659th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group

659th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group
659th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group
	Fort George G. Meade, Maryland
Commanders
Current; commander	Colonel Brian W. Garino

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Fort George G. Meade, Maryland

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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.^[2]

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.^[2] The 770th ISR Group (P) was inactivated with the activation of the 659 ISRG.^{[citation needed]}

Assignments

Major Command

Air Combat Command (29 Sep 2014–present)

Numbered Air Force/Field Operating Agency

Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency (8 Sep 2010 – 28 Sep 2014)
25th Air Force (29 Sep 2014 – 10 Oct 2019)^[3]
16th Air Force (11 Oct 2019 – present)

Wings/Groups

70th ISR Wing (8 Sep 2010 – present)

Squadrons assigned

5th Intelligence Squadron - Fort Eisenhower, GA
Fort George G. Meade
, MD
35th Intelligence Squadron - Joint Base San Antonio-Lackand, TX
37th Intelligence Squadron - Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, HI

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Bases stationed

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

References

^ "Wright takes command of 659th". Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c Scott, Karoline (10 September 2010). "New ISR group supports cyber operations". Air Force ISR Agency Public Affairs. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
^ 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
^ "659th stands-up Air Force's newest cyber squadron". Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
^ http://www.25af.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123438774^{[permanent dead link]}
^ http://www.25af.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123458274^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

Air Combat Command
25th Air Force Archived 2020-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
70th ISR Wing

[1] "Wright takes command of 659th". Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.

[scott-2] Scott, Karoline (10 September 2010). "New ISR group supports cyber operations". Air Force ISR Agency Public Affairs. Retrieved 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] "659th stands-up Air Force's newest cyber squadron". Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.

[5] ttp://www.25af.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123438774^{[permanent dead link]}

[6] ttp://www.25af.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123458274^{[permanent dead link]}

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