Active 199?-present Type Intelligence Garrison/HQ Beale AFB, California | Country United States Part of AF ISR Agency/548 ISRG | |
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Branch United States Air Force | ||
The United States Air Force's 48th Intelligence Squadron (48 IS) is an intelligence unit located at Beale AFB, California. The 48 IS is associated with U-2 operations.
Mission
The 48 IS provides in-garrison and deployed communications and logistics maintenance for the DGS-2 and Deployable Shelterized System-Film (DSS-F) elements of the AN/GSQ-272 SENTINEL (also known as Distributed Common Ground System, or DCGS). The unit also ensures multisource intelligence from U-2, Predator, Reaper, and Global Hawk aircraft is exploited in real-time and sent to combatant commanders and warfighting forces.
References
48th Intelligence Squadron Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA