659th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group

659th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group
Group emblem
Active
  • 2010 – present
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
TypeDependant group
RoleDigital network intelligence, exploitation and analysis
Part of70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing
HeadquartersFort George G. Meade, Maryland
DecorationsAir Force Outstanding Unit Award

The United States Air Force's 659th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group (659 ISRG) is an intelligence unit located at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.

Mission

The mission of the 659 ISRG is to provide direct ISR support to the Sixteenth Air Force, which contributes to United States Cyber Command's mission.[1] Squadron personnel focus on digital network exploitation analysis and digital network intelligence, and provide support to the National Security Agency.[1]

History

The Air Force activated the 770th ISR Group (P) as a provisional group in October 2009 to evaluate providing ISR support to the Twenty-Fourth Air Force.[1] The 770th ISR Group (P) was inactivated with the activation of the 659 ISRG.

Assignments

Major Command

Numbered Air Force/Field Operating Agency

Wings/Groups

Squadrons assigned

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Bases stationed

  • Fort George G. Meade, MD (8 Sep 2010 – present)

References

  1. ^ a b c Scott, Karoline (10 September 2010). "New ISR group supports cyber operations". Air Force ISR Agency Public Affairs. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  2. ^ McCullough, Amy, "ISR Agency Becomes 25th Air Force", Air Force Magazine: Journal of the Air Force Association, November 2014, Volume 97 No. 11, p. 22
  3. ^ "659th stands-up Air Force's newest cyber squadron". Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  4. ^ af.mil
  5. ^ af.mil
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