659th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group explained

Unit Name:659th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group
Dates:2010–present
Country:United States
Branch:United States Air Force
Type:Intelligence
Role:Combat Support
Command Structure:16 AF/70th ISR Wing
Current Commander:Colonel Brian W. Garino[1]
Garrison:Fort George G. Meade, Maryland

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.[2] Squadron personnel focus on digital network exploitation analysis and digital network intelligence, and provide support to the National Security Agency.

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. 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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wright takes command of 659th . 2015-04-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150415030846/http://www.25af.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123414392 . 2015-04-15 . dead .
  2. Web site: Scott . Karoline . New ISR group supports cyber operations . Air Force ISR Agency Public Affairs . 10 September 2010 . 29 September 2012.
  3. 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
  4. Web site: 659th stands-up Air Force's newest cyber squadron . 2015-04-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150415014156/http://www.25af.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123427628 . 2015-04-15 . dead .
  5. http://www.25af.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123438774{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  6. http://www.25af.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123458274{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}