List of United States Air Force space squadrons

Command & Control Squadrons

SquadronShieldLocationNicknameSystemNote
1st Command and Control Squadron[1]
Cheyenne Mountain AFS Space Surveillance Network Renamed 1st Space Control Squadron
2d Command and Control Squadron
Schriever AFB[2] Low Altitude Space Surveillance & Deep Space Tracking System C2 Inactivated
3d Command and Control Squadron
Offutt AFB Low Altitude Space Surveillance & Deep Space Tracking System C2 Inactivated 1999
4th Command and Control Squadron Mobile Consolidated Command Center Redesignated 153d Command and Control Squadron[3]
55th Mobile Command and Control Squadron
Offutt AFB Mobile Consolidated Command CenterInactivated 2006
119th Command and Control Squadron
McGhee Tyson ANGB ANG unit
153d Command and Control Squadron
F.E. Warren AFB Mobile Consolidated Command CenterANG unit
721st Mobile Command and Control Squadron Peterson AFB Inactivated 1998

Space Control Squadrons

SquadronShieldLocationNicknameSystemNote
1st Space Control Squadron[4]
Vandenberg AFB Satellite Catalog
4th Space Control Squadron[5]
Holloman AFB "Space Pirates"Counter Communications System[6]
16th Space Control Squadron
Peterson AFB RAIDRS
20th Space Control Squadron
Eglin AFB AN/FPS-85 Phased-array radar
25th Space Range Squadron
Schriever AFB "Executioners" Space Test & Training Range
76th Space Control Squadron
Peterson AFB"Lobos"Counter Communications System[7]
380th Space Control Squadron[8]
Peterson AFB "Blue Squadron" RAIDRS[9] Reserve Unit
Space Test and Development Squadrons
SquadronShieldLocationNicknameSystemNote
1st Air and Space Test Squadron
Vandenberg AFB
14th Test Squadron
Peterson AFB
17th Test Squadron
Peterson AFB
Responsive Space Squadron Kirtland AFB Operationally Responsive Space systemsActivated 2 Jun 2008
Launch Test Squadron
Kirtland AFB
Launch and Operations Support Squadron
Kirtland AFB Activated 1 Aug 2006, inactivated 31 Mar 2008
Space Development Squadron
Kirtland AFB Activated 2 Jun 2008
Space Test Operations Squadron
Kirtland AFB C2/TT&CActivated 2 Jun 2008
Space Test Squadron
Kirtland AFB
Space Experimentation Squadrons
SquadronShieldLocationNicknameSystemNote
3d Space Experimentation Squadron Schriever AFB
Space Launch Squadrons
SquadronShieldLocationNicknameSystemNote
1st Space Launch Squadron
Cape Canaveral AFS Delta IIInactivated 2009
2d Space Launch Squadron
Vandenberg AFB Atlas III/Titan IVInactivated 2005
3d Space Launch Squadron
Cape Canaveral AFS Atlas III/Titan IVInactivated 2005
4th Space Launch Squadron
Vandenberg AFB EELV
5th Space Launch Squadron[10]
Cape Canaveral AFS EELV
Space Operations Squadrons
SquadronShieldLocationNicknameSystemNote
1st Space Operations Squadron
Schriever AFB On-orbit C2 for DSP/GPS/MSX/ACE Future C2 of Space Based Surveillance System
2d Space Operations Squadron
Schriever AFB GPS
3d Space Operations Squadron
Schriever AFB DSCS/WGS
4th Space Operations Squadron
Schriever AFB Milstar
5th Space Operations Squadron
Onizuka AFS DSCS III/NATO IV/Skynet/Inertial Upper Stage Inactivated
6th Space Operations Squadron
Schriever AFB DMSP Reserve unit
7th Space Operations Squadron
Schriever AFB On-orbit C2 for DSP/GPS/MSX Reserve unit
8th Space Operations Squadron
Falcon AFB DMSP Redesignated 8th Space Warning Squadron
9th Space Operations Squadron
Vandenberg AFB Joint Space Operations Center Reserve unit
19th Space Operations Squadron
Schriever AFB GPS Reserve associate to 2 SOPS
21st Space Operations Squadron
Onizuka AFS "Dust Devils" AFSCN
22d Space Operations Squadron
Schriever AFB AFSCN
23d Space Operations Squadron
New Boston AFS AFSCN Remote Tracking Station
111th Space Operations Squadron
Phoenix, AZ Near-space operations ANG unit
148th Space Operations Squadron
Vandenberg AFB Milstar ANG unit; associate to 4th Space Operations Squadron
Space Surveillance Squadrons
SquadronShieldLocationNicknameSystemNote
1st Space Surveillance Squadron
Griffiss AFB Low Altitude Space Surveillance Inactivated
3d Space Surveillance Squadron
Misawa AB Deep Space Tracking System[11] Redesignated 3d Space Experimentation Squadron
4th Space Surveillance Squadron
Holloman AFB Deep Space Tracking System[12] Renamed 4th Space Control Squadron
5th Space Surveillance Squadron
RAF Feltwell Deep Space Tracking System[13] Redesignated Det 4, 18th Intelligence Squadron
16th Space Surveillance Squadron
Shemya AFS AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE Renamed 16th Space Control Squadron
17th Space Surveillance Squadron
RAF Edzell "Eternal Vigilance" Low Altitude Space SurveillanceInactivated
18th Space Surveillance Squadron
Edwards AFB GEODSS Inactivated
19th Space Surveillance Squadron
Pirinclik, Turkey AN/FPS-17 radar Inactivated
20th Space Surveillance Squadron
Eglin AFB AN/FPS-85 radar Renamed 20th Space Control Squadron
Space Weather Squadrons
SquadronShieldLocationNicknameSystemNote
55th Space Weather Squadron Schriever AFB Inactivated
Space Warning Squadrons
SquadronShieldLocationNicknameSystemNote
2d Space Warning Squadron
Buckley AFB SBIRS/DSP
4th Space Warning Squadron
Holloman AFB DSP Inactivated; equipment transferred to 137 SWS
5th Space Warning Squadron
Woomera AS DSP Inactivated
6th Space Warning Squadron
Cape Cod AFS "Ever Aware" PAVE PAWS
7th Space Warning Squadron
Beale AFB PAVE PAWS
8th Space Warning Squadron
Buckley AFB SBIRS/DSPPreviously at Eldorado AS with PAVE PAWS
9th Space Warning Squadron
Robins AFB PAVE PAWS Inactivated
10th Space Warning Squadron
Cavalier AFS AN/FPQ-16 PARCS
11th Space Warning Squadron
Buckley AFB SBIRS
12th Space Warning Squadron
Thule AB PAVE PAWS Previously used AN/FPS-50 BMEWS
13th Space Warning Squadron
Clear AFS PAVE PAWS Previously used AN/FPS-50 BMEWS
137th Space Warning Squadron
Greeley ANGB SBIRS/DSP Air National Guard unit
213th Space Warning Squadron
Clear AFS PAVE PAWS ANG Counterpart to 13SWS
Weapons Squadrons (Space & ICBM)
SquadronShieldLocationNicknameSystemNote
328th Weapons Squadron
Nellis AFB VariousTeaches space-related curriculum at USAF Weapons School

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