The US Army Medical Information and Intelligence Agency (MIIA) was small special-purpose intelligence agency assigned to the Surgeon General, US Army. It was officially organized at
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
The Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC)known as Walter Reed General Hospital (WRGH) until 1951was the U.S. Army's flagship medical center from 1909 to 2011. Located on in the District of Columbia, it served more than 150,000 active and ret ...
(WRAMC) by WRAMC GO 62, 1956.
History
The agency was created by transferring personnel and files from the Medical Intelligence Division and the Reference Library of the Office the
Surgeon General of the United States Army
The Surgeon General of the United States Army is the senior-most officer of the U.S. Army Medical Department (AMEDD). By policy, the Surgeon General (TSG) serves as Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) as well as head of the ...
. Although both were abbreviated MIIA, this Medical Information and Intelligence Agency should not be confused with the Medical Intelligence and Information Agency which was organized in 1973.
Apparently the name of the agency was changed to the "US Army Medical Intelligence and Information Agency." According to a list of tenants of Arlington Hall Station, Virginia, in 1958, the "US Army Medical Information and Intelligence Agency" was relocated to Arlington Hall Station, Arlington, VA, on March 28, 1958.
According to a brief historical summary from the
Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Center, the Medical Information and Intelligence Agency was absorbed by DIA in 1963.
Brief History of AFMIC (Total Manpower)
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Medical Information and Intelligence Agency
Defunct United States intelligence agencies