British Air Force officer appointed Deputy Director of US Military Intelligence

The Pentagon has appointed a senior British Air Force officer as Deputy Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), tasked with improving coordination between US intelligence units and those of other English-speaking countries.

US intelligence. (Source: wired.com)

In an official statement, the Pentagon said the DIA had selected Royal Air Force (RAF) Vice Marshal Sean Corbett as its “first Deputy Director for Commonwealth Engagement.”

The statement added that Sean Corbett, the RAF's most senior career intelligence officer, will also be the top adviser to DIA Director Lieutenant General Vincent Stewart on intelligence and defence matters relating to an alliance of English-speaking nations known as the "Five Eyes" group, which includes the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

The US intelligence community has long had close ties with its British counterparts, but this is the first time an American intelligence agency has chosen a foreigner for the top position.

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