Definition of the IC
Leadership of the IC
Management of the IC
Members of the IC
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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
What's New at Air Force
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