18th Intelligence Squadron (United States)

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18th Intelligence Squadron

18th Intelligence Squadron emblem
Active 1993-Present
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
Type Intelligence
Role Space Control Intelligence
Size Squadron
Part of 544th Information Operations Group/AFSPC
Garrison/HQ Vandenberg AFB
Motto SPACE DOMINANCE
Commanders
Current
commander		 Lt. Col Laura Ryan

The 18th Intelligence Squadron (18 IS) is a space control intelligence organization of the United States Air Force, located at Vandenberg AFB, California.

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[edit] Mission

The 18th Intelligence Squadron (18 IS) provides, through space systems expertise, tailored intelligence to the planning, development, and execution of space control operations. The 18 IS consists of a headquarters element at Vandenberg AFB and three geographically-separated detachments: Detachment 1, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio; Detachment 2, Osan AB, Korea; and Detachment 4, RAF Feltwell, United Kingdom.[1]

The 18 IS is a subordinate unit to the 544th Intelligence Group, subordinate to Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency (AFISRA), a field operating agency subordinate to the Director of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (HQ USAF/XOI). Through fixed and mobile sites, 18th ISprovides scientific and technical collection to the NSA (National Security Agency), AFISRA, AFMC (Air Force Materiel Command), and 21st Space Wing, Passive Space Surveillance (21 SW/PASS) mission. Where available, also provides limited analysis to the entities.[2]

[edit] History

The 18th Intelligence Squadron was activated as the 381st Fighter Squadron on 11 Feb 1943, assigned to Hamilton Field, California. The 381st FS was re-designed as the 161st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron on 25 Aug 1944. In these early years, the unit served in the United States, England, France, Belgium, Holland, and Germany. The 161st TRS was inactivated on 9 Nov 1945. The unit was later reactivated

[edit] Detatchment 1, 18 IS

Det 1, 18IS was activated at Holloman AFB, New Mexico in June 1995, and later moved to Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio during the summer of 2000. Det 1 was the Air Intelligence Agency's only transportable system conducting Radio Frequency phenomenology studies. Assigned personnel provide data in support of Air Intelligence Agency, National Air Intelligence Center, and Strategic Command missions as well as information critical to the National Security Agency and other national-level organizations.

[edit] Major Command

[edit] Assignments

  • 544th Information Operations Group (7 Sep 1993-Present)
  • 693d Intelligence Wing (Oct 1991-7 Sep 1993)
  • Continental Electronic Security Division (1 Jan 1991-Oct 1991)
  • Space Electronic Security Division (1988-1991)
  • 6940th Electronic Security Wing (Sep 1986-1988)

[edit] Previous designations

  • 18th Intelligence Squadron (???-Present)
  • Det 5, 693d Intelligence Wing ()
  • Det 5, HQ Continental Electronic Security Division ()
  • Det 3, Space Electronic Security Division ()
  • 18th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (10 Oct 1950-10 Dec 1951)

[edit] Subordinate Units

[edit] Locations

[edit] Photo Gallery

Detachment 1, 18th IS, Holloman AFB, NM

Detachment 1, 18th IS, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

Detachment 2, 18th IS Osan AB, Korea

[edit] References

  1. ^ Richelson, Jeffrey. The United States Intelligence Community, 3rd edition
  2. ^ AIR INTELLIGENCE AGENCY MISSION DIRECTIVE 1520 - 18TH INTELLIGENCE SQUADRON
  3. ^ AIA Spokesman November 2004
  4. ^ AIA Spokesman August 1997
  5. ^ AIA Spokesman March 2004
  6. ^ AIA Spokesman June 2005
  7. ^ AIA Spokesman August 1997
  8. ^ Naval Security Group Station History

[edit] External links

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