20th Intelligence Squadron Located at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., was assigned in 1992.

27th Intelligence Squadron Located at Langley Air Force Base, Va., was assigned in 1990.

36th Intelligence Squadron Located at Langley Air Force Base, Va., was assigned in 1990.

Also, the 123rd Intelligence Squadron, an Arkansas Air National Guard Unit, located at Little Rock Air Force Base, is gained during wartime.

Subordinated squadrons provide both scheduled and ad hoc intelligence tailored to the unique, immediate needs of air warfighters. They employ the concepts and processes of virtual production, application utilizing a myriad of state- of- the- art information processing and production systems and on- line databases. The unit has committed itself to being ever vigilant of the constant advances in information processing, storage and dissemination technologies. It is also recognized throughout the intelligence and operational community as a leader in the testing, evaluation and application of new technologies to meet the needs of current and emerging weapons systems and their employed munitions. The unit has been instrumental in recent innovative programs and projects that included the development of digital target materials, production of digital materials for Air Force Mission Support Systems, virtual production and providing air combat units with near- real- time imagery information for mission planning and execution.

Since its origination in 1969, the 480th has been awarded five Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards.

20TH INTELLIGENCE SQUADRON

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The patch was approved in 1958. The cloud and sky are symbolic of the squadron's historic flying mission. "Yosemite Sam" represents squadron personnel carrying on the activities of the unit, map reading, target location and visual reconnaissance. Sam's gun is symbolic of target- making weapons and devices, and the camera system indicates photographic reconnaissance. The lightning bolt represents direct destruction from the air, artillery adjustment and fighter strikes. The 20th IS provides mission planning support primarily to bomber units in support of U. S. Strategic Command. It maintains liaison between NAIC and U. S. Strategic Command on nuclear targeting, weaponeering and battle damage assessment issues.

MISSION

The mission of the 20th is to pro-vide prompt, precise intelligence enabling warfighters to safely engage and achieve global objectives. The 20th processes and analyzes raw electronic intelligence data, and prepares both operational and technical ELINT reports and studies.

The 20th is organized into three flights:

Target Materials

Combat Applications

Operations

The Target Material Flight produces precise coordinated measurements and mission- support materials for Air Force bomber, fighter and other airborne platforms engaged in exercise, training or actual combat operations.

It provides graphics, coordinated measurements and aim point selection assistance supporting nuclear, conventional and humanitarian relief operations. It also performs distribution of maps and charts supporting short- notice mission planning and flying requirements Air Force wide.

The Combat Applications Flight activities entail providing direct application support for specified combat customers. This includes an AIA node for operational dissemination of near- real time imagery to Air Force and Department of Defense users worldwide; and is Air Combat Command's point of contact for pre-mission survivability and threat assessments, target analysis, weaponeering support and post- mission combat assessments for the Conventional Air Launched Cruise Missile program. Additionally, it performs modeling and simulation survivability analysis studies for requesting customers and is the executive manager for the Integrated Air Defense systems efforts.

The Operations Flight provides the day- to- day operating support to the other flights within the 20th. These activities are dispersed through branches who perform the activities of planning, requirements management, systems maintenance, logistics support and resource management.

The 20th IS began its origins as the 20th Photographic Mapping Squadron in 1942. In these early years, the unit worked under many different names and was stationed all over the world from Sydney, Australia, to Newark, N. J., to Yokota, Japan. They participated in the Pacific air offensive and the occupation of Japan until inactivation in 1946.

The 20th was back in service for the Korean War as the 20th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron until 1967. In 1992, it was reactivated and designated the 20th Air Intelligence Squadron under the newly formed Air Combat Command, operating out of Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. A year later, it was redesignated as the 20th Intelligence Squadron under the Air Intelligence Agency. Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. was established in 1896 as Fort Cook, and is currently the oldest "fort" west of the Mississippi River.

Fort Cook was named after Gen. George Cook, who was famous for more than 20 years of service during the Indian Wars.

In 1924, they added a runway and the base became Offutt Air Field after Lt. Jarvis Offutt, Omaha's first air casualty. It became Offutt Air Force Base, Neb., in 1948 when the Army and Air Force became separate services.

Offices of the 20th IS are located in the Martin Bomber Building, the same building that manufactured B-26 Marauders and B- 29 Superfortressess.

Both the "Enola Gay" and "Bock's Car," the B- 29s which dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were built here. The Martin Bomber Building, or Building D, is one- third the size of the Pentagon.

27th Intelligence Squadron

The 27th Intelligence Squadron's mission is to expertly serve the 480th IG and other Department of Defense organizations using skilled professionals and leading edge technologies and to develop, provide and manage systems and production infrastructures and services.

The 27th IS is responsible for sustaining the 480th's daily operations. It operates and maintains automated production support systems, a secondary imagery dissemination sys-tem and photographic and litho-graphic facilities for the group. Their vision is to become an unrivaled source of information warfare support and achieve a virtual based infrastructure to fuse multimedia applications and products through emerging technologies and state- of-the- art facilities in anticipation of customer needs for information dominance and operational supremacy. The 27th provides the communication, photographic, dissemination and facility, security and logistics management necessary for the 480th to deliver high- quality, time- sensitive, imagery based intelligence for dissemination to U. S. and allied war-fighters around the globe.

The 27th Intelligence Squadron is comprised of two flights:

Production Services

Systems/ Data Base Management

The Systems and Database Management Flight provides state- of- the-art communications and computing and the Production Services provides a broad range of essential services. The Visual Information Branch provides digital and wet imagery processing, still photography and 35mm slide production, high- speed, large-volume reproduction and graphic design.

The Dissemination Branch distributes and tracks all outgoing products, maintains a chart library with worldwide coverage and the basic target and training graphic repository.

Also, the Security Branch manages the group's programs and maintains unit and visitor security clearances and facility security devices. The Facility Branch manages the entire facility and grounds including upgrades and construction. The Logistics Branch manages the group's supply and equipment accounts. The unit was active during World War II when it won seven campaign streamers, a Distinguished Unit Citation and the French Croix de Guerre with Palm. The 27th was inactivated in December 1945 then reactivated in September 1990.

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Bat outahell: red cloaked batman with oxygen mask and headset

Aerial Cameras: model K- 17, 18, 22, 24 in various formats

Map Section: connecting the twin fuselage

White cloud formation: highlight-ing the batman and representing the sky P- 38 Lightning: unique twin-boom airframe, fastest long- range fighter

Lightning Bolts: Representing the aircraft's name, and the crew's flying style

Bare metal: flying without paint shaved an extra 300- 4000 pounds, given it more speed

Blue: as camouflage to hide form gunners as they made high speed runs over de-fended targets

Normandy stripes: often left to keep our gunners from shooting down single or small groups of P- 38s

Nose art: Like most WWII flyers, F- 4 and F- 5 crew often personalized their aircraft. They often painted small swastikas on the nose for each mission over enemy territory.

36th Intelligence Squadron

The 36th IS provides tactical target materials, special targeting and weaponeering analysis, and tailored digital data bases to support U. S. Air Force weapons systems, mission planning and aircrew training.

The squadron also provides focused and tailored intelligence to meet the specific requirements of Air Force units preparing for deployment, while they are deploying, and during the time they are deployed.

The 36th is organized into four flights:

Digital Materials

Intelligence Applications

Targeting/ Recognition Materials

Requirements Management

The Digital Materials Flight provides accurate digital maps, charts, elevation data, detailed geo coded imagery and other digital products supporting automated mission planning needs and unique requirements for advanced weapon systems.

It serves as the Air Force's sole producer of multi- spectral imagery. The Intelligence Applications Flight supports combat air forces, training units, the NAIC and AIA staffs by producing materials, targeting analysis and specialized target studies.

The Targeting/ Recognition Materials Flight produces ad hoc and scheduled general military intelligence to support exercise, training and combat operations of the Air Force and other Department of Defense aircrew members the same type of target materials they will be using in operational conditions as well as producing prototype target materials for future and developmental weapon systems.

The Requirements Management Flight assigns and tracks all ad hoc and scheduled production requirements. They also submit, track and monitor associated all- source intelligence collections.

The 36th was originally called the 28th Observation Squadron July 1942 and activated at Goodman Field, Ky.

The 28th held many different designations including the 28th Reconnaissance Squadron, April 2, 1943; the 28th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron in August; the 36th Photographic Mapping Squadron in October; and the 36th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, March 1944.

In those early years, the unit served in the United States, New Guinea, Philippines, Okinawa and Chofu, Japan.

The 36th PRS was inactivated in February 1946. In September 1990, the unit was redesignated as the 36th Tactical Intelligence Squadron at Langley Air Force Base, Va., and assigned to the 480th.

In November 1991, the 36th TIS was redesignated as the 36th Air Intelligence Squadron and in October 1993, it was redesignated as the 36th Intelligence Squadron.