Air Intelligence Agency
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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