FBI agent, military veteran,
space engineer, oilfield worker

Dennis Kintigh is a retired FBI special agent and a former Air Force officer who worked in the military and civilian space programs.

He also is a veteran of the Army National Guard and worked in the oilfields as a pumper.

After graduating from the FBI Academy in 1982, Kintigh joined a bank robbery investigation squad in Los Angeles.

Kintigh later was assigned to FBI offices in Florida and the Washington Field Office.

He was transferred to the Roswell FBI office in 1992.

During his FBI career, Kintigh investigated high-profile cases involving the shooting of 2 agents in Florida, the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, counter-intelligence, counter-terrorism, a multi-state methamphetamine ring, a regional auto theft syndicate, and a murder-for-hire operation.

As an FBI agent, he fostered close working relationships with local law-enforcement agencies.

Kintigh also served a nine-week Temporary Duty Assignment at the National Counter Terrorism Center (NCTC) in the fall of 2006. Formed in 2004, President George W. Bush established in August 2004, "to serve as the primary organization in the United States Government for integrating and analyzing all intelligence pertaining to terrorism and counter terrorism and to conduct strategic operational planning by integrating all instruments of national power."

 

Son of educator and nurse

His father was a career educator and his mother was a nurse.

He earned Bachelor of Science degrees in Aerospace Engineering and Mechanical Engineering from the University of Arizona in 1975, and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Air Force.

Kintigh served 4 years working in the military space program in Los Angeles.

After leaving the Air Force, Kintigh worked on the space shuttle program and with computer software engineering for Hughes Aircraft Corp.

He also served in the Air Force Reserve and the California Army National Guard.

After retiring from the FBI in 2007, Kintigh worked as a pumper for HEYCO in the Roswell area.

 

Strong family roots

Kintigh and his wife, Carol, have been married 28 years. They have 3 daughters and 5 grandchildren.

The Kintighs are active at First Baptist Church in Roswell, serving as interim youth pastors.

Carol Kintigh has taught at Valley View Elementary School and St. Andrew’s School in Roswell. She has been a volunteer counselor at the Chaves County Pregnancy Resource Center.