Medical Intelligence is defined by theUnited States Department of Defense as:
That category ofintelligence resulting from collection, evaluation, analysis, and interpretation of foreignmedical, bio-scientific, andenvironmental information that is of interest tostrategic planning and to military medical planning and operations for the conservation of the fighting strength of friendly forces and the formation of assessments of foreign medical capabilities in bothmilitary andcivilian sectors. Also called MEDINT.[1]
TheNational Center for Medical Intelligence ("NCMI"), formerly theArmed Forces Medical Intelligence Center ("AFMIC") located atFort Detrick, Maryland is a field production agency of theDefense Intelligence Agency. NCMI has primary responsibility for medical intelligence within theDepartment of Defense.
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