9th Intelligence Squadron
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The United States Air Force
's 9th Intelligence Squadron (9 IS) is an intelligence unit located at Beale AFB, California
. The 9 IS is associated with U-2
and Distributed Common Ground System
(DCGS) operations.
to meet combatant commander requirements.
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 9th Intelligence Squadron (9 IS) is an intelligence unit located at Beale AFB, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. The 9 IS is associated with U-2
Lockheed U-2
The Lockheed U-2, nicknamed "Dragon Lady", is a single-engine, very high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft operated by the United States Air Force and previously flown by the Central Intelligence Agency . It provides day and night, very high-altitude , all-weather intelligence gathering...
and Distributed Common Ground System
Distributed Common Ground System
The Distributed Common Ground System, officially known as the AN/GSQ-272 Sentinel is a weapons system which produces intelligence for both the United States Army and United States Air Force...
(DCGS) operations.
Mission
The 9 IS operates and maintains the $15M Deployable Shelterized System-Film (DSS-F), the Department of Defense's only mobile film processing capability, as part of the Air Force Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) architecture. The unit also processes, exploits, and disseminates broad area, high-resolution imagery collected by the U-2Lockheed U-2
The Lockheed U-2, nicknamed "Dragon Lady", is a single-engine, very high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft operated by the United States Air Force and previously flown by the Central Intelligence Agency . It provides day and night, very high-altitude , all-weather intelligence gathering...
to meet combatant commander requirements.
Previous designations
- 9th Intelligence Squadron (9 Jan 2003-Present)
- 9th Intelligence Support Squadron (29 Aug 1991-8 Jan 2003)
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)
Wings/Groups/Divisions
- 548th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group548th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance GroupThe United States Air Force's 548th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group is an intelligence unit located at Beale AFB, California.-Mission:...
(1 Dec 2003–Present) - 9th Operations Group9th Reconnaissance WingThe 9th Reconnaissance Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Combat Command Eighth Air Force. It is stationed at Beale Air Force Base, California...
(1 Sep 1991-1 Dec 2003)
Decorations
- Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
- 1 Jun 2002- 1 Dec 2003
- 1 Jun 2000-31 May 2002
- 1 Jun 1998-31 May 2000
- 1 Jun 1996-31 May 1998
- 1 Jul 1994-30 Jun 1995
- 1 Jul 1993-30 Jun 1994
- 1 Sep 1991-30 Jun 1993