SIGINT Activity Designators (SIGADS)

Structure

Country Code	Entity	Separator	Number	Sub-Designator
CC	M = Army N = Navy A = Air Force J = Joint Services (military) F = Joint Services (civilian) D = Detachment C = Civilian Staff	-	1 - 89: US Army, Navy, Air Force 90 - 99: Canada 100 - 199: United Kingdom 200 - 299: United Kingdom 300 - 399: Australia and New Zealand 400 - 499: US Navy 500 - 599: US Air Force 600 - 699: US Army 700 - 799: US Joint services 800 - 899: Various US services 900 - 999: NSA 1000 - 1999: ? 2000 - 2999: ? 3100 - 3199: NSA 3200 - 3299: NSA 3300 - 3399: NSA	XX

Country Specific

AF

SIGAD	CC	Active	Installation Name/Comment	Place	Code Name
US-3217	AF	YES	"a foreign access point" (through BND?)		SHIFTINGSHADOW

AU

SIGAD	CC	Active	Installation Name/Comment	Place	Code Name
AUC-393	AU	YES	?	?
AUC-395	AU	YES	?	?

CA

SIGAD	CC	Active	Installation Name/Comment	Place	Code Name
CAF-90	CA	YES	(1942-present)	Gander
CAF-91	CA	YES	(1944-1945 and 1949-present)	Masset
CAN-92	CA	NO	(1949-1961)	Aklavik
CAF-92	CA	NO	(1961-1986)	Inuvik
CAM-93	CA	NO	(1949-1971)	Ladner
CAN-94	CA	NO	(1953-1967)	Chimo, later Frobisher Bay
CAA-95	CA	NO	(1948-1968)	Whitehorse
CAN-96	CA	NO	(1942-1971)	Coverdale
CAN-97	CA	NO	(1943-1972)	Gloucester
CAF-98	CA	YES	(1942-present)	Leitrim
CAN-99	CA	NO	(1948-1968)	Churchill
CAF-99	CA	YES	Probably the fleet Cryptologic Direct Support Elements (CDSE)

DE

SIGAD	CC	Active	Installation Name/Comment	Place	Code Name
USM-5	DE	NO	Field Station Berlin	Berlin Teufelsberg
USN-22	DE	NO	Navy Security Group Activity - NSGA	Augsburg
USM-44	DE	?	Field Station Augsburg	Augsburg
USM-44A	DE	?		Schleswig
USM-44F	DE	?		Bad Aibling
USA-53	DE	NO	Former intercept site	Bremerhaven
USA-70	DE	NO	Former intercept site	Marienfelde
USA-73	DE	NO	Former VHF intercept site	Hof
UKA-251	DE	?		Birgelen
UKA-277B	DE	NO	Former RAF intercept unit at the Teufelsberg	West-Berlin
USM-620	DE	NO	?	Berlin Grunewald
USM-620K	DE	?	UHF intercept site	West-Berlin
USF-778	DE	YES	NSA listening station in Bad Aibling, Germany (relocated in 2004)	???
US-987	DE	?	BND collection site (?)	?
US-987L	DE	?	West-German VHF SIGINT site	?
US-987LA	DE	YES	Bad Aibling Station (DE)	Bad Aibling	GARLICK
US-987LB	DE	YES	BND SIGINT Details not revealed yet	?
USD-1005A	DE	?	Combined Group Germany / Augsburg - CGG/A	Augsburg
USD-1023	DE	YES	NCER/A (NSA/CSS Europe Representative Augsburg	Augsburg

FR

SIGAD	CC	Active	Installation Name/Comment	Place	Code Name
US-985D	FR	YES	?	?	?
US-3136OF	FR	YES	France/UN	New York	BLACKFOOT / HIGHLANDS
US-3136VC	FR	YES	France/UN	New York	BLACKFOOT / HIGHLANDS
US-3136UC	FR	YES	France/Emb	Washington DC	WABASH / HIGHLANDS
US-3136LO	FR	YES	France/Emb	Washington DC	WABASH / PBX

GB

SIGAD	CC	Active	Installation Name/Comment	Place	Code Name
USD-1000	GB	YES	Menwith Hill Station (GB)	Menwith Hill	F83

NZ

SIGAD	CC	Active	Installation Name/Comment	Place	Code Name
NZC-331	NZ	NO	Former Nr.1 listening station (1949-1982)
NZC-332	NZ	YES	Listening station Tanigmoana (1982-present)	Tanigmoana
NZC-333	NZ	YES	Listening station Waihopai (1989-present)	Waihopai
NZC-334	NZ	YES	GCSB mobile station
NZC-335	NZ	YES	GCSB mobile station

PE

SIGAD	CC	Active	Installation Name/Comment	Place	Code Name
US-3294	PE	YES	Intercept facility targeting traffic from Peru

PH

SIGAD	CC	Active	Installation Name/Comment	Place	Code Name
USM-9	PH	YES	USASA 9 RRFS
USN-27	PH	YES	The U.S. Naval Communication Station Philippines	San Miguel
USA-57	PH	YES	6922nd Security Wing (SW), 6925 Security Squadron	Clark AFB

TH

SIGAD	CC	Active	Installation Name/Comment	Place	Code Name
USM-7	TH	YES	7th RRFS	Ramasun Station, Udon Thani Province
USA-29	TH	YES	7th RRFS, 6994th SS	Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base, Udorn

TR

SIGAD	CC	Active	Installation Name/Comment	Place	Code Name

US

SIGAD	CC	Active	Installation Name/Comment	Place	Codeword
USM-5	US	NO	Former SIGINT site (closed in 1958)	Helemano, Hawai
US-3171	US	YES	SSO non-corporate cable tapping program		DANCINGOASIS
USM-7	US	NO	Former SIGINT site (closed in 1953)	Fairbanks, Alaska
USF-63	US	NO	NSA listening station Rosman (1981-1995)	Rosman, North Carolina
US-984XN	US	YES	NSA PRISM program		PRISM
US-983	US	YES	corporate partner for cable access		STORMBREW
US-984	US	YES	under FISA authority		BLARNEY
US-984P	US	YES	under FISA authority		STORMBREW
US-984T	US	YES	under FISA authority		FAIRVIEW
US-984X*	US	YES	sub-programs under FAA authority		BLARNEY
US-984XA-H	US	YES	under FAA authority		STORMBREW
US-984XN	US	YES	Internet companies under FAA authority		PRISM
US-984XR	US	YES	under FAA authority		FAIRVIEW
US-984X2	US	YES	under FAA authority		FAIRVIEW
US-990	US	YES	a corporate partner for cable access		FAIRVIEW

VN

SIGAD	CC	Active	Installation Name/Comment	Place	Codeword
USA-32	VN	?		Danang
USN-414	VN	?		Danang
USA-522J	VN	?		Cam Ranh Bay
USA-561	VN	?		Tan Son Nhuh
USA-562	VN	?		Phu Cat
USA-563	VN	?		Danang
USM-604	VN	NO	330th RRC (1969-1975)	Pleiku, Nha Trang
USM-605	VN	NO	Camp Eagle (1969-1975)
USM-607	VN	NO	Can Tho (1969-1975)
USM-613	VN	NO	313th ASA BN (1969-1975)	Nha Tranh
USM-614	VN	NO	303rd ASA BN (1969-1975)	Bien Hoa
USM-616	VN	NO	(1969 - 1975)	Xuan Loc
USM-624	VN	NO	(1969-1975)	Long Thanh
USM-626	VN	NO	(1969-1975)	Bien Hoa
USM-626J	VN	NO	(1969-1975)	Phu Bai
USM-628	VN	?	3rd RRU, 82nd SOU	Bien Roa
USM-631	VN	NO	{1969-1975)	Phouc Vinh
USM-633	VN	NO	372nd Radio Research Company	Cu Chi
USM-633J	VN	?	A detachment of the 372d Radio Research Company	?
USM-634	VN	NO	(1969-1975)	Pleiku
USM-636	VN	NO	(1969-1975)	Di An
USM-638	VN	NO	(1969-1975)	Cam Ranh Bay
USM-645	VN	NO	(1969-1975)	Quang Tri
USM-649	VN	NO	(1969-1975)	Chu Lai
USM-653	VN	NO	(1969-1975)	Nha Trang
USM-704	VN	NO	509th ASA Group (1969-1975)	Saigon
USM-794	VN	NO	(1969-1975)	Saigon
USM-808	VN	NO	8th RRU, 8th RRFS (1969-1975)	Phu Bai
USN-842	VN	?		Phu Bai
USN-843	VN	?		Danang

SCS (Embassy Stations)

SIGAD	CC	Active	Installation Name/Comment	Place	Code Name
US-96*
US-97*
US-3219

Mobile Installations

Ships

SIGAD	CC	Active	Installation Name/Comment	Place	Code Name
USN-855	US	NO	USS Liberty (sunk 19670608)
USN-467Y	US	NO	USS Pueblo (captured by North Korea 19680123)
USN-467N	US	YES	USS Maddox

Satellites

SIGAD	Country	Installation Name	Code Name
AFP-827F1	US		CANYON 1
AFP-827F2	US		CANYON 2
AFP-827F3	US		CANYON 3
AFP-827F4	US		CANYON 4
AFP-827F5	US		CANYON 5
AFP-827F6	US		CANYON 6
AFP-827F7	US		CANYON 7

NSA Programs

SIGAD	CC	Installation Name / Comment	Place	Code Name
US-966		?	?
US-3101C		?
US-3105S1		(SSO corporate/TAO shaping program)		DARKTHUNDER
US-3105S1		(SSO corporate/TAO shaping program)		STEELFLAUTA
US-3111C		?
US-3136		Close Access Domestion collections	US
US-3137		Close Access Overseas collections		GENIE
US-3140				MADCAPOCELOT
US-3167		Non-corporate intercept facility
US-3171		Non-corporate intercept facility
US-3180		Non-corporate intercept facility
US-3206		a foreign access point		MONKEYROCKET
US-3230		a foreign access point		ORANGECRUSH
US-3237		Non-corporate intercept facility
US-3247		nternet metadata collection		YACHTSHOP
US-3251				ORANGEBLOSSOM
US-3273				SILVERZEPHYR
US-3277				BLUEZEPHYR
US-3310?G		Non-corporate intercept facility
US-335				COBALTFALCON

Articles

Date	Source	Title	Tags
20131003	luxexumbra.blogspot.ca	Introduction to SIGADs	SIGADS
20130607	theweek.com	Solving the mystery of PRISM	PRISM / SIGADS / MARINA / CONTRAOCTAVE / XKEYSCORE / PINWALE
	electrospaces.blogspot.de	SIGINT Activity Designators	SIGADS

Resources

• 18.06.2014: Liste der Sigads in Deutschland (PDF-Dokument vom SPIEGEL erstellt)