A decade has passed since the establishment of the Cryptologic Warfare designations. This message serves to connect those modern designations to the proud and enduring heritage of the cryptologic community—a legacy forged through generations of silent service, innovation, and unwavering dedication to national defense.
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The steel decks of the battleship USS NEW MEXICO trembled beneath the thunder of war. Across the blood-soaked waters off Okinawa in the spring of 1945, death came screaming from the sky in the form of Japanese kamikaze aircraft—pilots on one-way missions of destruction. Amid the chaos, deep within the nerve center of Admiral Spruance’s flagship, one young American Sailor listened intently to the enemy.
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On March 25, 1985, the Naval Security Group Activity Misawa, Japan lost one of its most valuable members, and Misawa Air Base lost a trusted and respected pillar in the base community – Master Chief Petty Officer Robert E. Hall, United States Navy – our Command Master Chief. He died of an apparent heart attack.
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On May 8, 1942, USS Lexington (CV-2) was scuttled after being crippled by Japanese torpedoes and bombs during the Battle of the Coral Sea. After slipping beneath the waves, the carrier would not been seen again until March 2018 when the wreck was located by Paul Allen’s team.
CLASS WIZARD: Letter of congratulations from President Ronald Reagan to the members of the Naval Security Group Command via RADM McFarland, Commander Naval Security Group.
Classic Wizard was a tactical ocean, surveillance information processing and reporting system operated by the Naval Security Group Command (NSG) starting in 1976 and continuing for more than two decades. Elements of the NSG operated five classic wizard regional reporting centers (RRC) including the northern Pacific RRC at the Naval Security Group Activity Adak Alaska; the Atlantic RRC at the Naval Security Group Winter Harbor, Maine; the European RRC at the Naval Security Group Activity Edzell Scotland the Western Pacific RRC at the Naval Communications Area Master Station Pacific located on the island of Guam in the Marina‘s Islands; and the Indian Ocean RRC at the Naval Communications Station (later, Naval Computer and Telecommunication Station) Diego Garcia, located on the island of Diego Garcia Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean. Chief of Naval Operations established and promulgated policy concerning direct reporting by RRC‘s to the U.S. Navy commands afloat and assure and authorize direct reporting tasking from Commander U.S. Pacific Fleet (Adak, Guam, Diego); Commander U.S. Atlantic fleet (Winter Harbor); and Commander U. S. Naval Forces Europe ( Edzell).
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