| Space Delta 8 | |
|---|---|
 Delta emblem | |
| Founded | 24 July 2020 |
| Country |
 United States |
| Branch |
United States Space Force |
| Type | Delta |
| Role | Satellite communication and navigation warfare |
| Size | 635 personnel[1] |
| Part of |
 Space Operations Command |
| Headquarters | Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, U.S. |
| Motto(s) | "Masters of Space" |
| Website | Official website |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | Col David A. Pheasant |
| Vice Commanders | Lt Col Daniel Sebeck and Lt Col Damian Ochs |
| Superintendent | CMSgt Michael J. Rozneck[2] |
| Insignia | |
| Guidon |
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Space Delta 8 (DEL 8) is the United States Space Force unit responsible for satellite communications and position, navigation, and timing. The Delta operates, among other constellations, the Global Positioning System for both military and civilian users. It is headquartered at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado.
History[]
Before the founding of an independent Space Force, the Air Force Space Command's (AFSPC) 50th Operations Group (50 OG), part of the 50th Space Wing, performed the satellite communications and position, navigation, and timing missions. As part of the reorganization in the stand-up of Space Force, 50 OG was inactivated and DEL 8 was activated on 24 July 2020.[3][4][5][6] On 8 February 2022, the 50th Operations Support Squadron was inactivated and the 8th Combat Training Squadron was activated.[7]
In September 2021, the Space Force publicly identified Army and Navy SATCOM units that would transfer to DEL 8.[1][8][9] On 6 June 2022, the Naval Satellite Operations Center transferred as the 10th Space Operations Squadron,[10] followed on 29 June 2022 by the Army's 53rd Signal Battalion, which became the 53rd Space Operations Squadron.[11][12]
On 7 July 2022, Colonel David Pheasant, a former Army officer who had once commanded the 53rd Signal Battalion, took command of DEL 8, becoming the first inter-service transfer officer to command a Space Force Delta.[13][14]
Structure[]
DEL 8 comprises five squadrons, two of which have non-Air Force lineages (10 SOPS Navy; 53 SOPS Army):
| Emblem | Name | Function | Headquarters | Spacecraft | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squadrons | |||||
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8th Combat Training Squadron[15] | Operational training and certification, tactics development, engineering support, and crew force management | Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado | ||
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2nd Space Operations Squadron | Navigation warfare[16] | Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado | Navstar Global Positioning System | |
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4th Space Operations Squadron | Satellite communication[16] | Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado | Advanced Extremely High Frequency Defense Satellite Communications System Phase III Military Strategic and Tactical Relay Wideband Global Satellite Communications[17] | |
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10th Space Operations Squadron[18] | Satellite communication | Point Mugu, California | Mobile User Objective System Ultra-High Frequency Follow-On Fleet Satellite Communications System[1] | |
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53rd Satellite Operations Squadron | Satellite communication | Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado | Wideband Global SATCOM Defense Satellite Communications System | |
List of commanders[]
| No. | Commander | Term | Ref | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Duration | ||
| 1 | Colonel Matthew E. Holston | 24 July 2020 | 7 July 2022 | 1 year, 348 days | [19][20] | |
| 2 | Colonel David A. Pheasant | 7 July 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 147 days | [13][21] | |
See also[]
References[]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Army, Navy satellite operations to consolidate under Space Force". June 23, 2021. https://spacenews.com/army-navy-satellite-operations-to-consolidate-under-space-force/.
- ↑ "Chief Master Sgt. Michael J. Rozneck". https://www.schriever.spaceforce.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/2405547/chief-master-sgt-michael-j-rozneck/.
- ↑ "Space Force Announces Significant Reorganization" (in en-US). 2020-07-24. https://www.airforcemag.com/space-force-organizations-take-shape-as-selection-boards-meet/.
- ↑ "50th SW activates 750th OG". https://www.schriever.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2226859/50th-sw-activates-750th-og/.
- ↑ "Delta 8 Fact Sheet". 24 July 2020. https://www.schriever.spaceforce.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/2287524/delta-8/.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ "Space Force reorganizes former Air Force space wings into "Deltas" and "Garrisons"" (in en-US). SpaceNews. 2020-07-24. https://spacenews.com/space-force-reorganizes-former-air-force-space-wings-into-deltas-and-garrisons/.
- ↑ "8th Combat Training Squadron Activation Ceremony". https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7059528/8th-combat-training-squadron-activation-ceremony.
- ↑ "Space Force reveals which Army and Navy units are moving to the space branch". 21 September 2021. https://spacenews.com/space-force-reveals-which-army-and-navy-units-are-moving-to-the-space-branch/.
- ↑ "Army, Navy SATCOM Mission Areas Shifting to U.S. Space Force". https://www.spaceforce.mil/News/Article/2785434/army-navy-satcom-mission-areas-shifting-to-us-space-force/.
- ↑ "Navy Unit Transfers Into Space Force, Becomes 10th Space Operations Squadron". June 14, 2022. https://www.airforcemag.com/navy-unit-transfers-into-space-force-becomes-10th-space-operations-squadron/.
- ↑ "Schriever SFB welcomes new space squadron, commander". https://www.peterson.spaceforce.mil/Newsroom/News/Article-Display/Article/3080168/schriever-sfb-welcomes-new-space-squadron-commander/.
- ↑ "Army Sat Ops Brigade Transfers To Space Force: Karbler". May 21, 2021. https://breakingdefense.sites.breakingmedia.com/2021/05/army-sat-ops-brigade-transfers-to-space-force-karbler/.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Space Delta 8 gains new commander". https://www.peterson.spaceforce.mil/Newsroom/News/Article-Display/Article/3087819/space-delta-8-gains-new-commander/.
- ↑ "LTC David Pheasant". https://www.smdc.army.mil/Organization/Leadership/Display/Article/2799150/ltc-david-pheasant/.
- ↑ "8 CTS Activation Ceremony". https://www.facebook.com/100066259494552/videos/1604387826586381/.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "2nd Space Operations Squadron". https://www.schriever.spaceforce.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/275806/2nd-space-operations-squadron/.
- ↑ "4th Space Operations Squadron". https://www.schriever.spaceforce.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/275820/4th-space-operations-squadron/.
- ↑ "Space Delta 8". https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=346298440922136&id=100066259494552.
- ↑ "Colonel Matthew E. Holston". https://www.schriever.spaceforce.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/2222960/colonel-matthew-e-holston/.
- ↑ "USSF Virtual Activation & Deactivation Ceremonies". https://www.dvidshub.net/video/760898/ussf-virtual-activation-deactivation-ceremonies.
- ↑ "Colonel David A. Pheasant". https://www.spacebasedelta1.spaceforce.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/3144186/colonel-david-a-pheasant/.
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