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RAMSTEIN, Germany - Effective September 22, 2023, NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Force was re-designated NATO Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Force (NISRF). The name change is a logical and clarifying step forward for the Force; it reflects the reality of a mission set that is much broader than mere “Ground Surveillance.”

NISRF flies regular missions with its own five RQ-4D Phoenix assets providing “organic” collection capability and support to targeting while enabling and supporting NATO persistent Joint Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) efforts. However, NISRF is a unique whole-of-effort ISR Unit growing at unprecedented speed; with its formidable analytical capability, it is a critical NATO intelligence node which processes, exploits and disseminates (PED) thousands of ISR products from any intelligence source made available by member nations.

NATO ISR Force Commander, Brigadier General Andrew CLARK, initiated this name change process since he took command of the Unit last year, firmly convinced the new title better explains the full mission of the Force today and in the future. “NISRF 2030+ vision is to become a platform and data-agnostic organization capitalizing on shared data from every domain and providing high-quality intelligence products to NATO decision makers and member nations at the speed of need”, he stated.

Effective September 22, 2023, NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Force was re-designated NATO Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Force (NISRF). The name change is a logical and clarifying step forward for the Force; it reflects the reality of a mission set that is much broader than mere “Ground Surveillance.” Photo courtesy of NISRF. 

Effective September 22, 2023, NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Force was re-designated NATO Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Force (NISRF). The name change is a logical and clarifying step forward for the Force; it reflects the reality of a mission set that is much broader than mere “Ground Surveillance.” Photo courtesy of NISRF.

Effective September 22, 2023, NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Force was re-designated NATO Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Force (NISRF). The name change is a logical and clarifying step forward for the Force; it reflects the reality of a mission set that is much broader than mere “Ground Surveillance." Photo courtesy of NISRF.