The Misawa Security Operations Center (MSOC), nicknamed Security Hill, is a U.S. military and National Security Agency (NSA) signals intelligence facility located on Misawa Air Base in Misawa, Aomori, Japan.[1][2][3] The center's history began in 1953, when the U.S. Air Force 1st Radio Squadron Mobile established a facility at the site. The center expanded in the 1970s, and by the 1980s it employed around 2000 people.[3] As of March 2009[update] the center monitored “over 8000 signals on 16 targeted satellites”, according to the NSA.[2] As of 2003[update] the center employed around 900 people.[3]
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- ↑ "Misawa Security Operations Center". Misawa Air Base. March 17, 2009. https://www.misawa.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/402304/misawa-security-operations-center/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gallagher, Ryan (April 24, 2017). "Japan made secret deals with the NSA that expanded global surveillance". https://theintercept.com/2017/04/24/japans-secret-deals-with-the-nsa-that-expand-global-surveillance/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Gittler, Juliana (September 7, 2003). "Security Hill marks 50 years of silent service". https://www.stripes.com/news/security-hill-marks-50-years-of-silent-service-1.11105.
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Coordinates: 40°43′08″N 141°19′19″E / 40.719°N 141.322°E
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