18th Intelligence Squadron

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unit_name= 18th Intelligence Squadron


caption= 18th Intelligence Squadron emblem
dates= 1993-Present
country= United States
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branch= United States Air Force
type= Intelligence
role= Space Control Intelligence
size= Squadron
command_structure=544th Information Operations Group/AFSPC
current_commander= Lt. Col Laura Ryan
garrison= Vandenberg AFB
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motto= SPACE DOMINANCE
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The 18th Intelligence Squadron (18 IS) is a space control intelligence organization of the United States Air Force, located at Vandenberg AFB, California.

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.Richelson, Jeffrey. The United States Intelligence Community, 3rd edition

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. [http://www.thememoryhole.org/mil/aia/aia-md-1520.pdf AIR INTELLIGENCE AGENCY MISSION DIRECTIVE 1520 - 18TH INTELLIGENCE SQUADRON]

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

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.

Major Command

*Air Force Cyber Command (2008-Present)
*Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency (2007-2008)
*Air Combat Command (???-2007)
*Air Force Space Command (1997-200x)

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)

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)

ubordinate Units

**18th IS, Detachment 1 - Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0QUY/is_2004_Nov/ai_n15387388 AIA Spokesman November 2004] (relocated from Holloman AFB, New Mexico [http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/aia/cyberspokesman/97aug/544ig.htm AIA Spokesman August 1997] )
**18th IS, Detachment 2 - Osan AB, Republic of Korea [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0QUY/is_2004_March/ai_n6135085 AIA Spokesman March 2004]
**18th IS, Detachment 3 - Misawa AB, Japan [Deactivated 2001]
**18th IS, Detachment 4 - RAF Feltwell, United Kingdom [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0QUY/is_2005_June/ai_n15387376 AIA Spokesman June 2005]
**18th IS, Detachment 5 - RAF Edzell, Scotland [http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/aia/cyberspokesman/97aug/544ig.htm AIA Spokesman August 1997] [Deactivated] (1 Jan 1995 - 30 Sep 1997) [http://www.navycthistory.com/NSGStationsHistory.txt Naval Security Group Station History]

Locations

*Vandenberg AFB, California (???-Present)
*Peterson AFB, Colorado (1993-???)

Photo Gallery

References

External links

* [http://www.aia.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=4776 70th Intelligence Wing Fact Sheet]
* [http://www.afcyber.af.mil AFCYBER - Air Force Cyber Command]