Mission: As directed by requirements, the 313 TRS provides premier advanced and supplemental intelligence training to develop combat-competent Airmen, Joint Warfighters, and International Allies at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas.
Vision: Perpetuate an environment of dignity and respect that advances competencies of students, faculty, and staff.
Purpose Statement: Mission-Focused. People-Centric. Ready.
Organization
The 313th Training Squadron is a squadron assigned to the 17th Training Group.
The 313th Training Squadron has 84 staff members and trains over 200 students daily in 19 virtual, mobile and in-residence advanced courses to graduate approximately 4,000 intelligence Airmen per year. These Airmen are dispersed across the globe, enhancing the joint force’s readiness and lethality in support of National Security objectives. The unit also trains joint service intelligence warfighters as well as officers from 80 allied partner nations.
The Nighthawks’ mission is to develop and execute advanced training for analysis, targeting, ISR operations, Distributed Common Ground System missions and professional development. In addition, the 313th TRS develops and delivers international intelligence training in coordination with the Air Force Security Assistance Squadron.
The Nighthawks manage facilities worth $19 million while administering a $533,000 annual budget to provide world-class training to US and international partners through in-residence, virtual, and mobile training. The 313th TRS advanced intelligence courses turn ISR professionals into ISR experts.
Commercial: 325-654-3640
DSN: 477-3640
Mission Areas (not exhaustive):
- Analysis
- Intermediate Critical Thinking & Structured Analysis Course (I-CTSA)
- Advanced Critical Thinking & Structured Analysis Course (A-CTSA)
- Advanced Writing Essentials Course (AWE)
- Advanced Analytical Briefing Workshop (AABW)
- Targeting
- Targeting Intelligence Formal Training Unit (TIFTU)
- Combat Assessments Course (CA)
- Object Signature Analysis Course (OSA)
- ISR Operations
- Fundamentals of ISR Operations Course (F-IROC)
- ISR Operations Course (IROC)
- Distributed Common Ground System Intelligence Formal Training Unit (DCGS IFTU)
- Contingency Intelligence Network Course (CIN)
- Advanced Career Development Course (A-CDP)
- International Intelligence Training
- International Intelligence Applications Officer Course (IIAOC)
- International ISR Operations Course (IIROC)
- International Targeting Course (ITC)