659th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group

The United States Air Force's 659th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group (659 ISRG) is an intelligence unit located at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.

659th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group
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Active	2010 – present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Dependant group
Role	Digital network intelligence, exploitation and analysis
Part of	70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing
Headquarters	Fort George G. Meade, Maryland
Decorations	Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

Mission

The mission of the 659 ISRG is to provide direct ISR support to the Sixteenth Air Force, which contributes to United States Cyber Command's mission.^[1] Squadron personnel focus on digital network exploitation analysis and digital network intelligence, and provide support to the National Security Agency.^[1]

History

The Air Force activated the 770th ISR Group (P) as a provisional group in October 2009 to evaluate providing ISR support to the Twenty-Fourth Air Force.^[1] The 770th ISR Group (P) was inactivated with the activation of the 659 ISRG.^{[citation needed]}

Assignments

Major Command

• Air Combat Command (29 Sep 2014–present)

Numbered Air Force/Field Operating Agency

• Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency (8 Sep 2010 – 28 Sep 2014)
• 25th Air Force (29 Sep 2014 – 10 Oct 2019)^[2]
• 16th Air Force (11 Oct 2019 – present)

Wings/Groups

• 70th ISR Wing (8 Sep 2010 – present)

Squadrons assigned

• 5th Intelligence Squadron - Fort Gordon, GA
• 7th Intelligence Squadron - Fort George G. Meade, MD
• 35th Intelligence Squadron - Joint Base San Antonio-Lackand, TX
• 37th Intelligence Squadron - Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, HI

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Bases stationed

• Fort George G. Meade, MD (8 Sep 2010 – present)