Security in the cyber age lt general kenneth minihan
Kenneth A. Minihan (born December 31, 1943) is a former United States Air Force officer who served as the director of the National Security Agency and the Defense Intelligence Agency, retiring on May 1, 1999.
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Career
Minihan was born in Pampa, Texas. He entered the United States Air Force in 1966 as a distinguished graduate of the Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Florida State University, where he was also a member of Phi Kappa Psi. 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.
Personal life
After retiring from the U.S. Air Force, Minihan served as the president of the Security Affairs Support Association from 1999 until 2002. He currently serves as a Managing Director in the Paladin Capital Group.
Education
1966 Bachelor of arts degree in political science, Florida State University, Tallahassee
1979 Distinguished graduate, master of arts degree in national security affairs, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California
1979 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
1984 Distinguished graduate, Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
1993 Program for Senior Executives in National and International Security, Harvard University, Massachusetts
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