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The Air Intelligence Agency, headquartered at Kelly Air Force Base,
Texas, is a field operating agency reporting directly to the Headquarters
U.S. Air Force assistant chief of staff for intelligence. AIA, activated
on Oct. 1, 1993, is the Air Force's single source intelligence agency,
combining various intelligence disciplines to provide current, accurate
data to air component commanders and national decision makers.
Mission
AIA provides multi-source intelligence products, applications, services
and resources in the areas of information warfare/command and control
warfare (IW/C2W), security, acquisition, foreign weapons systems and
technology, and treaty monitoring. It is the executive agent for U.S.
Air Force-wide intelligence roles and functions.
Personnel and Resources
AIA has 16,000 military and civilian personnel serving at some 95 locations
around the globe.
 Organization
National Air Intelligence Center
The National Air Intelligence Center (NAIC) at Wright-Patterson Air
Force Base, Ohio, is the Air Force's single all-source aerospace intelligence
center. Its mission is to support the warfighter, the acquisition community
and the national policy maker by acquiring, collecting, analyzing, producing
and disseminating foreign aerospace intelligence to the U.S. Air Force,
the unified commands, sister services, other members of the intelligence
community and allies.
The NAIC was formed Oct. 1, 1993, by combining the Foreign Aerospace
Science and Technology Center, which focuses primarily on the production
of scientific and technical intelligence, and the 480th Intelligence
Group, which focuses on the preparation of cockpit-oriented target material
and mission planning intelligence. The 480th includes the 20th, 27th,
36th and 123rd Intelligence squadrons. In July 1994, the 497th Intelligence
Group Directorate of Assessments, which provides analysis support directly
to the Air Staff and other intelligence organizations in the Washington,
D.C., area, was integrated into NAIC. The consolidation of these three
units resulted in a significant mission expansion enabling NAIC to provide
fully integrated intelligence products tailored to customer requirements.
Air Force Information Warfare Center
The Air Force Information Warfare Center (AFIWC) was activated on Sept.
10, 1993. Formerly the Air Force Electronic Warfare Center, AFIWC was
established by combining the securities functions of the Air Force Cryptologic
Support Center with the functions performed by AFEWC. The center is the
focal point for development and application of information dominance
in future warfare. It provides commanders with products and services
to wage command and control warfare.
The center is charged with protecting friendly command and control capability
including U.S. Air Force computer security. It is the primary source
of electronic warfare and command, control and communications countermeasure
analysis and advice for the Air Force. It also maintains a massive data
base of electronic combat-related information that is used throughout
the Department of Defense. The data assists air component commanders
in making electronic combat decisions.
AFIWC performs analyses to support planning, developing and testing
using the latest electronic warfare equipment. The center also supports
the electronic combat acquisition process, from development of statements
of need through final testing by providing specialized analysis to Air
Force major commands and the Air Staff.
497th Intelligence Group
The 497th IG, located at Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C., provides
specialized intelligence services to Headquarters U.S. Air Force and
other U.S. Air Force units worldwide. The group provides tailored intelligence
assessments in support of Air Staff planning and policy formulation:
monitoring, analyzing and reporting on hostile action against the United
States and its allies. The organization also provides functional management
for all Air Force targeting issues and for all U.S. Air Force sensitive
compartmented information security functions.
544th Intelligence Group
The 544th IG, headquartered at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., provides
intelligence and information to Air Force Space Command (AFSPC). The
group was established to provide a single focal point for continental
U.S. based operational space issues and to posture AIA to better support
AFSPC and national agencies. The group was activated on Sept. 7, 1993.
67th Intelligence Wing
The 67th Intelligence Wing (IW), headquartered at Kelly Air Force Base,
Texas, manages the agency's global mission. The wing manages the planning
of all-source intelligence, information warfare and security support.
It assists Air Force components in the development of concepts, exercises
and employment of AIA forces to support low-intensity conflict, counterdrugs
and special operations as AIA's integrated wing. Subordinated to the
wing are four intelligence groups located in the continental U.S., Hawaii
and Germany.
More than 9,600 personnel are assigned to the 67th IW, making it the
largest wing in the Air Force in terms of geographical area of coverage
and number of people assigned. The wing was activated on Oct. 1, 1993.
Support to the Joint Command and Control Warfare Center
AIA also supports the Joint Command and Control Warfare Center, (JC2WC)
a Joint Chiefs of Staff Organization collocated with Headquarters AIA.
The AIA commander is also the JC2WC director.
Point of Contact
Air
Intelligence Agency, Public Affairs Office; 102 Hall Boulevard,
Suite 234; San Antonio TX 78243-7036; DSN 969-2166 or (210) 977-2166,
e-mail: aia.pa@aus.siginet.
Above Information Courtesy
of United States Air Force
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