| Strategic Support Branch | |
|---|---|
| Active | 2001 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | Department of Defense |
| Type | Human Intelligence |
| Nickname(s) | SSB |
| Engagements | Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom |
The Strategic Support Branch (SSB) was a United States intelligence organization created by the Department of Defense (DoD) with support from the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The SSB's mission was to provide an intelligence capability for field operation units, and U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF), in support of anti-terrorism and counter-terrorism missions in war zones and beyond. The SSB has been dissolved with many of its activities and capabilities transferred to DIA's Defense Clandestine Service.[1][2]