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The USAFSS emblem. The globe symbolizes worldwide influence, the lightning bolt symbolizes communications, the wing symbolizes the Air Force itself, and the sword symbolizes protection and security. The United States Air Force Security Service (often abbreviated USAFSS) was the 's /Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) branch; with its motto being Freedom through Vigilance.

Emulator Nintendo Gamecube. It was created in October 1948 and operated until 1979, when the branch was re-designated as the. It was re-designated again as Air Force Intelligence Command,, the, and is currently designated as the (25 AF). Contents • • • • • • Composition [ ] Composed primarily of airmen selected from the best of the Air Force's enlisted recruits (the top 1/2 of 1 percent), the USAFSS was a secretive and tight-knit branch of Air Force tasked with monitoring, collecting and interpreting military voice and electronic signals from countries of interest. The and their satellite countries were a primary focus. USAFSS intelligence was often analyzed in the field, and the results transmitted to the for further analysis and distribution to other intelligence recipients. Locations and Tasks [ ] Individual airmen—stationed at locations scattered across the globe, ranging from, to to to to to to —did a variety of jobs, almost all of them related to listening to and interpreting Eastern Bloc,, and communications.

Drama Korea I Hear Your Voice Sub Indonesia. Some airmen were linguists who listened to voice communications. Known as morse intercept operators, or 'ditty-boppers', another task was monitoring Soviet and other nations' military broadcasts. Others, such as non-morse intercept operators, were engaged in monitoring other types of radio signals such as single and multi-channel radio printer signals and facsimile transmissions. All communications were reviewed and interpreted by analysts. Locations like and were equipped with direction finding shops from which 'fixes' on targets could be obtained by requesting a line of bearing from other direction finding shops in other locations around the world. This would give a triangulation fix on a target and that target could then be plotted on a board and the coordinates then forwarded to take proper action on the targets.