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Significant Events

• 2001 - 9/11 Attacks
  On this day, NSA, America, and the World changed forever.
• 2003 - Afghanistan & Iraq
  NSA's strong commitment to serve the needs of the U.S. military was and is evident in both conflicts.
• 2010 - Gen Alexander & Cybercom
  Gen Alexander was promoted to the rank of four-star general and named Commander, U.S. CYBERCOM in 2010.
• 2011 - Bin Laden brought to Justice
  NSA was a key actor in the Special Forces - IC Team responsible for this action.

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Media

NSA 60th Anniversary 2000s Media Files
Click on the "Text" icon () to read the transcript or click on the "Video" icon () to view the media file(s).
Our History - 12 January 2004	Text	Video

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Photos

• President George W. Bush delivers speech during his visit to National Security Agency
• President George W. Bush speaking on the phone following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001
• NSA Director GEN Keith B. Alexander, USA, and NSA Deputy Director John "Chris" Inglis at Campaign Update in the Director's Large Conference Room
• NSA Director GEN Keith B. Alexander, USA, and NSA Deputy Director John "Chris" Inglis at Campaign Update in the Director's Large Conference Room
• NSA Director GEN Keith B. Alexander, USA, providing congressional testimony to the House Committee on Armed Services
• NSA Director GEN Keith B. Alexander, USA, providing congressional testimony to the House Committee on Armed Services
• NSA Diversity poster
• NSA Director GEN Keith B. Alexander, USA, with Former Directors and Deputy Directors in front of NSA’s Memorial Wall
• NSA Director GEN Keith B. Alexander, USA, at Global Town Meeting
• President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, NSA Director Lieutenant General Keith B. Alexander, USA, and Director of National Intelligence Michael McConnell during President Bush's visit to NSA in 2008
• View of the National Security Operations Center Floor, 2012
• NSA Director Hayden and 100 Days of Change
• President Bush using secure communication device, reacting to the World Trade Center bombing
• Aerial view of the damage to the Pentagon following 9/11 attack
• Secure communications used by deployed forces in Iraq
• GEN Keith B. Alexander, USA, Commander US CYBERCOM, Director NSA/Chief CSS
• The NSA/CSS Threat Operations Center Provides Situational Awareness on any Adversarial Attempt to Exploit and Attack Our Networks
• Secure Mobile Environment Portable Electronic Device
• NSA Deputy Director Chris Inglis Swearing in New Employees
• The First Athlete Crosses the Finish Line at the 2012 Armed Forces Week 5K Race
• The Parkway Chorale Performs at an NSA Event in December 2011
• The Mission Never Sleeps at NSA/CSS
• Lt Gen Michael V. Hayden, USAF, NSA Director March 1999 - April 2005
• William B. Black, NSA Deputy Director June 2000 - August 2006
• GEN Keith B. Alexander, USA, NSA Director August 2005 - Present
• John C. "Chris" Inglis, NSA Deputy Director August 2006 - Present

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Documents

• Message from the Director re: Major Systems Failure - 31 January 2000
• Q5 Preliminary Assessment of the Network Outage - 04 February 2000
• DIRgram-57: "100 Days of Change" - 22 February 2000
• Independent Industry Review Team - Cover Signatures for Final Report - 27 March 2000
• Director's Note to DCI - 28 March 2000
• DIRgram-122: "Trailblazer Acquisition Strategy" - 18 September 2000
• Hayden Town Hall Meeting Slide 16 - 05 September 2001
• DIRgram-250: "TRAILBLAZER Announces Award of Technology Demonstration Platform (TDP) Contract" - 18 September 2002
• Vietnam: A SIGINT Paradox (Part 1) - 23 February 2003
• Vietnam: A SIGINT Paradox (Part 2) - 28 February 2003
• Cryptologic Almanac 50th Anniversary Series "Nothing Left to Give Up" (Part I) - 28 March 2003
• Cryptologic Almanac 50th Anniversary Series "Nothing Left to Give Up" (Part II) - 28 March 2003
• DIRgram-397: "Director's Goals for 2005" - 24 January 2005
• President Bush's Remarks following NSA Visit - 25 January 2006
• President Bush's Announcing the Nomination of General Hayden as Director of CIA - 08 May 2006
• President Bush's Remarks on Terrorist Surveillance Program - 11 May 2006
• Steering Committee Final Report - 31 August 2009

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