2nd Range Operations Squadron explained

Unit Name:	2nd Range Operations Squadron
Type:	Squadron
Role:	Space launch
Command Structure:	Space Launch Delta 30
Garrison:	Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, U.S.
Garrison Label:	Headquarters
Website:	Commanders -->
Commander1:	Lt Col Darin J. Lister
Commander1 Label:	Commander
Commander2 Label:	Deputy Commander
Commander3 Label:	Superintendent
Notable Commanders:	David N. Miller Jr.
Identification Symbol Label:	Former 2nd Range Operations Squadron emblem

The 2nd Range Operations Squadron (2 ROPS) is a United States Space Force unit responsible for executing real-time command and control of the Western Range in support of spacelift operations, ballistic missile test and evaluation, and aeronautical test and evaluation. It is under Space Launch Delta 30 and headquartered at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.^[1]

List of commanders

• Lt Col Marcelino Del Rosario, ~2008^[2]
• Lt Col David N. Miller Jr., September 2009 – 1 June 2011^{[3] [4]}
• Lt Col Burton H. Catledge, 1 June 2011 – ~2013^[5]
• Lt Col Jason Turner, ~2016^[6]
• Lt Col Nicholas M. Somerman, May 2021 – 8 June 2023^[7]
• Lt Col Darin J. Lister, 8 June 2023 – present^[7]

See also

• Space Launch Delta 30

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2nd Range Operations Squadron. usafunithistory.com. 10 July 2023.
2. Web site: Launch time: 2 ROPS key to Vandenberg mission. Vandenberg Space Force Base.
3. Web site: Meet the new 2nd ROPS commander. Vandenberg Space Force Base.
4. Web site: Space Force Biographies.
5. Web site: 2nd ROPS changes command. Vandenberg Space Force Base.
6. Web site: Vandenberg Space Force Base - Members of the 2nd Range Operations Squadron recently capped off three months of training to achieve their squadron goal of completing the 40th Valley of the Flowers Half-Marathon on June 4, including three runners who placed in their respective age groups. "It was a huge accomplishment and such an incredible feeling running across the finish line on Saturday...all the hard work and training definitely paid off," said Lt. Col. Jason Turner, 2ROPS commander. "This experience was special because we accomplished it as a squadron and throughout our training it brought us closer together. I will look back on this experience and draw upon the lesson that a goal is attained through planning and hard work." Photo left to right: 1st Lt. Stephen Houk (finished 1st place in his age group), 2nd Lt. Lee Wilson, Maj. Jason Judge, Lt. Col. Jason Turner (finished in 2nd place in his age group), 1st Lt. Kyle Schroeder, 2nd Lt. Andrew Marin, 1st Lt. Christopher Huynh, 1st Lt. John Delong, and Mrs. Sarah Nemeth (finished 1st place in her age group). (Contributed photo) | Facebook. www.facebook.com.
7. Web site: 2nd Range Operations Squadron Change of Command. Vandenberg Space Force Base.