BY ORDER OF THE XXXXX 1995

aiamd1504

AIR INTELLIGENCE AGENCY MISSION DIRECTIVE 1504

15 DECEMBER 1995

HQ AIR INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

Intelligence

NATIONAL AIR INTELLIGENCE CENTER

AFSCR 23-2, 4 April 1988.

HQ AIA/XRMO

MSgt Lisa M. Dillard

HQ AIA/XRM

Lt Col Gerald R. Riley

F; X:

HQ AIA/IMSP

HQ AIA/XRMO

HQ USAF/PEO/INXX

1 each

HQ NAIC/CC/XP

2 each

AUL/LSE

1. Mission. The National Air Intelligence Center (NAIC) acquires, collects, analyzes, produces, and disseminates foreign aerospace intelligence to meet the needs of operational, acquisition, and policymaker customers. NAIC exploits data on and assesses the capabilities, intentions, and application of foreign aerospace forces, weapon systems, and technologies--both current and future.

2. Command. NAIC is directly subordinate to HQ Air Intelligence Agency and its head-quarters is located at Wright-Patterson AFB OH.

3. Responsibilities. NAIC:

3.1. Conducts aerospace intelligence data exploitation and produces all-source finished intelligence products under the auspices of the Department of Defense Intelligence Production Program, managed by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA).

3.2. Participates in the conduct of information operations by providing all-source finished intelligence and data exploitation products and services on current and future foreign capabilities and intentions.

3.3. Provides Air Force-specific intelligence applications support, including conventional mission planning, target materials, multisource analysis, operational intelligence, and simulator validation (SIMVAL).

3.4. Provides support to treaty, United Nations resolution, and weapons monitoring activities (for example, START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty), CFE (Conventional Forces Europe), and Open Skies). Includes efforts related to nonproliferation in support of US foreign policy objectives.

3.5. Serves as DIA or intelligence community executive agent for:

3.5.1. Foreign instrumentation signals (FIS) processing as designated by the deputy director for Central Intelligence.

3.5.2. Scientific and Technical Intelligence Information Support Program (STIISP) as designated by DIA.

3.5.3. Electronic warfare integrated reprogramming (EWIR) data base as designated by DIA.

3.5.4. Foreign materiel exploitation responsibilities as designated by DIA.

3.5.5. Measurement and signature intelligence (MASINT) processing, exploitation, and dissemination as designated by DIA.

4. Relationships to Other Units or Agencies. NAIC is authorized direct communication with DIA and other agencies; Air Staff; major commands, and with their concurrence, their subordinate centers, wings, and groups; and customers on substantive intelligence issues. NAIC is authorized direct communications with HQ Air Force Materiel Command, HQ Aeronautical Systems Center, and the 88th Support Group. Policy and resource issues are worked through the AIA chain of command.

Joe Doe

Maj, USAF

Chief, Customer Services