659th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group
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| 659th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group | |
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| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Type | Dependant group |
| Role | Digital network intelligence, exploitation and analysis |
| Part of | 70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing |
| Headquarters | Fort George G. Meade, Maryland |
| Decorations | Air 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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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.[citation needed]
Assignments
[edit | edit source]Major Command
[edit | edit source]- Air Combat Command (29 Sep 2014–present)
Numbered Air Force/Field Operating Agency
[edit | edit source]- Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency (8 Sep 2010 – 28 Sep 2014)
- 25th Air Force (29 Sep 2014 – 10 Oct 2019)[2]
- 16th Air Force (11 Oct 2019 – present)
Wings/Groups
[edit | edit source]- 70th ISR Wing (8 Sep 2010 – present)
Squadrons assigned
[edit | edit source]- 5th Intelligence Squadron - Fort Gordon, GA
- 7th Intelligence Squadron - Fort George G. Meade, MD
- 35th Intelligence Squadron - Joint Base San Antonio-Lackand, TX
- 37th Intelligence Squadron - Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, HI
Bases stationed
[edit | edit source]- Fort George G. Meade, MD (8 Sep 2010 – present)
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ 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
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ af.mil[dead link]
- ^ af.mil[dead link]
External links
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