US Military Intelligence Chief Stepping Down
US Defense Intelligence Agency chief Lt. General Michael Flynn and deputy David Shedd will step down later this year.
Via AFP:
The head of the US Defense Intelligence Agency and his deputy will step down later this year, officials said Wednesday, but denied reports they were being forced out.
Lieutenant General Michael Flynn, who had served as director of the DIA since July 2012, and deputy David Shedd, said in a joint memo to employees that "they will depart the agency and retire by early Fall 2014," according to an agency statement.
Their "retirements have been planned for some time," said Pentagon press secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby in an email.
Flynn played a key role in the wars in Iraq and Afghanis...