Description

480th intelligence Wing Patch – Plastic Backing

A 3.58*3.41″ 480th intelligence Wing Patch – Plastic Backing

The 480th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing (480th ISR Wing) is headquartered at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia.

Mission
The 480th ISR Wing leads Air Force globally networked ISR operations. The wing operates and maintains the Air Force Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS), also known as the AN/GSQ-272 “Sentinel” weapon system, conducting imagery, cryptologic, and measurement and signatures intelligence activities.[1][2] The unit processes twenty terabytes of data each day.[3]

The 480th ISR Wing employs more than 6,000 civilian and military personnel, and operates and manages over $5 billion of intelligence resources.[4]

The 27th Intelligence Squadron is assigned directly to the wing and provides communication and network services. Tests and evaluates emerging information technologies and handles all aspects of the 480th ISR Wing security program.

480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group
Based at Fort Gordon, Georgia (13 May 2010 – present). Conducts real-time tactical and national intelligence collection, exploitation, analysis and reporting operations. The Group provides cryptologic products and services to war fighters and decision makers operating in, or concerned with, the CENTCOM, EUCOM, AFRICOM and SOCOM areas of responsibility. The Group also conducts Air Force National Tactical Integration and Tactics Analysis Studies Element missions for the 609th Air and Space Operations Center and is the Air Force component of the National Security Agency-Central Security Service-Georgia. The Group consists of the 3rd Intelligence Squadron, the 31st Intelligence Squadron, and the 451st Intelligence Squadron; all located at Fort Gordon, Georgia.

497th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group

Based at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. Delivers real-time high-confidence intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance products and services to Joint and Coalition forces and other designated government agencies. The Group consists of two active duty Squadrons, the 30th Intelligence Squadron and 10th Intelligence Squadron, one Air National Guard unit, the 192nd Intelligence Squadron (VA ANG), and a new classic Air Reserve unit, the 718th Intelligence Squadron, stood up to support the total force integration of the Wing and combat ISR operations.