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Kudos from CENTCOM

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CENTCOM’s director of intelligence commended NSA for signals intelligence contributing to the success of operations in Iraq and also highlighted “great and timely reporting” by the NSA’s United Nations team.

DOCUMENT’S DATE

Sep 29, 2003

PUBLICLY AVAILABLE

Mar 12, 2018

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DYNAMIC PAGE -- HIGHEST POSSIBLE CLASSIFICATION IS TOP SECRET // SI / TK // REL TO USA AUS CAN GBR NZL (U) Kudos from CENTCOM FROM: BG Barbara Fast CJTF-7 J2 (Director of Intelligence) Run Date: 09/29/2003 (U) Note from SIGINT Communications: The following message was sent to the Director, NSA on September 24th: (S//SI) For the past three weeks, CJTF-7 has executed OPERATIONS MCCLELLAN and GRIERSON in Western Iraq to capture or kill Sunni extremist/foreign fighters/terrorists transiting into Iraq. The cumulative success of these operations is specifically attributed to VOICESAIL reporting/geolocation information provided by the National Security Agency, GRSOC, and Mission Ground Stations (MGS). Your collective efforts have been noteworthy. From the remote front ends of the PROPHET-HAMMERS to the GRSOC's TSA and Cobra Focus sanctuary to Iraqi OPIs at NSAW - we are all in the fight together. The seamless National Tactical Integrated Cryptologic Support Plan in support of OIF Phase IV is a resounding success - thanks to the many cryptologic professionals who are in the OEF/OIF fight. (S//SI) Also, while not tied to this operation, I want to highlight the great and timely reporting of your UN shop on topics of key interest. They have allowed us to shape the issues, vice react to them. (S//SI) SIGINT is and will continue to make a very significant difference in the Iraqi Theater of Operations (ITO) to help achieve our endstate - emergence of a stable and safe democratic Iraqi government and to bring all of our troops home safely. (S//SI) Please accept my thanks and respect for a job well done. As we work to build a selfgoverning, viable Iraq, we continue our campaign to rid Iraq of former Iraqi leaders (FRL), foreign fighters/mujahadin, Sunni extremists, Ansar Islam extremists (AI), Muhammed's Army and others who seek to oppose our efforts through violent means. "(U//FOUO) SIDtoday articles may not be republished or reposted outside NSANet without the consent of S0121 (DL sid comms)." DYNAMIC PAGE -- HIGHEST POSSIBLE CLASSIFICATION IS TOP SECRET // SI / TK // REL TO USA AUS CAN GBR NZL DERIVED FROM: NSA/CSSM 1-52, DATED 08 JAN 2007 DECLASSIFY ON: 20320108