Centra Spike

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Centra Spike is a former cover name for the U.S. Army’s Intelligence Support Activity, a highly secretive special operations intelligence unit specializing in signals intelligence and covert reconnaissance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cover name
military unit designation
alsoKnownAs CSA NERFINISHED
associatedWith Joint Special Operations Command NERFINISHED
United States special operations forces NERFINISHED
classification highly secretive
country United States of America
surface form: United States
coverNameFor Intelligence Support Activity NERFINISHED
field military intelligence
signals intelligence
special reconnaissance
militaryBranch United States Army
notableFor use as a cover designation for a black special mission unit
operationalFocus clandestine surveillance
collection of communications intelligence
support to special operations missions
partOf U.S. Army intelligence community NERFINISHED
role covert reconnaissance
signals intelligence
special operations intelligence support
securityLevel classified
status former cover name
successorName Intelligence Support Activity NERFINISHED
supports counterterrorism operations
covert action operations
special mission units
timePeriod Cold War era
late 20th century
usedBy U.S. Army NERFINISHED
United States Army Intelligence Support Activity NERFINISHED

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