Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 3305.15
August 13, 2015
USD(I)
SUBJECT: DoD Human Intelligence (HUMINT) Training and Certification
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. In accordance with the authority in DoD Directive (DoDD) 5143.01 (Reference
(a)), this instruction:
a. Reissues DoD Instruction (DoDI) 3305.15 (Reference (b)) to establish policy and assign
responsibilities for the conduct of DoD HUMINT training and certification of DoD personnel in
accordance with DoDI 3115.11 and DoDD 1322.18 (References (c) and (d)).
b. Assigns the Director, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), as the functional manager for
DoD HUMINT training and certification, as a subset of the larger responsibility granted in
DoDD S-5200.37 and DoDI O-5100.93 (References (e) and (f)) as the Defense Human
Intelligence Manager (DHM).
c. Authorizes the establishment of DoD HUMINT training and certification governance
bodies comprised of representatives of the DoD Components. These bodies report through the
Director, DIA, to the DoD Intelligence Training and Education Board in accordance with
Reference (c) and to the Defense Counter Intelligence & HUMINT Board of Directors in
accordance with Reference (f).
2. APPLICABILITY. This instruction applies to OSD, the Military Departments (including the
Coast Guard at all times, including when it is a Service in the Department of Homeland Security
by agreement with that Department), the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
(CJCS) and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the
Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other
organizational entities within the DoD (referred to collectively in this instruction as the
“DoD Components”).
3. POLICY. It is DoD policy that:
a. The DoD will develop and maintain HUMINT training and certification programs.
