The United States Air Force

United States Air Force

The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...

's 691st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group (691 ISRG) is an intelligence unit located at RAF Menwith Hill

RAF Menwith Hill

RAF Menwith Hill is a Royal Air Force station near Harrogate, North Yorkshire which provides communications and intelligence support services to the United Kingdom and the United States of America...

, United Kingdom.

Mission

The mission of the 691 ISR Group is to execute operations providing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance to national decision makers, while providing planning, programming, logistics, and systems engineering expertise to execute cryptologic missions, in addition to promoting community relations and public affairs initiatives within a multinational and multi-service environment.

Previous designations

• 691st Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group (1 Jan 2009–present)
• 691st Intelligence Group (10 Jan 2008 – 1 Jan 2009)
• 691st Electronic Security Wing (21 Jun 1988 – 1 Oct 1991)
• 6910 Electronic Security Wing (1 Jul 1981 – 21 Jun 1988)

Major command/Field operating agency

• Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency (8 Jun 2007–present)
• Air Intelligence Agency (1 Oct 1993 – 8 Jun 2007)
• Air Force Intelligence Command (1 Oct 1991 – 1 Oct 1993)
• Electronic Security Command (1 Nov 1979 – 1 Oct 1991)

Wings/Groups

• 70th ISR Wing (31 Jan 2008 – present)
• European Electronic Security Division (15 Jul 1988 – 1 Oct 1991)

Squadrons assigned

• 451st Intelligence Squadron
  451st Intelligence Squadron
  The United States Air Force's 451st Intelligence Squadron is an intelligence unit located at RAF Menwith Hill, United Kingdom.-Previous designations:*451st Intelligence Squadron...
  
   – RAF Menwith Hill, United Kingdom (31 Jan 2008 – present)
  • Detachment 1, 451st Intelligence Squadron
    451st Intelligence Squadron
    The United States Air Force's 451st Intelligence Squadron is an intelligence unit located at RAF Menwith Hill, United Kingdom.-Previous designations:*451st Intelligence Squadron...
    
     – RAF Digby
    RAF Digby
    RAF Digby is a Royal Air Force station which, since March 2005, has been operated by the Ministry of Defence's Joint Service Signals Organisation, part of the Intelligence Collection Group. Formerly a training and fighter airfield, it is currently a tri-service military signals installation located...
    
    , United Kingdom (31 Jan 2008 – present)

• • Detachment 4, *691st ESW Det 4 Stuttgart Army Airfield - Echterdingen, Germany (15 Jul 1988 – 1 Oct 1991)

Bases stationed

• RAF Menwith Hill, United Kingdom (31 Jan 2008 – present)
• Lindsey AS, Germany (1 Jul 1981 – 1 Oct 1991)

Decorations

• Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
  • 15 Jul 1988 – 30 Jun 1990

External links

• AF ISR Agency