TUSLOG Det 120 (USAFSS)

TUSLOG Detachment 120 was a United States Air Force Security Service (USAFSS) unit stationed at Sinop, Turkey, during the Cold War. Established in the late 1950s under the TUSLOG (The United States Logistics Group) umbrella, Det 120 played a vital role in signals intelligence (SIGINT) collection, monitoring Soviet and Warsaw Pact communications in the Black Sea region. The unit operated sophisticated listening equipment and worked in close coordination with other American and NATO intelligence assets. TUSLOG Det 120 remained active until the late 1970s, when political changes in Turkey and evolving intelligence priorities led to its deactivation and the closure of the Sinop site.