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Definition of
the IC
Leadership of
the IC
Management of
the IC
Members of the
IC
Relationships
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The US Air
Force, one of the four military services in the Department of
Defense, is of course primarily concerned with the conduct of
military operations, and is not (in its entirety) part of the
IC. Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
(ISR) resources, however, do produce intelligence both for Air
Force use and for sharing across the Community, qualifying
this element (the Air Force ISR resource) as an IC member.
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ISR resources
are embedded in each Unified Command’s air component, down to the
wing and squadron levels. Air Force ISR specialists work at every
level of command, preparing for and conducting operations from
disaster and humanitarian relief, peacekeeping, counterterrorism,
and counternarcotics, to full-scale conflict.
Air Force ISR
Resource Contribution to Intelligence
Air Force ISR
operators seek to advance the Air Force core competency of
information superiority on a global basis. Their mission is to build
the foundation for information dominance in tomorrow’s battlespace
and to ensure mission success by delivering on-time, tailored ISR
information to users worldwide, from the crewmember to the Commander
in Chief. Customers include the acquisition community, its
associated research and development assets, and decisionmakers from
unit to national level. In conjunction with other military services
and national agencies, Air Force ISR provides accurate, timely
intelligence on air and space forces for US, allied, and coalition
forces at all echelons and levels of command.
Air Force
Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) professionals
are taking a leading role in defining the future of warfare while
moving toward a broader mission set of information operations. Faced
with a multidimensional battlespace, spanning ground, air, space,
and information realms, they constantly seek innovative ways to
establish dominance in those arenas, while denying the enemy the
same and while protecting our own information and forces from
attack. They ensure critical intelligence and target information are
protected and delivered to the right warfighter, at the right place,
at the right time.
Air Force ISR
contributes to national intelligence capabilities by operating a
worldwide array of ground-based, airborne, shipborne and space-based
high-technology sensor systems. These collection activities provide
information vital to achieving national objectives. Air Force
professionals use analysis tools and dissemination systems to tailor
this information for all levels of support. Theater commanders use
it to determine objectives; select options; and plan, conduct, and
evaluate combat operations. Combat crews use it to avoid threats,
maximize their effectiveness, and meet objectives.
The Air
Intelligence Agency (AIA) provides technical and general military
intelligence products and services to customers worldwide. A key
subordinate element is the National Air Intelligence Center (NAIC),
which is the nation’s premier center for exploitation and analysis
of adversary air, space, and long-range ballistic missile systems
using all-source information. Another major AIA unit is the Air
Force Information Warfare Center (AFIWC). The AFIWC spearheads
development of information warfare concepts, tools, and a wide array
of support services.
Air Force ISR
Information Operators are a vital element of US national security
capability—poised to meet the challenges of the 21st century while
operating in an expeditionary manner. |
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Related Links
Air
Force Web Site
Air
Intelligence Agency Web Site
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