The head of the US Defense Intelligence Agency and his deputy will step down later this year, officials said.
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 Afghanistan, serving under General Stanley McChrystal as part of US efforts to dismantle insurgent networks through raids by special operations forces.
