Twenty-Fifth Air Force
| Twenty-Fifth Air Force | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1948–present |
| Country |
 United States
|
| Branch |
 United States Air Force
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| Type | Numbered Air Force |
| Role | Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance |
| Part of |
United States Air Force Air Combat Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Joint Base San Antonio, Texas |
| Motto(s) | Freedom Through Vigilance |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Maj Gen Bradford J. "B.J." Shwedo |
| Insignia | |
| 25th Air Force emblem |  |
Twenty-Fifth Air Force (25 AF) is a numbered air force (NAF) with the United States Air Force (USAF). 25 AF was established on 29 September 2014 by redesignating the Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency (a field operating agency) under Headquarters, United States Air Force, to a numbered air force aligned under Air Combat Command. USAF also realigned the 9th Reconnaissance Wing and the 55th Wing under the new NAF. It is headquartered at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.
Its primary mission is to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) products, applications, capabilities and resources, to include cyber and geospatial forces and expertise. Additionally, it is the service cryptologic component (SCC) responsible to the National Security Agency and Central Security Service for Air Force cryptographic activities.
25 AF was originally activated as the United States Air Force Security Service on 20 October 1948, at Arlington Hall, Washington, D.C., with a mission of cryptology and communications security.
25 AF is commanded by Maj Gen Bradford J. "B.J." Shwedo. Its Command Chief Master Sergeant is Command Chief Master Sgt. Roger A Towberman, 25th Air Force.
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