US ARMY SPECIAL SECURITY GROUP

The US Army Special Security Group (USASSG) was established in the early 1970s to provide specialized communications and security support to the Army's most sensitive intelligence operations. Tasked with handling highly classified information and maintaining secure communications channels, the USASSG played a vital role in supporting the Army's intelligence community during the Cold War and beyond. The unit was primarily responsible for the management and protection of Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIFs) and the administration of Special Security Officer (SSO) functions. In 1988, the USASSG was inactivated and its mission was absorbed by the Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM), ensuring the continued security of the Army’s most critical intelligence assets.