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A new Air Force construction project at Joint Base Langley-Eustis is positioning the 363d Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group to deliver faster, more integrated targeting intelligence to Air Force and joint warfighters operating in an increasingly contested global environment.
The 363d ISRG marked the opening of the facility during a ribbon-cutting ceremony in June, but the center’s significance extends beyond the event. The 90,470-square-foot facility consolidates targeting analysts, intelligence professionals, communications Airmen, cyber specialists and mission partners into a shared operational environment designed to improve collaboration across the Air Force Targeting Enterprise.
The new facility supports the group’s mission to provide target intelligence, expertise and advocacy to Air Force and joint warfighters. By bringing multiple intelligence disciplines together, the facility is intended to shorten the distance between raw data, target development, combat assessment and decision-making support for combatant commanders.
“I see this facility as a direct investment in the combat readiness and future of our Airmen. By bringing our teams together, we are accelerating our pursuit of the vital targeting outcomes that deliver a decisive advantage to the Joint force,” said Col. Christina Sheets, 363d ISRG commander. “This shared space allows our Airmen to integrate faster and solve complex targeting problems at the speed modern conflict demands. It enables Airmen to build the daily combat readiness that underpins deterrence; and should deterrence fail, deliver decisive results.”
The 363d ISRG directs elements of the Air Force Targeting Enterprise, which includes active-duty, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard units across eight states. The new facility provides a common space for the 17th Intelligence Squadron, 36th Intelligence Squadron, 42nd Intelligence Squadron and 363d Intelligence Support Squadron, strengthening the group’s ability to support target system analysis, target vulnerability studies, intermediate and advanced target development, Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile support and combat assessment.
The center also enables greater integration of air operations center, Distributed Common Ground System and targeting functions on a common network. That integration is designed to support advanced battle management, ISR-to-targeting processes, kill chain automation and signals intelligence missions.
For Air Combat Command and the joint force, that capability matters because deterrence depends on credible, timely and precise information. Targeting intelligence helps commanders understand adversary systems, identify vulnerabilities and assess effects, giving warfighters the information they need to plan and execute operations with speed and accuracy.
The facility’s design reflects that operational demand. It includes an operations floor, training labs, team rooms, video teleconference suites, conference rooms and resiliency spaces. Those features are intended to give Airmen the environment, connectivity and proximity needed to solve complex targeting problems together rather than through separated work centers. For Senior Airman Kendall Mallory, a 17th IS all-source analyst, consolidating mission partners into one facility will help Airmen understand how their individual roles contribute to the broader targeting enterprise.
“Being spread across different buildings before made cohesion and communication between flights and squadrons more difficult,” Mallory said. “I think all the 363d ISRG being together in one building will create a closer relationship between us, and we will have a better understanding of everyone’s role in the 363d’s targeting enterprise and why what we do is so important.”
The center is also expected to improve Airman development by increasing daily access to subject-matter experts, mission partners and adjacent intelligence disciplines. For junior analysts, that proximity can turn routine coordination into real-time learning, allowing Airmen to see how their products connect to operational planning, command decisions and joint force requirements. As the group continues its transition into the facility, the focus remains on building a more connected targeting enterprise capable of supporting warfighters at the speed of modern conflict.
The ribbon cutting marked the formal opening of the facility, but its broader purpose is operational: giving Airmen the tools, space and integration needed to improve targeting intelligence, strengthen decision advantage and support deterrence across the joint force.
| Date Taken: | 09.15.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 09.15.2026 14:39 |
| Story ID: | 574780 |
| Location: | US |
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