Below is the full current structure of the United States Space Force as it appears in 2022 with former units from 2020 and re-designations since then (if applicable).
Space Staff[]
The Space Staff, at The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia
- Chief of Space Operations
- Space Rapid Capabilities Office, at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico
- Space Development Agency, at The Pentagon, Virginia
- Space Warfighting Analysis Center, in the District of Columbia (Wargaming and Force Design)
- Vice Chief of Space Operations
- Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force
- Director of the Space Staff
- Chief Human Capital Officer
- Chief Operations Office
- Chief Strategy Resourcing Office
- Chief Technology and Innovation Office
- Chief of Space Operations
Space Operations Command[]
When the United States Space Force was established as an independent service on 20 December 2019, Air Force Space Command was redesignated as United States Space Force and served as its interim headquarters, but remained part of the U.S. Air Force. Fourteenth Air Force was redesignated as Space Operations Command, however its wings, along with the Space and Missile Systems Center's 61st Air Base Group, were realigned to report directly to United States Space Force.[1][2][3] In June 2020, the Space Force announced its plan to establish Space Operations Command as the first of three field command, with Space Operations Command (formerly Fourteenth Air Force) at Vandenberg AFB to be renamed SpOC West.[4]
Space Operations Command[5]
- Command Headquarters, at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado
- Space Operations Command West, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
Space Delta 2[]
Following the establishment of the United States Space Force, the 21st Space Wing and 21st Operations Group remained units of the U.S. Air Force assigned to United States Space Force. On 24 July 2020, the Space Force reorganized its wings and groups into deltas, inactivating the 21st Space Wing and redesignated the 21st Operations Group as Space Delta 2. Space Delta 2 transferred its space warning squadrons to Space Delta 4, retaining its space domain awareness squadrons. On 21 October 2020, with the redesignation of United States Space Force as Space Operations Command, Space Delta 2 transferred from a unit of the United States Air Force to the United States Space Force.[6]
Space Delta 2[7]
- Delta Headquarters, at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado
- 15th Space Surveillance Squadron at the Maui Space Surveillance Complex, Hawaii
- United States Space Surveillance Network Detachment, at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico
- United States Space Surveillance Network Detachment, at Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory
- 18th Space Defense Squadron, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California (Space Defense Center & Space Catalog)
- 19th Space Defense Squadron, at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, Virginia
- 20th Space Surveillance Squadron, at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida (Space Domain Awareness)
- Detachment 1, at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico (with AN/FPS-85 Phased Array Radar)
- Detachment 2, at Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory (Ground-based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance)
- Detachment 3, at the Maui Space Surveillance Complex, Hawaii (Ground-based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance)
- Detachment 4, at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama and the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Marshall Islands (Space Fence)
- 21st Operations Support Squadron
- Detachment 2, at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico
- Operating Location A, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
- Operating Location B, at Naval Communication Station Harold E. Holt, Western Australia, Australia
Space Delta 3[]
Activated on 24 July 2020, Space Delta 3 replaced the former 21st Space Wing's 721st Operations Group upon establishment.[8] The 721st Operations Group was activated on 10 October 2019 partly by realigning units from the former 21st Operations Group to focus securing the electromagnetic spectrum for national security space operations.[9]
Space Delta 3[10]
- Delta Headquarters, at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado
- 4th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron
- 5th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron
- 16th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron
- 3rd Combat Training Squadron
- Defensive Space Electronic Unit, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam[11]
Space Delta 4[]
Space Delta is responsible for providing strategic and theater missile warning to the United States and its international partners. It operates three constellations of Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) satellites and two types of Ground-Based Radars (GBRs) for the purpose of conducting strategic and theater missile warning. Additionally, DEL 4 provides tipping and cueing to missile defense forces, battlespace awareness to combatant commanders and technical intelligence for further analysis and manages weapon system architectures and ensures operations are intelligence-led, cyber-resilient, and driven by innovation, while postured to operate in a contested, degraded, and operationally-limited environment.[12]
Space Delta 4 was based on the previous 460th Operations Group, 460th Space Wing and 21st Operations Group–21st Space Wing.[13][14]
Space Delta 4[15]
- Delta Headquarters, at Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado
- 2nd Space Warning Squadron (Defense Support Program and Space Based Infrared System)
- 6th Space Warning Squadron, at Joint Base Cape Cod, Massachusetts (AN/FPS-132 Upgraded Early Warning Radar)
- 7th Space Warning Squadron, at Beale Air Force Base, California (AN/FPS-132 Upgraded Early Warning Radar and Long Range Discrimination Radar)
- 10th Space Warning Squadron, at Cavalier Space Force Station, North Dakota (AN/FPQ-16 Perimeter Acquisition Radar Attack Characterization System)
- 11th Space Warning Squadron (Defense Support Program and Space Based Infrared System)
- 12th Space Warning Squadron, at Thule Air Base, Greenland (AN/FPS-132 Upgraded Early Warning Radar)
- 13th Space Warning Squadron, at Clear Space Force Station, Alaska (AN/FPS-132 Upgraded Early Warning Radar andAN/FPS-108 Cobra Dane)
- Operating Location, at Eareckson Air Station, Alaska (Long Range Discrimination Radar)
- 62nd Cyber Squadron (Cyber Defense)
- Detachment 1 (Communications Maintenance)
- Detachment 1, 71st Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Squadron
- 460th Operations Support Squadron
- Operating Location – Flyingdales, at RAF Flyingdales, United Kingdom (AN/FPS-132 Upgraded Early Warning Radar)
Space Delta 5[]
Space Delta 5 is responsible for preparing, presenting, and fighting assigned and attached forces for the purpose of conducting operational-level command and control (C2) of space forces to achieve theater and global objectives. The delta was based upon the previous 614th Air Operations Center, the previous 14th Air Force operations centre.[16]
Space Delta 5[16]
- Delta Headquarters, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
- 9th Combat Operations Squadron (Air Force Reserve)
- 614th Air and Space Communications Squadron
- 614th Combat Training Squadron
- Combat Operations Division
- Strategic and Plans Division
- Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Division
- Satellite Communications Integrated Operations Division
Space Delta 6[]
Space Delta 6 is responsible for the Satellite Control Network and provides defensive cyberspace capabilities for space mission systems. The delta had formerly been the 50th Network Operations Group, part of the 50th Space Wing.[17]
Space Delta 6[17]
- Delta Headquarters, at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado
- 21st Space Operations Squadron, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California (Pacific Satellite Control Network, Global Positioning System, and Western Range support)
- Detachment 1, at the Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory
- Detachment 2, at Joint Region Marianas, Guam
- Detachment 3, at Kaena Point Space Force Station, Hawaii[18]
- Operating Location, at the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Marshall Islands
- 22nd Space Operations Squadron (Satellite Command & Control)
- 23rd Space Operations Squadron, at New Boston Space Force Station, New Hampshire (Atlantic Satellite Control Network, Global Positioning System, and Eastern Range support)
- Detachment 1, at Thule Air Base, Greenland
- Operating Location, at RAF Ascension Island
- Operating Location, at RAF Oakhanger, United Kingdom
- Operating Location, at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida
Space Delta 7[]
Space Delta 7 is responsible Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities in support of the Space Force. The delta provides actionable and time-sensitive intelligence for space domain operations including detection, characterization and targeting of adversary space capabilities. The unit employs a variety of fixed and mobile sensors across the globe operated by intelligence professionals to enable its mission to gain and maintain information dominance in the space domain in the execution of National Defense Strategy priorities.[19]
Delta 7 was activated on 24 July 2020 with the redesignation of the United States Air Force's 544th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group.[20] On 3 September 2020, the delta activated the 73rd Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Squadron after the inactivation of the 18th Intelligence Squadron.[21] It gained two additional squadrons on 11 September 2020 with the activation of the 71st Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Squadron and 72nd Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Squadron.[22] On 8 January 2021, Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe designated the "Space Force Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance enterprise" the 18th member of the United States Intelligence Community.[23]
Space Delta 7[24]
- Delta Headquarters, at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado
- 71st Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Squadron
- 72nd Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Squadron
- 73rd Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Squadron, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
- 74th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Squadron (Threat Analysis)[28]
- 75th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Squadron (Targeting) – to be established[28]
- 76th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Squadron (Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination) – to be established[28]
Space Delta 8[]
Space Delta 8 is responsible for satellite communications and positioning, navigation, and timing. The Delta operates, among other constellations, the Global Positioning System for both military and civilian users. 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.[29][30][31][32] On 8 February 2022, the 50th Operations Support Squadron was inactivated and the 8th Combat Training Squadron was activated.[33]
In September 2021, the Space Force publicly identified Army and Navy SATCOM units that would transfer to DEL 8.[34][35][36] On 6 June 2022, the Naval Satellite Operations Center transferred as the 10th Space Operations Squadron,[37] followed on 29 June 2022 by the Army's 53rd Signal Battalion, which became the 53rd Space Operations Squadron.[38][39]
Space Delta 8[40]
- Delta Headquarters, at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado
- 2nd Space Operations Squadron (Navigation Warfare) (Navstar Global Positioning System)
- 4th Space Operations Squadron (Advanced Extremely High Frequency, Defense Satellite Communications System Phase III, Military Strategic and Tactical Relay, and Wideband Global Satellite Communications satellites[41])
- 8th Combat Training Squadron
- 10th Space Operations Squadron, at Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California (Mobile User Objective System, Ultra-High Frequency Follow-On, and Fleet Satellite Communications System satellites)[42]
- Detachment A, at the Prospect Harbor Naval Satellite Operations Station, Maine
- Detachment C, at the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station Guam, in Dededo, Guam
- Detachment D, at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado
- 53rd Satellite Operations Squadron (Wideband Global SATCOM and Defense Satellite Communications System satellites)
- Detachment A, at Fort Detrick, Maryland
- Detachment B, at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland
- Detachment C, in Landstuhl, Germany – activated on 19 July 2022[43]
- Detachment D, in Wahiawa, Hawaii
- Detachment E, at Fort Buckner, Japan
- Satellite Communications Office
Space Delta 9[]
Space Delta 9 is responsible for conducting orbital warfare. Its mission involves preparing, presenting, and projecting assigned and attached forces for the purpose of conducting protect and defend operations and providing national decision authorities with response options to deter and, when necessary, defeat orbital threats. It replaced the interim 750th Operations Group, 50th Space Wing, which was activated a month before its redesignation.[44][45]
Space Delta 9[46]
- Delta Headquarters, at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado
- 1st Space Operations Squadron (Space Domain awareness: Advanced Technology Risk Reduction[47], Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program, Operationally Responsive Space 5, and Space Based Space Surveillance)
- 3rd Space Operations Squadron (Space defense)
- 9th Combat Training Squadron
- Detachment 1 (Technology demonstration: 2 x Boeing X-37 Orbital Test Vehicles)
Space Delta 15[]
Space Delta 15 conducts space battle management, intelligence, and cyber operations. The delta additionally provides direct C2 (Command & Control) support for Space Operations Command.
Space Delta 15[48]
- Delta Headquarters, at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado
- 15th Command and Control Squadron
- 15th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Squadron
- 15th Cyber Squadron
Space Delta 18[]
Space Delta 18 is a field operating agency that is responsible for performing national and military space missions and evaluating capabilities, performance, limitations, and vulnerabilities of space and counter-space systems and services. It is the Space Force's counterpart to the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC). The delta was activated on 24 June 2022 as the successor to the Space Force Intelligence Activity. DEL 18 took on the number 18 in honor of the Space Force becoming the 18th member of the United States Intelligence Community on 15 January 2021.[49][50]
Space Delta 18[51]
- Delta Headquarters, at the National Air and Space Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
- 1st Space Analysis Squadron (Space Analysis)
- 2nd Space Analysis Squadron (Counterspace Anaylsis)
Space Base Delta 1[]
Space Delta 1 is one of two major base commands within Space Operations Command, responsible for the following bases: Peterson Space Force Base, Schriever Space Force Base, Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station (Wyoming), Thule Air Base (Greenland), New Boston Space Force Station (New Hampshire), and Kaena Point Space Force Station (Hawaii). The Delta was formerly known as Peterson-Schriever Garrison until its redesignation on 23 May 2022 as Space Base Delta 1.
Space Delta 1, at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado
- Delta Headquarters
21st Mission Support Group[52]
- 21st Communications Squadron
- 21st Security Forces Squadron
- 21st Civil Engineer Squadron
- 21st Contracting Squadron
- 21st Force Support Squadron
- 21st Logistics Readiness Squadron
50th Mission Support Group, at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado[53]
- 50th Space Communications Squadron
- 50th Security Forces Squadron
- 50th Civil Engineer Squadron
- 50th Contracting Squadron
- 50th Force Support Squadron
821st Space Base Group, at Thule Air Base, Greenland[54]
- 821st Security Forces Squadron
- 821st Support Squadron
- 21st Medical Support Group
- 21st Operational Medical Readiness Squadron
- 21st Health Care Operations Squadron
Space Base Delta 2[]
Space Delta 1 is one of two major base commands within Space Operations Command, responsible for the following bases: Buckley Space Force Base (Colorado), Joint Base Cape Cod (Massachusetts), Cavalier Space Force Station (North Dakota), and Clear Space Force Station (Alaska). The Delta was formerly known as Buckley Garrison until its redesignation on 23 May 2022 as Space Base Delta 2.
Space Base Delta 2, at Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado[55][56]
- Delta Headquarters
- 460th Comptroller Squadron
- 460th Mission Support Group
- 460th Security Forces Squadron
- 460th Civil Engineer Squadron
- 460th Force Support Squadron
- 460th Logistics Readiness Squadron
- 460th Medical Group
- 460th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron
- 460th Healthcare Operations Squadron
Space Systems Command[]
The Space Systems Command (SSC) is the Space Force's field command for acquisitions, engineering, research and development, and launch activities, commanded by a lieutenant general.
Space Systems Command[57][58]
- Command Headquarters, at Los Angeles Air Force Base, California
Strategic Warning and Surveillance Systems Division, at Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts- Space Rapid Capabilities Office, at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico
- Development Corps
- Production Corps
- Enterprise Corps
- Atlas Corps
- Portfolio Architect
Space Launch Delta 30[]
A United Launch Alliance Delta IV-Heavy rocket carrying a National Reconnaissance Office payload launches Aug. 28, 2013, from Space Launch Complex-6 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
Space Launch Delta 30 is one of two launch deltas tasked with spacecraft launch operations from the west coat, including all polar launches. The delta manages the Western Range along with launch activities for the Space Force, Department of Defense, NASA, and other private space corporations. The delta also supports test and evaluation launches of the Air Force's intercontinental ballistic missile force.
Space Launch Delta 30, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California[59]
- Delta Headquarters
- 30th Comptroller Squadron
30th Operations Group
- 30th Space Communications Squadron
- 2nd Space Launch Squadron (Delta II, Pegasus, Minotaur, Atlas V and Delta IV Rockets)
- 2nd Range Operations Squadron
- 30th Operations Support Squadron
30th Mission Support Group
- 30th Security Forces Squadron
- 30th Civil Engineer Squadron
- 30th Contracting Squadron
- 30th Force Support Squadron
- 30th Logistics Readiness Squadron
30th Medical Group
- 30th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron
- 30th Health Care Operations Squadron
Space Launch Delta 45[]
The Delta IV Heavy NROL-44 rocket launches from Space Launch Complex-37 on Dec. 10, 2020, at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla. The NROL-44 mission is the first mission to launch from the Eastern Range after the historic range's name change to Cape Canaveral SFS on Dec. 9, 2020.
Space Launch Delta 45 is one of two launch deltas tasked with spacecraft launch operations from the east coat, including all polar launches. The delta manages the Eastern Range along with launch activities for the Space Force, Department of Defense, NASA, and other private space corporations. The delta also supports test and evaluation launches of the Air Force's intercontinental ballistic missile force.
Space Launch Delta 45, at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida[60]
- Delta Headquarters
- 45th Comptroller Squadron
45th Operations Group
- 45th Space Communications Squadron
- 5th Space Launch Squadron (Atlas V Medium-life Launch Vehicles and Titan IV Heavy-lift Launch Vehicles)
- 45th Range Squadron
- 45th Weather Squadron
- Detachment 3
- 45th Mission Support Group
- 45th Security Forces Squadron
- 45th Civil Engineer Squadron
- 45th Contracting Squadron
- 45th Force Support Squadron
- 45th Logistics Readiness Squadron
- Detachment 1, at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
- Detachment 2, at Ascension Auxiliary Airfield, Ascension Island
- 45th Medical Group
- 45th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron
- 45th Health Care Operations Squadron
Space Base Delta 3[]
Space Base Delta 3 is the only base commands within Space Systems Command, responsible for Los Angeles Air Force Base. The Delta was formerly known as Los Angeles Garrison until its redesignation on 23 May 2022 as Space Base Delta 3.
Space Base Delta 3, at Los Angeles Air Force Base, California[61]
- Delta Headquarters
- 61st Medical Squadron
- 61st Mission Support Group
- 61st Communications Squadron
- 61st Security Forces Squadron
- 61st Civil Engineer Squadron
- 61st Force Support Squadron
- 61st Logistics Readiness Squadron
Space Training and Readiness Command[]
The first mention of STARCOM during planning for the Space Force was in a 18 March 2019 briefing given by Task Force Tango, a planning group within Air Force Space Command and its mission was finalized later that year.[62] In December 2020, the Space Training and Readiness Command Task Force was created.[63][64]
The creation of STARCOM was announced on 30 June 2020 as one of three field commands in the Space Force. It was scheduled to be activated in 2021.[65] In the interim, the Space Training and Readiness Delta (Provisional) was activated on 24 July 2020 under Space Operations Command to consolidate the various space training and education units from the United States Air Force that was realigned to the Space Force.[66] On 23 August 2021, STARCOM was activated as the Space Force's first field command following the inactivation of STAR Delta (P).
Space Training and Readiness Command[67]
- Command Headquarters, at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado
Space Delta 1[]
Space Delta 1 (DEL 1) is the delta responsible for space training. It runs the Space Force's basic military training, weapons school, and other advanced training courses and exercises. It was established on 23 August 2021 following the establishment of the Space Training and Readiness Command, the field command to which it reports. It is headquartered at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.[68][69]
The 381st Training Group was redesignated as Space Delta 1 and activated on 23 August 2021 following the establishment of the Space Training and Readiness Command.[70] A ceremony was held on 3 September 2021 to recognize the delta's activation and the activation of the 1st Delta Operations Squadron.[71][72]
Space Delta 1, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California[73]
- Delta Headquarters
- 1st Delta Operations Squadron (Staff and Management)
- Detachment 1, at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
- 319th Combat Training Squadron, at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado (Advance Space Operations Training)
- 328th Weapons Squadron, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada (Space Force Weapons School)
- 392nd Combat Training Squadron, at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado[74] (Simulations and Exercises)
- 533rd Training Squadron (Undergraduate Space Training)
- Detachment 1, at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas
- Detachment 2, at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi
Space Delta 10[]
Space Delta 10 (DEL 10) is the unit responsible for space doctrine and wargaming. It was established on 23 August 2021 following the establishment of the Space Training and Readiness Command, the field command to which it reports. It is temporarily headquartered at the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado, but its final location requires a base selection process.[75][76][77] A ceremony was held on 30 September 2021 to recognize the delta's activation and the activation of the 10th Delta Operations Squadron.[78]
Space Delta 10, at the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado[79]
- Delta Headquarters
- 10th Delta Operations Squadron
- 10th Doctrine and Tactics Squadron
- 10th Wargaming Squadron
- Operating Location – A
Space Delta 11[]
Space Delta 11 (DEL 11) is the unit responsible for space range and aggressor. It conducts live and virtual training and operations for test and training requirements. It was established on 23 August 2021 following the establishment of the Space Training and Readiness Command, the field command to which it reports. It is temporarily headquartered at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, but its final location requires a base selection process.[80][81][82] A ceremony was held on 30 August 2021 to recognize the delta's activation.[83]
Space Delta 11, at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado[84]
- Delta Headquarters
- 11th Delta Operations Squadron (Staff and Management)
- 25th Space Range Squadron (Test & Training Range)
- 57th Space Range Squadron (Space Aggressors)
- 98th Space Range Squadron (On-Orbit Range)
- 527th Space Range Squadron (Space Aggressors)
Space Delta 12[]
Space Delta 12 (DEL 12) is the unit responsible for space test and evaluation. It tests space systems and capabilities in support of weapon system acquisition, operational acceptance, and readiness. It was established on 23 August 2021 following the establishment of the Space Training and Readiness Command, the field command to which it reports. It is temporarily headquartered at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, but its final location requires a base selection process.[85][86][87] A ceremony was held on 27 August 2021, activating three squadrons and redesignating two squadrons that were realigned under DEL 12.[88]
Space Delta 12, at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado[89]
- Delta Headquarters
- 12th Delta Operations Squadron (Staff and Management)
- 1st Test and Evaluation Squadron (Command and Control Capabilities Testing)
- 3rd Test and Evaluation Squadron (Orbital Warfare Capabilities Testing)
- 4th Test and Evaluation Squadron (Electromagnetic Spectrum Capabilities Testing)
- 17th Test and Evaluation Squadron (Missile Warning, Missile Defense, and Space Domain Awareness Capabilities Testing)
Space Delta 13[]
Space Delta 13 (DEL 13) is the unit responsible for space education. It offers advanced and developmental space education courses for the Space Force and its joint and allied partners. It was established on 23 August 2021 following the establishment of the Space Training and Readiness Command, the field command to which it reports. It is temporarily headquartered at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, but its final location requires a base selection process.[90][91][92]
Space Delta 13, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama[93]
- Delta Headquarters
- 13th Delta Operations Squadron (Staff and Management)
- National Security Space Institute, at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado
- Forrest L. Vosler Non-Commissioned Officer Academy, at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado
- Detachment 1, at the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado
- Detachment 2
Combined Joint Task Force–Space Operations[]
The Combined Joint Task Force–Space Operations is a subordinate command responsible for joint Space Operations through the United States Air Force directly assigned to the United States Space Force. CJTF-SO was created in November 2022 to coordinate joint space operations.[94]
Combined Joint Task Force–Space Operations, at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California[95]
- Combined Space Operations Center
- Missile Warning Center, at Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station, Colorado
- Joint Overhead Persistent Infrared Center, at Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado
- Joint Navigation Warfare Center, at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico
Joint Task Force–Space Defense, at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado
- National Space Defense Center, at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado
Space Force Element, National Reconnaissance Office[]
- Space Force Element, National Reconnaissance Office
Space Delta 20[]
Space Delta 20 is also the Aerospace Data Facility – Colorado,
Space Delta 20
- Delta Headquarters, at Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado
- Space Operations Squadron
Space Delta 21[]
Space Delta 21 is also the Aerospace Data Facility – East.
Space Delta 21
- Delta Headquarters, at Fort Belvoir, Virginia
- Space Operations Squadron
Space Delta 23[]
Space Delta 23 is also Aerospace Data Facility – Southwest.
Space Delta 23
- Delta Headquarters, at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico
- Space Operations Squadron
Space Delta 24[]
Space Delta 25[]
Space Delta 25 is also the National Reconnaissance Operations Center.
Space Delta 25
- Delta Headquarters, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Colorado
Space Delta 26[]
Space Delta 26 is also National Reconnaissance Office Cyber.
Space Delta 26
- Delta Headquarters, at Fort Belvoir, Virginia
- 660th Network Operations Squadron
- 661st Cyber Operations Squadron
- 662nd Cyber Operations Squadron
- 663rd Cyber Operations Squadron, at Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado
- 664th Cyber Operations Squadron, at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
Component Field Commands[]
United States Space Forces Central[]
United States Space Forces Central or USSPACEFOR-CENT consists of just 28 personnel and conducts space operations in support of the joint United States Central Command. The command is lead by a Colonel (currently Colonel Christopher S. Putnam) and was established on 2 December 2022. The command's immediate predecessor was Director of Space Forces, United States Air Forces Central Command.[96]
United States Space Forces Europe[]
- United States Space Forces Europe
United States Space Forces Indo-Pacific[]
United States Space Forces Indo-Pacific or USSPACEFOR-INDOPAC consists of just 21 personnel and conducts space operations in support of the joint United States Indo-Pacific Command. The command is lead by a Brigadier General (currently Brigadier General Anthony Mastalir) and was established on 22 November 2022. The command's immediate predecessor was Director of Space Forces, Pacific Air Forces.[97][98]
United States Space Forces Korea[]
United States Space Forces Korea or USSPACEFORKOR consists of just ~20 personnel and conducts space operations in support of the joint United States Forces Korea. The command is lead by a Lieutenant Colonel (currently Lieutenant Colonel Joshua M. McCullion) and was established on 14 December 2022. The command's immediate predecessor was Director of Space Forces, Seventh Air Force.[99][100]
United States Space Forces Korea[101]
- Headquarters, at Osan Air Base, South Korea
United States Space Forces Cyber[]
- United States Space Forces Cyber[102]
United States Space Forces Special Operations Command[]
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