Twenty-Fifth Air Force

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Twenty-Fifth Air Force
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award[1]
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Major General Timothy D. Haugh (Final Commander)[3]

Twenty-Fifth Air Force (25 AF), also known as Air Force Intelligence, was a

field operating agency) under Headquarters, United States Air Force, to a numbered air force aligned under Air Combat Command. The USAF also realigned the 9th Reconnaissance Wing and the 55th Wing under the new NAF. It was headquartered at Lackland Air Force Base
, Texas.

Its primary mission was to provide

cryptographic activities.[5]

25th AF was originally activated as the

25th AF was last commanded by

Major General Timothy D. Haugh.[7]

On 11 October 2019, the 25th AF was merged with 24th AF to form a reactivated 16th Air Force.[8]

Overview

The organization organizes, trains, equips and presents assigned forces and capabilities to conduct intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance for combatant commanders and the nation. It also implements and oversees the execution of Air Force policies intended to expand ISR capabilities.

The organization comprises over 30,000 people at about 65 locations worldwide.

On 14 July 2014, the

numbered air force assigned to Air Combat Command, on 1 October 2014.[9][10] The redesignation took place on 29 September 2014 at Joint Base San Antonio
.

Units

Assigned units

Five active duty wings and one center are assigned to the Twenty-Fifth Air Force.

Wings

Centers

  • Patrick Air Force Base
    , Florida

Supported units

25 AF is responsible for mission management and support of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance operations.[5]

Air National Guard units

History

United States Air Force Security Service

Air Force Intelligence was first established as the United States Air Force Security Service (USAFSS) on 20 October 1948.

Kelly Air Force Base
in August 1953.

During the

Korean Peninsula
.

During the early days of the

Boeing RB-50 Superfortress and Boeing RC-135. The USAFSS established communications stations in Germany, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Scotland, and later installed AN/FLR-9
"Elephant Cage" radar sites in Alaska, England, Italy, Japan, the Philippines, and Turkey.

The USAFSS became involved in the

SIGINT platforms launched out of Thailand and Da Nang Air Base, Viet Nam; and, commencing in 1967, SAC RC-135s deployed to and operating out of Kadena Air Base
, Okinawa.

Electronic Security Command

On 1 August 1979, the Air Force redesignated the USAFSS as the Electronic Security Command (ESC), reflecting the organization's additional mission of improving the Air Force's use of

electronic warfare
technology in combat. In 1985, the Air Force tasked ESC with computer security, in addition to its intelligence and electronic warfare missions.

ESC provided intelligence support to the United States invasion of Panama in 1989 and were among the first U.S. military personnel to arrive in Saudi Arabia for the Gulf War. During that conflict, ESC personnel operated at three different locations in Saudi Arabia and Turkey.

Air Force Intelligence Command

On 1 October 1991, the Air Force redesignated ESC as the Air Force Intelligence Command (AFIC) and consolidated Air Force intelligence functions and resources into a single command. AFIC merged ESC with the Air Force Foreign Technology Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, the Air Special Activities Center at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and elements of the Air Force Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C. With the combined missions, AFIC was tasked with intelligence, security, electronic combat, foreign technology, and treaty monitoring.

Air Intelligence Agency

The organization was redesignated again when it became the Air Intelligence Agency on 1 October 1993. During the 1990s, AIA personnel deployed to support NATO operations during the Bosnian War and Kosovo War, and as part of Operations Southern Watch and Northern Watch in Southwest Asia.

In February 2001, the Air Force assigned AIA to

War in Afghanistan, and the Iraq War
.

Air Force ISR Agency

In August 2006, General T. Michael Moseley, the Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, directed that the Air Force intelligence efforts stress intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities. AIA was eventually redesignated the Air Force ISR Agency (AFISRA) on 8 June 2007. The organization change included transforming AFISRA into a field operating agency and reassigning it from Air Combat Command to Headquarters Air Force. With the change, AFISRA reported to the Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance.

Beginning in 2009, AFISRA personnel deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan to support MC-12W as part of Project Liberty.

Lineage

Organized as a major command on 26 October 1948
Redesignated: Electronic Security Command on 1 August 1979
Redesignated: Air Force Intelligence Command on 1 October 1991
Redesignated: Air Intelligence Agency on 1 October 1993
Redesignated: Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Agency on 8 June 2007
Redesignated: Twenty-Fifth Air Force on 1 October 2014
  • Inactivated on 11 October 2019

Assignments

  • United States Air Force, 26 October 1948
  • Air Combat Command, 1 February 2001
  • United States Air Force, 8 June 2007
  • Air Combat Command, 1 October 2014

Components

Wings

Groups and Centers

Stations

List of commanders

No. Commander Term
Portrait Name Took office Left office Term length
1
John N.T. Shanahan
Major General
John N.T. Shanahan
29 September 20143 August 2015308 days
2
Bradford J. Shwedo
3 August 201531 May 20171 year, 301 days
3
Mary F. O’Brien
31 May 201729 August 20192 years, 90 days
4
Timothy D. Haugh
Major General
Timothy D. Haugh
29 August 201911 October 201943 days

See also

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

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