The Alaska Mission Operations Center (AMOC) is a U.S. National Security Agency facility located on Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska.[1] The facility is considered one of two "consolidated intelligence centers"[clarification needed] and is supported by the 373d Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group of the 70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing of the U.S. Air Force.[1][2] Along with the Misawa Security Operations Center (MSOC) in Japan, the AMOC provides combat intelligence to battlefield commanders, combatant commands, and U.S. Department of Defense leadership.[1] The NSA operation at Elmendorf AFB was a suspected ECHELON ground station.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "U.S. Air Force Fact Sheet: 70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing". U.S. Air Force. March 2013. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ^ "Air Force ISR Agency Instruction 10-102: Cryptologic Operations" (PDF). U.S. Air Force. November 14, 2007. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
- ^ "Declassified documents confirm secret worldwide US surveillance network". Yahoo! News. Agence France-Presse. February 4, 2000. Archived from the original on July 17, 2014.
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