Dagger Complex
Dagger Complex than 180 ° panorama
Location of the Dagger Complex in Hesse
The so-called Dagger Complex [ dægə ( ɹ ) kŏm'plĕks ] ( engl. "Investment dagger ") is a base of military intelligence services of the United States in Darmstadt at the district border to Griesheim. The base is located south of the former August- Euler airfield at Eberstädter path No. 51 He is regarded as one of the last three sites of the National Security Agency ( NSA) in addition to Wiesbaden and Stuttgart - originally " estimated 18 institutions in the Federal Republic."
It is believed that operate in the Dagger Complex various intelligence and intelligence units of the United States spy - partly in an underground complex. So the company had MacAulay -Brown, the third largest supplier to the U.S. military espionage, given the Dagger Complex as Germany seat in 2012.
According to Der Spiegel, the spy software XKeyscore ( XKS ) to be used in the Dagger Complex. The Dagger Complex early 2013, received public attention as a result of the revelations of Edward Snowden in the context of surveillance and espionage in 2013.
History
The area located at Eberstädter way was to 1937 in the district of the town of Griesheim, then went through coercion On the My extension to the city Darmstadt.
The site has different names since its existence. The following names are assigned: " USAF Security Services, 2nd Radio Squadron Mobile, Operations site" (1951 ), Training Area Darmstadt -Griesheim, Darmstadt Training Center ( DTC) and Local Training Area 6910 (LTA 6910 ). The latter term, in particular its abbreviation is used in official documents recent frequent.
1951-1972
Built and put into use the site in 1951 as a base of operations, with headquarters in Wiesbaden, the Air Force Safety Group 2nd Radio Squadron Mobile "G" ( 2nd RSM "G"), a unit of the 6910th Security Group ( 6910th Scty Grp ), which is part of the Air Force Security Service ( usafss ) was and was previously stationed in Heidelberg. The 2nd RSM "G" was housed from 1947 to 1953 in the Ernst Ludwig Kaserne in Darmstadt. She moved in 1953 to the Cambrai -Fritsch Kaserne, where they remained until their transfer to Augsburg in May 1972. The tasks of the 2nd RSM "G" was carried out Cryptologic and communications security for the Air Force. For this reconnaissance purposes, inter alia, an antenna array was used. The 6910th Security Group was also the 6911th Radio Squadron Mobile ( RSM 6911 ) was assumed. This was on May 8, 1955 to August 31, 1956 also stationed here before it was renamed on 1 September 1956 in 6911th Radio Group Mobile, which was 6100 Security Wing subordinated and postponed.
In the 1950s, worked here, the U.S. Air Force SIGINT collection squadron. On a topographic map of the State Survey Office, only a single building is located in the area of today's complex until 1976.
Until 1999
Americans operated here until 1999 a barracks for officers of the U.S. Army and an American elementary school. On the site there was also a baseball field, which until the early 90s by other baseball clubs ( for example, the " Darmstadt Rockets " or the " Darmstadt Whippets 1992 eV " ) could be used. The baseball field was built in 1990 and was right next to the buildings, separated by a fence. Today is at this point a car park.
From 1999
As of 1999, the grounds for the new German headquarters of the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command ( INSCOM ), the intelligence service of the U.S. Army, was rebuilt and extended to 2500-7000 square feet; at a cost of 18 million U.S. dollars. Units of about 50 INSCOM-E were even moved to Darmstadt in 1999 by Augsburg and Bad Aibling.
Together with INSCOM were moved to the summer of 2004 to the new joint location and the 66th Military Intelligence Brigade and the 527th Military Intelligence Battalion and 105th Military Intelligence Battalion ( with 169 soldiers and 12 civilian employees ). Housed were the units in the Cambrai -Fritsch Kaserne and Kelley Barracks ( Life Guards barracks ). The 66th Military Intelligence Brigade moved in September 2008 to Wiesbaden. However, part of the 66th Military Intelligence Brigade remained in Darmstadt. The soldiers of the 66th Military Intelligence Brigade live, since the Nathan Hale Depot in Darmstadt was closed in 2008, in Wiesbaden and the Dagger Complex transported to the new buildings are completed in Wiesbaden. So are or were known intelligence branches of the U.S. Army, which operated the listening base Bad Aibling to find Griesheim near Darmstadt. Since September 2013, the 66th Military Intelligence Brigade for the next three years of SOS International LLC ( SOSI ) is supported in the planning, collection and analysis of geographic data. SOS International LLC itself is the largest espionage service of Americans in Germany. Also, another great American company with strong links to military projects, Science Applications International Corporation [ SAIC ] (formerly Science Applications Incorporated ), supported the 66th Military Intelligence Brigade.
In an article in the American Army newspaper The Stars and Stripes, 2003, denied that the relocation of the 66th Military Intelligence Brigade to Darmstadt would be consistent with the construction of the satellite dishes on the August- Euler airfield in Griesheim in context. Rather, it had been a plant of the United States Navy (U.S. Navy Europe). The intelligence unit of the United States Navy ( Naval Security Group; NAVSECGRU ) was also located in the Dagger Complex. This unit operates, as can be seen from sources, but also Echelon items. The NAVSECGRU Detachment Griesheim was renamed on October 3, 2005 in Griesheim NAVIODET GE before it was recalled on 30 September 2006. Since then, the INSCOM operates the complex on behalf of the NSA. The complex was, according to the Mirror in July 2013 one of the best protected areas in Hesse and the largest intelligence analysis and production site of the United States in Europe. The corresponding 48 hectares ( 104 acres) large exercise area is also of the U.S. Army ( USAREUR, as of 2013) manages and is reported for land maneuvers.
Facilities at the Dagger Complex currently has (as of 2013), the "European Cryptology Center" ( ECC) - in the eastern area, building 4373 - with a focus on signal intelligence and the "European Security Operations Center" ( ESOC ) to the "Information Dominance Center "( IDC). In ESOC work under other Information Assurance Security Analysts (IA Security Analysts ). From 14 August 2008 to 13 August 2011, the technology consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. was the implementation of analytical services (including studies on survivability ) for the European Security Operations Centre ( ESOC ) and the 66th Military Intelligence Group (MI GP) responsible.
The Dagger Complex is equipped with a directional antenna. For daily care, there is a " Dagger Retail Store " for food, a hairdresser " Barber Shop", an ATM and a " Army Post Office ". The shopping area is housed in the building 4381. The Complex is divided into at least two security areas. So the aforementioned building 4381 located in an outer security area to more people to facilitate access. Guarded (including access control ) is the Dagger Complex of the Pond Security Service GmbH, whose cars are also found on the premises.
In the Dagger Complex work about 1100 " Intelligence Professionals " and " Special Security Officers ". Matthew Aid called 2013 about 50 civilian employees of the NSA, a company of the U.S. Army 's 24th Military Intelligence Battalion of the 66th Military Intelligence Brigade, a small unit (about 80 analysts and linguists of the 402nd Intelligence Squadron ) of the 693d Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group ( 693 ISRG ) of the U.S. Air Force, a small team of employees of the intelligence signal the U.S. Marine Corps, Company G of the Marine Cryptologic Support Battalion moved from RAF Menwith Hill their location in England, as well as a number of other partners. Since at least 2011, the 66th MI Integrated GEOINT Division ( IGD ), with its Advanced Geospatial Intelligence analysts to ( GEOINT, literally " geospatial intelligence ", ie a combination of geo object information with the military intelligence service ). The results of the work will find an average of two times per week input in the management reports to President Barack Obama, the so-called Presidential Daily Briefs.
Future
Currently a relocation to Wiesbaden heritage home is planned. There is the headquarters of the U.S. Army Forces in Europe ( USAREUR). The Darmstadt Training Center and thus the Dagger Complex are to remain in operation, have been built up new facilities in Wiesbaden. On the local base Lucius D. Clay Kaserne is expected to be completed by the end of 2015, the so-called Consolidated Intelligence Center. There arise tap-proof offices and a high-tech control center, which will also be used by the NSA.
Protests
Already in 2004, protested the citizens' initiative " Icebox Griesheim ". Criminal charges have been made against the federal government for operation and toleration of spying system Echelon, but rejected by the relevant courts.
On July 13, 2013, came before the Dagger Complex to a first demonstration with about 80 participants. From Facebook users had invited jokingly referred to as " NSA spy Welfare Association " to walk down to the Dagger Complex, after which he was approached and questioned by state security and police to him then pointed out that he should prefer to book a demonstration, as a walk to make because of a demonstration he was not the organizer responsible for the security, but the police.
A second demonstration with about 450 participants took place on 20 July 2013. Since then, every Saturday afternoon took a walk instead (detected Status November 23, 2013).