Jefatura de Inteligencia del Estado Mayor Conjunto de las Fuerzas Armadas
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The Jefatura de Inteligencia del Estado Mayor Conjunto de las Fuerzas Armadas (Intelligence Department of the Joint General Staff of the Armed Forces, J-2) is an Argentine
federal agency in charge of controlling all the military
intelligence services
. The name J-2 refers to Jefatura 2, the official denomination assigned to military
intelligence divisions
of each branch
.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
federal agency in charge of controlling all the military
Military
A military is an organization authorized by its greater society to use lethal force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or perceived threats. The military may have additional functions of use to its greater society, such as advancing a political agenda e.g...
intelligence services
Intelligence agency
An intelligence agency is a governmental agency that is devoted to information gathering for purposes of national security and defence. Means of information gathering may include espionage, communication interception, cryptanalysis, cooperation with other institutions, and evaluation of public...
. The name J-2 refers to Jefatura 2, the official denomination assigned to military
Military
A military is an organization authorized by its greater society to use lethal force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or perceived threats. The military may have additional functions of use to its greater society, such as advancing a political agenda e.g...
intelligence divisions
Intelligence agency
An intelligence agency is a governmental agency that is devoted to information gathering for purposes of national security and defence. Means of information gathering may include espionage, communication interception, cryptanalysis, cooperation with other institutions, and evaluation of public...
of each branch
Military of Argentina
The Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic, in Spanish Fuerzas Armadas de la República Argentina, are controlled by the Commander-in-Chief and a civilian Minister of Defense...
.
See also
- Army Intelligence ServiceServicio de Inteligencia del Ejército (Argentina)Servicio de Inteligencia del Ejército is the Argentine Army's intelligence agency. It is a division of J-2 and reports to the Army's Jefatura II ....
- Naval Intelligence ServiceServicio de Inteligencia Naval (Argentina)Servicio de Inteligencia Naval is the intelligence agency of the Argentine Navy. It is part of J-2 and of the General Staff of the Navy, and its current director is Vice Admiral IM Enrique Salvador Olmedo...
- Air Force Intelligence ServiceServicio de Inteligencia de la Fuerza Aérea (Argentina)Servicio de Inteligencia de la Fuerza Aérea is the intelligence agency of the Argentine Air Force. It is part of J-2. Its director is Commodore García.-See also:*Argentine Air Force*Army Intelligence Service...
- National Intelligence SystemSistema de Inteligencia NacionalSistema de Inteligencia Nacional is the official denomination of the Argentine national intelligence community.The National Intelligence System consists of the following agencies and its dependencies:...
- National Directorate of Strategic Military IntelligenceDirección Nacional de Inteligencia Estratégica MilitarDirección Nacional de Inteligencia Estratégica Militar is an Argentine intelligence agency part of the National Intelligence System, created by the 2001 It is structurally dependent of the Ministry of Defense.-Function:Its main mission is to produce strategic military intelligence and analysis...