693rd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group
The United States Air Force's 693rd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group is an intelligence unit located at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
Mission
The mission of the 693rd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group is to lead theater Air Force ISR operations through effective planning, collection, analysis, and dissemination, enabling theater and national warfighters to secure global vigilance, reach, and power.Lineage
- Established as the 693rd Electronic Security Wing on 21 June 1988
- Redesignated 693 Intelligence Wing and activated on 1 October 1991
- Redesignated 693 Intelligence Group on 21 June 2007
Assignments
- European Electronic Security Division 7 July 1988
- Air Force Intelligence Command, 1 October 1991 – 1 October 1993
- 70th Intelligence Wing, 12 July 2007
- 480th Intelligence Wing, 23 July 2008 – present
Components
- 6950th Electronic Security Group, 7 July 1988 – 23 July 1991, 12 July 2007 – present
- 6960th Electronic Security Group, c. 1 October 1991 – c. 1 October 1993
- 24th Intelligence Squadron, 1 April 2008 – present
- 402nd Intelligence Squadron, 1 October 2011 – present
- 450th Intelligence Squadron
- 485th Intelligence Squadron, 12 July 2007 – present
- 600th Electronic Security Squadron, 27 August 1992 – 1 October 1993
- 693rd Intelligence Support Squadron, 1 June 2010 – present
- 6906th Electronic Security Squadron, 1 October 1991 – 1 October 1993
- 6933rd Electronic Security Squadron, 1 October 1991 – 1 October 1993
- 6947th Electronic Security Squadron, 1 October 1991 – 1 October 1993
- 6948th Electronic Security Squadron, 1 October 1991 – 1 October 1993
- 6949th Electronic Security Squadron, 1 October 1991 – 1 October 1993
- 6951st Electronic Security Squadron, 1 May 1991 – 1 October 1991
- 6952nd Electronic Security Squadron, c. 1 May 1991 – c. 1 October 1991
- Electronic Security Squadron, Provisional, 6975th, attached c. 1 May 1991 – c. 1 October 1991
- 6993rd Electronic Security Squadron, 1 October 1991 – 1 October 1993
Stations
- RAF Chicksands, United Kingdom, 7 July 1988
- Kelly Air Force Base, Texas, 1 October 1991 – 1 October 1993
- Ramstein Air Base, Germany, 12 July 2007 – present
Awards