71st Surveillance Squadron Activation Ceremony

Col. Jared Broddrick, commander of the 71st Surveillance Squadron, gives opening remarks during the squadron’s activation ceremony Aug. 1, 2025. The 71st SURS will be responsible for augmenting the 22nd Surveillance Squadron by providing strategic surge capacity and steady-state mission requirements in support of AFTAC’s global nuclear surveillance mission. The 22nd SURS operates AFTAC’s 24-hour operations center that collects, processes and analyzes information from a global seismic, hydroacoustic, satellite and radio frequency recording network. Also pictured is (seated) Col. David Sawyer, deputy commander of the 655th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing and presiding official for the ceremony and Master Sgt. Joshua D. Hauser, 71st SURS First Sergeant. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew S. Jurgens)

PHOTO BY: Matthew S. Jurgens
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