2016_INSERT_4_DEFENDING_NATION_5.PDF

DEFENDING 
the nation – protecting 
the lives of the American 
people – lies at the heart of the cryptologic mission. During 
WWII, signals intelligence helped defeat German U-boats in the 
North Atlantic and win the Battle of Midway in the Pacific, while 
the ability to protect U.S. communications through encryption 
provided by Native American Code Talkers and devices such as 
the SIGABA kept the enemy in the dark about Allied plans. 
These successes hastened victory for the Allies and the end of 
the conflict.
The National Security Agency was established in response to the 
lessons learned …