Armed Forces Security Agency
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The Armed Forces Security Agency was a U.S. military signals intelligence and cryptologic organization that served as the direct predecessor to the National Security Agency.
Aliases (1)
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military organization
→
cryptologic organization → signals intelligence agency → |
| activity |
decryption of foreign communications
→
interception of foreign communications → protection of U.S. military communications security → |
| alsoKnownAs | AFSA → |
| country |
United States of America
→
surface form: "United States"
|
| dateFounded | 1949-05-20 → |
| dissolutionYear | 1952 → |
| dissolved | 1952-11-04 → |
| era | Cold War → |
| formedBy |
United States Air Force
→
United States Army → United States Navy → |
| headquartersCity | Arlington, Virginia NERFINISHED → |
| headquartersCountry |
United States of America
→
surface form: "United States"
|
| headquartersLocation | Arlington Hall → |
| historicalRole | centralizing cryptologic activities of U.S. armed services → |
| inceptionYear | 1949 → |
| jurisdiction | United States government communications and signals → |
| locationOfFormation |
United States of America
→
surface form: "United States"
|
| militaryBranch |
United States Air Force
→
United States Army → United States Navy → |
| notableFor | being the direct predecessor of the National Security Agency → |
| operatedBy |
Department of Defense
→
surface form: "United States Department of Defense"
|
| oversight |
Department of Defense
→
surface form: "United States Department of Defense"
|
| parentAgency |
Department of Defense
→
surface form: "United States Department of Defense"
|
| partOf | United States Armed Forces → |
| predecessorOf | National Security Agency → |
| primaryFunction |
code making and code breaking
→
communications intelligence → cryptanalysis → signals intelligence → |
| reasonForDissolution | reorganization of U.S. signals intelligence under the National Security Agency → |
| reorganizedInto | National Security Agency → |
| responsibleFor | coordination of U.S. military communications intelligence → |
| scope | worldwide signals intelligence collection → |
| subordinateTo |
Joint Chiefs of Staff
→
United States Secretary of Defense →
surface form: "Secretary of Defense"
|
| successorOf | Armed Forces Security Agency → |
| typeOfOrganization | military intelligence agency → |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form: "National Security Agency"