| TOPIC | PAGE |
| ABOUT THE AUTHOR | i |
| IN MEMORIAM | iii |
| SPECIAL THANKS | iv |
| TABLE OF CONTENTS | v |
| FOREWORD | xvi |
| MAPS | xvii |
| INTRODUCTION FTV History of SIGINT in the US Air Force | 1 |
| US Air Force - A Brief History | 2 |
| USAFSS - An Overview | 3 |
| Book Layout | 4 |
| CHAPTER FIFTEEN USAFSS Spanish Linguists/Flyers | 2373 |
| "The Beaners" - Origin | 2374 |
| Cuban Missile Crisis | 2375 |
| Beaners - Nicaraguan Civil War, 1979 | 2387 |
| Beaner Operations - Panama | 2397 |
| Consolidated Mission Operations Center | 2404 |
| Operation Urgent Fury - Grenada | 2404 |
| Operation Just Cause - Panama | 2405 |
| Pacer Coin Incident - Peru | 2408 |
| Operation Uphold Democracy - Haiti | 2411 |
| End of an Era - 33rd IS Leaves Panama | 2412 |
| CHAPTER SIXTEEN 6949th Security Squadron History | 2415 |
| Det 1, 6940th SW Activated at Offutt AFB | 2415 |
| 6949th Scty Sqdn Activated | 2417 |
| Det 1, 6949th SS, Baltimore, MD | 2417 |
| RC-135C/Big Team | 2419 |
| RC-135U/Combat Sent | 2420 |
| Burning Pipe - First RC-135 Mission in Baltic | 2421 |
| Special KC-135 Recon Platforms | 2423 |
| Project Garlic Salt | 2425 |
| RC-135C Big Team Becomes RC-135V Rivet Joint | 2436 |
| Rivet Joint Block I | 2437 |
| Rivet Joint - USAF Primary Recon Platform | 2439 |
| Air Force's Newest RJ - RC-135W 62-4126 | 2441 |
| 6944th Security Wing, Offutt AFB, History | 2443 |
| RJ Block II - Bridge to the Future | 2443 |
| RJ Block II - Tom Adams' Perspective | 2454 |
| Automated Analysis R&D | 2462 |
| RJ Support to AWACS IOT&E - Nov 1976 | 2464 |
| USAFSS Area Specialists Aboard AWACS | 2464 |
| 6944th SW Downsized - Becomes 6949th SS | 2468 |
| The Evolving Rivet Joint Mission | 2469 |
| From USAFSS to AFISRA | 2474 |
| Airborne Cryptologic Linguist - Transition | 2475 |
| 6949th SS Transformation to 97th IS | 2477 |
| AIA Realigned Under Air Combat Command | 2477 |
| Information Warfare | 2478 |
| 97th Intelligence Squadron - Current Ops | 2478 |
| 97th IS - Ops in SWA and GWOT | 2479 |
| Rivet Joints Hit 8,000 Missions in AOR | 2480 |
| Christmas in the Sandbox | 2483 |
| MC-12 Simplified Operations Concept | 2486 |
| Project Liberty | 2487 |
| MC-12 Training Moved to Beale AFB | 2505 |
| 97th IS Support to Project Liberty | 2506 |
| 55th Wing - 20 Years in the Sandbox | 2507 |
| Rivet Joint Crew Composition | 2509 |
| 97th IS Linguists - A Bit About Their Mission | 2510 |
| Offutt Language Learning Center | 2512 |
| CHAPTER SEVENTEEN 6954th Security Squadron History | 2515 |
| 488th IS Heritage | 2516 |
| 6988th ESS/488th IS Patch | 2524 |
| USAFSS-Mildenhall Ops in Baltic | 2525 |
| 6988th ESS Reactivated, 1 Apr 1980 | 2528 |
| Rivet Joint Block III IOT&E Team | 2529 |
| Rivet Joint Block III Deployment | 2530 |
| 6988th ESS - Solving Training Issues | 2531 |
| 6988th ESS - Block III Ops, 1980's | 2534 |
| Monitor-Only Positions in Crew Rest Area | 2541 |
| 6988th ESS - Last Days of Cold War | 2542 |
| ESC/AFIC/AIA Female Abn Recon Pioneers | 2547 |
| Ivy Cruz Flew as a "Passenger" | 2556 |
| Renata Gross-1st RJ Airborne Linguist | 2558 |
| Lisa Crowley-MiG Flasher | 2559 |
| Regan McClurkin - Ms. Airborne Operator Extraordinaire | 2561 |
| Information Integration Officer | 2575 |
| Female Operator Pioneers in Athens | 2577 |
| Ariel Skeen - Pioneer Female Operator in Athens | 2578 |
| Cindy Geffken - Another Athens Female Pioneer | 2583 |
| Beth Yandow - First Female AMS | 2586 |
| Jennifer Bloomer - 1st Female 1A8 Ops Supe | 2591 |
| More Abn Duties Opened for Females | 2593 |
| CHAPTER EIGHTEEN 6990th Security Squadron History | 2595 |
| 6990th Security Squadron - Background | 2596 |
| 6990th Security Squadron Activated | 2600 |
| RC-135M Combat Apple ASRP's | 2601 |
| 1st Operational Combat Apple Mission | 2601 |
| 24-Hour SIGINT Coverage of North Vietnam | 2603 |
| Typhoon Evacuations to Philippines | 2604 |
| 6990th Supt to Non-Combat Apple Missions | 2609 |
| Comfy Echo | 2609 |
| OL 2, 6990th at Cam Ranh Bay | 2611 |
| The IG Visit and Final Combat Apple Mission | 2613 |
| 1,000th Combat Apple Mission | 2614 |
| 2,000th Combat Apple Mission | 2615 |
| 3,000th Combat Apple Mission | 2616 |
| Son Tay Raid, 21 Nov 1970 | 2619 |
| Breaking the Code | 2623 |
| 6990th Support to Rivet Top | 2630 |
| Final Phasedown in Vietnam | 2631 |
| 6990th Support to Mayaguez Incident | 2633 |
| 6990th After Vietnam | 2634 |
| 6990th Awards and Decorations | 2634 |
| Century Club | 2636 |
| From USAFSS to ESC and AFIC | 2639 |
| Sampling of 6990th Heroes | 2640 |
| 6990th ESG Moved to Building 3520 in 1986 | 2641 |
| The First Sortie-A Look Back | 2642 |
| Brig. Gen. McInerney Flies With 6990th ESG | 2643 |
| Change of Command-July 1983 | 2645 |
| 20th Anniversary Reunion-Combat Apple | 2647 |
| 25th Anniversary Reunion-Combat Apple | 2648 |
| 390th Intelligence Squadron Activated | 2648 |
| Reorganization of AF Intel Resources | 2649 |
| DSO's Provided by 390th IS | 2649 |
| 30th Anniversary-390th held Birthday Bash | 2650 |
| 30th Anniversary Reunion-Combat Apple | 2651 |
| 35th Anniversary Reunion-Combat Apple | 2651 |
| 390th IS hosted 40th Birthday Dining Out | 2653 |
| 40th Anniversary Reunion-Combat Apple | 2655 |
| 390th IS-Current Mission, July 2011 | 2664 |
| 390th IS-Change of Command, July 2011 | 2665 |
| Mills Family and 390th Sqdn Relationship | 2665 |
| CHAPTER NINETEEN 6994th Security Squadron History | 2667 |
| Background on EC-47 Operations in SEA | 2669 |
| ARDF in Vietnam-The Beginnings | 2671 |
| EC-47 ARDF Overview | 2672 |
| Project Hilo Hattie | 2675 |
| Project Sour Grapes | 2678 |
| Project Drill Press | 2680 |
| Evolution To Project Phyllis Ann | 2691 |
| Project Hawkeye-1st Iteration | 2692 |
| Hawkeye-Deployment to Vietnam, 1964 | 2693 |
| Project Hawkeye-2nd Iteration | 2697 |
| Hawkeye-Deployment to Vietnam, 1965-66 | 2697 |
| Continued ARDF R&D in CONUS | 2700 |
| The Fly-Off-Hawkeye vs. Beaver | 2701 |
| ARDF in Vietnam-Whose Mission Is It? | 2702 |
| AF Piece of Growing ARDF Mission | 2703 |
| ARDF in Vietnam-Roles and Responsibilities | 2704 |
| EC-47 Personnel Training | 2705 |
| EC-47 ARDF System Testing | 2705 |
| EC-47 Variants | 2711 |
| EC-47 ARDF System Configuration | 2713 |
| Tasking, Fragging and ARDF Ops Overview | 2714 |
| 460th TRW and 7th Air Force | 2717 |
| 6994th Scty Sqdn Barracks at TSN | 2719 |
| 360th, 361st and 362nd Recon Sq's Activated | 2734 |
| Evolution-360th, 361st and 362nd Squadrons | 2735 |
| EC-47 ARDF Effectiveness | 2735 |
| Project Name Changes | 2736 |
| 6994th Security Squadron Activated | 2737 |
| 6994th Staffing and Training | 2748 |
| 6994th Scty Sqdn Relocated to Thailand | 2751 |
| Accident Free Flying | 2752 |
| 6994th Detachments | 2758 |
| Det 1, 6994th SS/Nha Trang, Vietnam | 2758 |
| Tide 86 Shoot Down-9 March 1967 | 2768 |
| Ground Attack at Nha Trang-8 Sept 1967 | 2771 |
| Continued Operations at Nha Trang | 2772 |
| Brew 41-Heroic Flight, 11 March 1968 | 2776 |
| How Many Combat Missions, Who's Counting? | 2780 |
| Det 1, 6994th SS-Phu Cat Operations | 2781 |
| Prong 33 Inflight Tragedy-8 Oct 1969 | 2787 |
| Det 2, 6994th SS/Pleiku, Vietnam | 2789 |
| Cap 72 Shoot Down-5 Feb 1969 | 2799 |
| Cap 54 Crash During Takeoff-30 Sept 1969 | 2804 |
| Cap 53 Shoot Down-22 April 1970 | 2805 |
| Det 2, 6994th SS-Final Days at Pleiku | 2809 |
| Det 3, 6994th SS/NKP, Thailand | 2818 |
| Det 3's Most Renowned Commander | 2827 |
| Tragedy Strikes Baron 56-21 Nov 1972 | 2840 |
| Det 3 and 6994th SS HQ Ops at Ubon, Thailand | 2845 |
| Paris Peace Accords-27 Jan 1973 | 2847 |
| Baron 52 Shoot Down-5 Feb 1973 | 2848 |
| Post-Paris Peace Accords-Continuing Ops | 2921 |
| 6994th Security Squadron-The Finale | 2924 |
| 361st TEWS and 6994th SS-Final Days | 2925 |
| Final EC-47 Missions in SEA-15 May 1974 | 2928 |
| Turning Out the 6994th SS Lights | 2932 |
| 6994th Awards and Decorations | 2933 |
| Losses - Our Heroes | 2934 |
| EC-47Q 43-49570 After Vietnam | 2935 |
| EC-47Q Support Operation in Germany | 2940 |
| 6994th Electronic Security Squadron | 2942 |
| 6994th ESS Support Desert Storm Support | 2943 |
| 6994th ESS-Beyond Wind and Beyond Duty | 2946 |
| 6994th ESS/94th IS-Other Activities | 2946 |
| CHAPTER TWENTY Miscellaneous Airborne ISR/EW Units | 2947 |
| 25th Intelligence Squadron | 2948 |
| OL MH, Det 1, 695th ESW | 2948 |
| LO Role in Winning NSA Director's Trophy | 2968 |
| Det 7, CESD Activated | 2969 |
| Det 7, CESD-The Early Days | 2970 |
| 25th Intelligence Squadron Activated | 2982 |
| 25th IS Awards and Decorations | 2984 |
| 25th IS-Air Casualties | 2986 |
| Silent Warrior Heroes | 2987 |
| 169th Intelligence Squadron | 2992 |
| 41st and 43rd Electronic Combat Squadrons | 2993 |
| 6919th ESS Ops-1 Oct 1986-21 May 1991 | 2999 |
| 42nd ECS and 43rd ECS Today | 3002 |
| PWG Reunion-2012 | 3002 |
| Epilogue | 3003 |
| The End | 3004 |
| APPENDIX A-Acronyms & Abbreviations | 3005 |
| APPENDIX B-USAFSS Unit Locations | 3024 |
| APPENDIX C-Events Leading to Vietnam War | 3044 |
| APPENDIX D-Tribute to Huey P. Brooks | 3051 |
| APPENDIX E-Combat Apple, A Look Back | 3054 |
| APPENDIX F-Oral History Interview | 3056 |
| INDEX | 3081 |
| NOTES | 3103 |
