TABLE OF CONTENTS
TOPICPAGE
ABOUT THE AUTHORi
IN MEMORIAMiii
SPECIAL THANKSiv
TABLE OF CONTENTSv
FOREWORDix
Far East and Pacific Island Mapxii
INTRODUCTION1
FTV History of Signals Intelligence in the U.S. Air Force1
U.S. Air Force - A Brief History2
U.S. Air Force Security Service - An Overview3
Book Layout5
Chapter Seven1069
USAFSS Operations - Alaska1069
Alaska Map - Early 1950's1070
USAFSS on the Northern Frontier1073
Welcome to Alaska - 2 June 19501085
Det A, 3rd RSM Activated at Adak1097
Det B, 3rd RSM Activated at Nome1108
USAFSS Operations at Naknek, Alaska1111
USAFSS Ops on St. Lawrence Island1115
Expanded USAFSS Operations in Alaska1126
Shemya - WW II and Early Cold War Years1128
USAFSS Ops Elmendorf - 1963-19791134
6981st ESS, Elmendorf - 1979-19931136
Japan and Far East Map1138
Chapter Eight1139
USAFSS Operations in Far East1139
1st RSM Expansion1149
1st RSM - Operations Cadre1154
1st RSM - First Russian Intercept Ops1162
USAFSS - Early Operations at Misawa1163
Hokkaido Island Map1165
USAFSS - Early Ops at Wakkanai1166
1st RSM Beginnings at Misawa1169
1st RSM Relocation to Misawa1184
ACRP Operations - Misawa1193
301st IS Celebrates 65th Anniversary1215
USAFSS - Early Operations at Ashiya1222
Map of Korea1226
COMINT Support in Korean War1227
USAFSS COMSEC Team Joins The Fight1230
1st RSM Intercept Team to Korea1236
Evacuating Pyongyang1240
Retreat from Seoul to Taegu1242
Det C, 1st RSM Activated in Korea1243
"Cho's Boys" - ROKAF COMINT Team1251
The Padre1262
Voice Intercept - Soviet Pilots in Korea1266
PY-do and Cho-do - AC&W Sites1269
Team Two - Special Linguist Team1272
Detachment 12, Wakkanai, Japan1281
6920th Security Group - Johnson AB1312
15th RSM - Ashiya AB, Japan1316
Detached Operations on Cho-do1327
Enemy SIGINT Ops - Korean War1330
Evacuating Cho-do1337
15th RSM Detached Ops on PY-do1338
6920th Security Wing - Shiroi1345
29th RSM - Clark Air Base, P.I.1346
84th RSM and 6924th RSM1350
1st RSM - Other Detached Units1351
RGM's Activated in Far East1357
6927th RSM - Onna Point, Okinawa1359
6918th RSM - Brady AB, Japan1361
USAFSS in Korea, 1955 - Forward1363
Far East USAFSS Reorg in 19621382
6926th SS (M) Activated at Clark1385
6987th RSM - Shu Lin Kou, Taiwan1386
6922nd SW Relocated to Clark AB, P.I.1398
USAFSS Far East, Final Years1408
USAFSS Support in Vietnam War1408
First USAFSS Operations in Vietnam1425
6923rd RSM - Tan Son Nhut, Vietnam1439
USAFSS Start-up on Monkey Mountain1441
College Eye/Rivet Gym1459
USAFSS Airborne Supt - Vietnam War1464
6988th Security Squadron Ops in SEA1467
ACRP Mission Processing at Da Nang1475
First Vietnamese Airborne Operators1481
6990th Scty Sqdn - Limited History1490
Comfy Echo1493
6990th After Vietnam1498
Project Sour Grapes1499
Operation Drill Press1502
Project Hawkeye1507
6994th Security Squadron1512
Iron Horse and 6924th SS/Da Nang1520
Sapper, Mortar and Rocket Attacks1521
6924th Fatality, 8 April 19701535
Son Tay Raid, 21 Nov 19701539
Relocating 6924th Security Squadron1542
6924th SS, Ramasun Station, Thailand1547
Phasedown of 6924th SS1553
6908th Security Squadron1554
Comfy Gator1558
Olympic Torch1559
Teaball1563
Eagle Pull1568
Frequent Wind1568
Mayaguez Incident1571
6924th Security Squadron Deactivated1574
6924th ESS/324th IS1576
APPENDIX A - ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS1579
APPENDIX B-USAFSS UNIT LOCATIONS1595
APPENDIX C-Reginald G. M. Gilbert Biosketch1615
APPENDIX D-Leslie J. Bolstridge Biosketch1617
INDEX1621
NOTES1643

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