Description: Fort Gordon, Georgia Commander Gordon Cryptologic Center (GCC) National Security Agency (NSA) Central Security Service (CSS) Military Challenge Coin Condition: Used, but in nice shape. Please see pictures. It is 2 inches in diameter. The Georgia Cryptologic Center (GCC) or NSA Georgia is a U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) and Central Security Service (CSS) facility located within Fort Eisenhower, located outside of Augusta, Georgia. The 604,000 sq ft (56,100 m2) facility opened on March 5, 2012, at a cost of $286 million.[2][3][4] The GCC's facilities has capacity to employ up to 4,000 personnel.[4] Its primary focus is on signals intelligence intercepts from Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa.[4] The facility is known by the codename "Sweet Tea".[4][5]OperationsAccording to the NSA, the Georgia Cryptologic Center "specializes in working closely with military customers to understand their operations, their requirements and their culture to ensure that signals intelligence is tailored and responsive to the needs of the warfighter."[6] The Georgia Cryptologic Center is staffed by both civilian contractors and by military personnel from the United States Army Intelligence and Security Command's 706th Military Intelligence Group, also stationed at Fort Gordon, who specialize in signals intelligence.[7] When the facility opened, the proposed ratio of military to civilian personnel was approximately 3:1.[5] As of 2020, Fort Gordon is also the headquarters of United States Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER),[8] which works closely alongside NSA Georgia.[9][10]The facilities's personnel include Tailored Access Operations (TAO) units[11] and Farsi-language translators.[12]HistoryBefore opening the facility at Fort Gordon, the NSA/CSS had a smaller Regional Security Operations Center located at Fort Gordon.[13] Named the Gordon Regional Security Operations Center, it was established in 1994 and operated under this name until it was renamed to NSA/CSS Georgia in June 2005.[7]Construction on the Georgia Cryptologic Center facility began in March 2007,[14] During construction the facility was not referred to as an NSA facility in any documentation and was referred to as "Sweet Tea".[5] The facility opened in 2012. Press were invited to the opening ceremony, though cameras were not allowed at or near the facility.[1]The facility made international headlines[1] in 2017 when Reality Winner, a civilian contractor employed at the Georgia Cryptologic Center, was arrested after sending a top-secret report about Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections to the news organization The Intercept.[15][16](REF: Wikipedia) The post also hosts a joint-service command, National Security Agency/Central Security Service Georgia, formerly known as the Gordon Regional Security Operations Center. The Army's 706th MI Group works there alongside units from the Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency, Naval Network Warfare Command (Navy Information Operations Command, Georgia),[4] Marine Corps Intelligence Activity as well as civilians from the National Security Agency (NSA). (REF: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Gordon) NOTE: Never personally given any of the coins. They are from either purchases of collections or from professional makers of military challenge coins. All coins are guaranteed to be in excellent condition unless otherwise specified above. The accepted payments are: PAYPAL and please contact seller for other methods of accepted payment, which you may have used in past please contact me through the eBay messaging system.Thanks! Powered by eBay Turbo Lister The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items.
Price: 575 USD
Location: Panama City, Florida
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