6915th ELECTRONIC SECURITY SQUADRON

USAFSS turned over Hof Air Station, , to the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) and inactivated the 6915 SS. 1971

6915th Hof , West Germany (Closed 1971)

6915th ESS , Ger. 1 Aug '79-30 Sept '93

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STATIONS Bad Aibling Station, West Germany

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COMMANDERS LTC Arthur R. Marshall

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OPERATIONS The 6915th Electronic Security Squadron is located at Bad Aibling Station, West Germany, in the heart of , 35 miles southeast of Munich. The 6915th is a tenant unit, as Bad Aibling Station is "owned" by the Department of Defense. All facets of life on station are joint service. The 6915th enjoys a good relationship with the other services, both on the job and in the community.

The mission is a challenging one with electronic equipment that is on the leading edge of technology. All work spaces are new or recently renovated and there are several new facility upgrades projected over the next years. In any workplace except the orderly room, a member's supervisor and coworkers could be Army, Navy, Air Force or civilian, making for a unique and interesting work environment.

Although Bad Aibling Station is a small community, 6915th members enjoy a wide range of off duty activities. BAS has the full compliment of sports and leisure facilities with skiing, sight seeing, local German fests and many other outdoor activities offered off-station most of the year. In September 1987, the 6915th hosted their first Air Force Dining-Out. The unit also participates in the station's German-American Week and the Fourth of July Fest, which gives members a chance to meet their local German neighbors.

Due to the limited amount of on-station housing, many accompanied members live off base in either leased housing or on the economy. Unaccompanied enlisted people, up to E-6, live in the squadron's dormitory, while E-7s and up live in single enlisted bachelor quarters. Since there is no dining hall on station, full kitchen facilities are available and Basic Allowance for Subsistence is paid to all members.

For the children, there are several fully equipped playgrounds and a school going from kindergarten through sixth grade on station. Seventh through 12th grades go to school in Munich.

The fourth site, 6915th ESS/Bad Aibling, tuned its overhead satellite receivers to new mission assignments and continued serving the U.S. cryptologic community. Ironically, the 6915th ESS was the only -era Air Force SIGINT intercept unit to continue operating in Germany beyond 1993. A brief history of Germany-based Air Intelligence Agency units follows.

______Air Force Order of Battle Created: 2 Sep 2011 Updated:

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