MISSION
The Air Force Distributed Common Ground System (AF DCGS) refers to the AN/GSQ-272 SENTINEL weapon system operated by active duty (AD) and Air Reserve Component (ARC) personnel. It is the Air Force’s primary sense making weapon system for the analysis and exploitation of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) data and employs a robust global communications architecture that connects multiple platforms, sensors, and sites. Airmen assigned to AF DCGS lead intelligence operations and deliver tailored analysis at speed and scale for Combined and Joint Force Air Component Commanders (C/JFACC) around the world.
FEATURES
AF DCGS is composed of both worldwide and regionally aligned, globally networked sites which have various levels of capability and capacity to support the warfighter's intelligence needs. There are two primary components in the weapon system—a Distributed Ground Site (DGS) and a Distributed Mission Site (DMS). A DGS is capable of leading intelligence operations and providing multi-intelligence analysis and exploitation. A DMS provides analysis and exploitation capabilities primarily associated with signals intelligence. Both DGS and DMS sites are organized into specialized Analysis and
Exploitation Teams (AETs) to deliver tailor-made analysis to meet Air Component priority intelligence requirements.