Combat support agency

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Combat support agency (CSA) is a designation by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) of those defense agencies that provide department-level and tactical support to the U.S. military during combat operations. The designation was first outlined by the Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986, with subsequent additions based on the department's needs.

Combat support agencies[edit]

There are currently eight agencies designated as CSAs. This includes several intelligence agencies under DoD, which have a national mandate in addition to their departmental combat support role.^[1]

• Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA)
• Defense Health Agency (DHA)
• Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)
• Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
• Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)
• Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
• National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
• National Security Agency / Central Security Service (NSA/CSS)

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