Twenty-Fifth Air Force

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The Twenty-Fifth Air Force was a numbered air force of the U.S. Air Force responsible for airborne intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and cryptologic operations in support of national security.


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instanceOf United States Air Force unit
numbered air force
branch United States Air Force
commandStructure Air Combat Command
controlled ISR wings
intelligence groups
intelligence squadrons
country United States
dateDissolved 2019
dateFormed 2014
engagedIn global war on terrorism
intelligence support to contingency operations
formedFrom Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency
garrison Joint Base San Antonio–Lackland
San Antonio, Texas
headquartersLocation Joint Base San Antonio–Lackland
San Antonio, Texas
mergedInto Sixteenth Air Force
mission provide airborne ISR and cryptologic operations in support of national security
motto Eyes of the Eagle
nickname 25 AF
oversaw Air Force Distributed Common Ground System
Air Force cryptologic operations
Air Force targeting enterprise
parentOrganization United States Department of the Air Force
partOf Air Combat Command
precededBy Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency
responsibleFor airborne intelligence collection
measurement and signature intelligence
processing, exploitation, and dissemination of ISR data
signals intelligence
role cryptologic operations
intelligence
reconnaissance
surveillance
succeededBy Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber)
supported combatant commands
national intelligence community
theater global
type operational-level warfighting organization

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
United States Intelligence Community
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