The Air Intelligence Agency formally has become the Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Agency, a field operating agency aligned under the Air Staff’s A2, Lt. Gen. David Deptula, deputy chief of staff for ISR. According to a June 21 release, the formal ceremony took place at Lackland AFB, Tex., on June 15—not June 8 as previously expected—with Air Combat Command boss, Gen. Ronald Keys officiating. AIA was aligned under ACC.
As the threat of Iranian-made drones grew, the Air Force rushed last year to equip F-15E Strike Eagles in the Middle East with a cheap, cost-effective way of defeating them. The service fielded the new capability in roughly a week.
