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NIOC Menwith Hill Disestablished July 10, 2015


Royal Air Force (RAF) Menwith Hill is a 560 acre installation located in the Yorkshire Dales in England, United Kingdom (UK).  The installation is located approximately 8 miles northwest of Harrogate and 222 miles North of London.

Menwith Hill Station was touted to be the largest Signal Intelligence facility in the world with a mission to provide rapid radio relay and to conduct communications research. Menwith Hill is recognizable by several dozen radomes (golf balls), each containing a satellite tracking dish. The land beneath the antennas is sublet to local farmers for grazing.

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NSA revives ‘Tailored Access Operations’ name for elite hacking unit

The National Security Agency has rebranded its elite hacking division, though the new name will be familiar to anyone who has followed the spy agency’s history of offensive cyber operations.

NSA last week changed the moniker of its Office of Computer Network Operations (CNO) back to Tailored Access Operations (TAO), a name that is sure to elicit nostalgia among the broader digital community for a group with roots in the early 1990s.

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Meet Aviation Fire Control Technician Third Class (AQ3) Leon Overstreet

Leon served in the U.S. Navy for three years, including deployments aboard USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14) in 1964 and 1965.

During his 1965 deployment, Ticonderoga operated in the Western Pacific, including the waters of the Gulf of Tonkin. Why is that significant? Because the ship and her crew were serving on the front lines during one of the most consequential periods of the Vietnam War, a time when events in the Gulf of Tonkin helped shape the course of U.S. military involvement in Southeast Asia.

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Today, the USS Liberty’s anchor is located at Goodfellow Air Force Base San Angelo, Tx. Naval History not just something to read about.


Liberty Park is dedicated to the memory of 34 Sailors who gave their lives on June 8, 1967, defending the USS Liberty against sustained air and sea attack by the armed forces of Israel. The park includes an original brass plaque from the USS Liberty, and other various Navy-unique items such as deck guns, propeller, mast flagpole and anchor. Liberty Park is located next to the Navy Headquarters on Vance Street and is available to view at any time.

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FIWCPAC Holds Change of Command in Pearl Harbor, July 3, 2026

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Kurt Mole assumed command of the Fleet Information Warfare Command – Pacific (FIWCPAC) during a change of command ceremony at the Battleship Missouri Memorial, July 2. He relieved U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Nicholas Homan, becoming the third commander of FIWCPAC since its establishment in 2022.

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Remembering Cmdr. Markle T. Smith, USN, OTRG Member and Silver Star Recipient


Commander Markle T. Smith was born on April 5, 1910, and enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1930. His early sea service included duty aboard the USS Louisville from 1930 to 1934 before he was selected for advanced Japanese communications intelligence training in 1934 as a member of the legendary “On-the-Roof” Class 13.

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