480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing
| 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing | |
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| Active | 1943–1944, 1985 – present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch |
United States Air Force (United States Army Air Forces, World War II) |
| Type | Wing |
| Role | Intelligence |
| Part of | Air Force ISR Agency |
| Garrison/HQ | Langley Air Force Base |
| Motto(s) | Non Potestis Latere – "You Can’t Hide" |
| Engagements |
World War II -Battle of the Atlantic |
| Decorations |
 Army Presidential Unit Citation - USAAF, 480th Antisubmarine Group, 1942-1943 |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Colonel [Timothy D. Haugh], 6 June 2014 – present |
The 480th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing (480th ISR Wing) is headquartered at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia.
The 480th ISR Wing leads Air Force globally networked ISR operations. The wing operates and maintains the Air Force Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS), also known as the AN/GSQ-272 "Sentinel" weapon system, conducting imagery, cryptologic, and measurement and signatures intelligence activities. The unit processes twenty terabytes of data each day.
The wing employs more than 4,100 people. In addition, more than 700 Air Reserve Component members volunteered to augment the wing's team as it engages in the War on Terrorism. In total, the 480th ISR Wing operates and manages $5 billion of intelligence resources.
The wing traces its history back to 1943 when it was formed as the 480th Antisubmarine Group. In 1951, it became the 580th Air Resupply and Communications Wing, and it inactivated in 1953. The wing was officially redesignated the 480th Intelligence Wing and reactivated 1 December 2003. It was organized under Eighth Air Force, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, and Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. Air Force officials announced 14 January 2008, the transfer of the 480th Intelligence Wing from 8th AF to the Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency.
The group was formed on June 19, 1943, at Port Lyautey, French Morocco in North Africa, as one of the unit's of the Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command during World War II. The group came from squadrons at RAF St Eval, England who deployed to Port Lyautey as the 2037th Antisubmarine Wing (Provisional) the previous March after training with RAF Coastal Command in aerial anti-submarine warfare techniques.
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