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(U) SIGINT Year in Review, November 2011
FROM: Teresa H. Shea
Director, Signals Intelligence Directorate
Run Date: 11/22/2011
(U) Introduction
(U) Colleagues: As I mark my first anniversary as SIGINT Director, it seems fitting to take a look back
on what the SIGINT enterprise accomplished over the past year... and what a year it was! We were
challenged with supporting the military campaigns related to the war on terrorism and the crises in the
Middle East, natural disasters, global technological changes -- in addition to the ongoing demands of
following our enduring targets. Not only did you respond brilliantly to all of these challenges, but you
also continued to move forward with long-term enhancements to our capabilities and ways of
operating that will pay dividends in the months and years ahead.
(U) As you read this account of what we accomplished together over the last year, I think you will be
reminded that it isn't just one person or group that makes us successful, but rather every element of the
Enterprise plays an indispensible role. In addition, we should always remember that we stand on the
shoulders of those who have gone before us that built the SIGINT Enterprise. We owe them all a debt
of gratitude.

 I. (U) Operations
(S//SI//REL) This has been a milestone year in the war on terrorism. Certainly the most powerful and
enduring accomplishment was the successful strike against Osama Bin Laden. For nearly a decade a
dedicated group of SIGINT professionals would not let go of the search, and their persistence paid off
in substantive contributions at critical points on the road to Abbottabad. In the end many of you
brought your expertise to bear in the final weeks and hours, resulting in a tremendous outcome in our
counterterrorism efforts. Even then you didn't rest on your laurels: you played a significant supporting
role a few months later in the operations against Atiyah abd-Rahman in Pakistan and Anwar al-Awlaqi
in Yemen. Key targets continue to be removed from the battlefield as a result of your outstanding
SIGINT contributions.