquarters 7th Air Force, Tan Son Nhut Air Base, South Vietnam
  • November 1970 - September 1974, chief, current intelligence and presentations branch, Headquarters U.S. Southern Command, Howard Air Force Base, Panama
  • September 1974 - July 1978, program element monitor, assistant executive; assistant chief of staff, intelligence; and special assistant for external affairs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
  • July 1978 - December 1979, student, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California
  • January 1980 - September 1981, legislative liaison officer, Defense Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C.
  • September 1981 - December 1982, chief, Office of Support to Military Operations and Plans, National Security Agency, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland
  • December 1982 - July 1983, commander, 6941st Electronic Security Squadron, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland
  • July 1983 - May 1984, student, Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
  • May 1984 - July 1985, commander, 12th Tactical Intelligence Squadron, Bergstrom Air Force Base, Texas
  • July 1985 - July 1987, commander, 6917th Electronic Security Group, San Vito dei Normanni Air Station, Italy
  • July 1987 - June 1989, deputy chief of staff, plans, Headquarters Electronic Security Command, Kelly Air Force Base, Texas
  • June 1989 - July 1991, deputy chief of staff, intelligence, Headquarters Tactical Air Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia
  • July 1991 - June 1993, director of plans and requirements, assistant chief of staff, intelligence, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
  • June 1993 - October 1993, commander, Air Force Intelligence Command and director, Joint Electronic Warfare Center, Kelly Air Force Base, Texas
  • October 1993 - October 1994, commander, Air Intelligence Agency and director, Joint Command and Control Warfare Center, Kelly Air Force Base, Texas
  • October 1994 - September 1995, assistant chief of staff, intelligence, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
  • September 1995 - February 1996, director, Defense Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C.
  • February 1996 - April 1999, director, National Security Agency and Central Security Service, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland

[edit] Major awards and decorations

[edit] Effective dates of Promotion

[edit] References

Preceded by
John M. McConnell		 Director of the National Security Agency
1996–1999		 Succeeded by
Michael V. Hayden
Preceded by
James R. Clapper		 Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency
1995–1996		 Succeeded by
Patrick M. Hughes

This article incorporates text from http://www.af.mil/bios/bio.asp?bioID=6485, a public domain work of the United States Government.

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