Space Delta 9 Explained

Unit Name:Space Delta 9
Type:Delta
Role:Orbital warfare
Garrison:Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, U.S.
Garrison Label:Headquarters
Nickname:Stormbringers[1]
Commander1:Col Ramsey M. Horn
Commander1 Label:Commander
Commander2 Label:Deputy Commander
Commander3:CMSgt Dan M. Dempsey[2]
Commander3 Label:Senior Enlisted Leader
Identification Symbol Label:Guidon
Identification Symbol 2 Label:Orbital Warfare Identification Device

Space Delta 9 (DEL 9) is a United States Space Force unit 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. Activated on 24 July 2020, the delta is headquartered at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado.[3] [4] [5] [6]

It replaced the interim 750th Operations Group, 50th Space Wing, which was activated a month before its redesignation.[5] [7]

Structure

EmblemNameFunctionHeadquartersSpacecraft
Squadrons
Space domain awareness[8] Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado Advanced Technology Risk Reduction
Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program
Operationally Responsive Space 5
Space Based Space Surveillance
Space defenseSchriever Space Force Base, Colorado
5th Space Operations Squadron Technology demonstration[9] Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington DC[10] Boeing X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle
9th Combat Training Squadron[11] Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Space Delta 9 builds orbital warfare tradecraft from the ground up. Schriever Air Force Base. 23 February 2021. 28 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210228173714/https://www.schriever.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2510837/space-delta-9-builds-orbital-warfare-tradecraft-from-the-ground-up/. live.
  2. Web site: CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT DAN M. DEMPSEY. Peterson and Schriever Space Force Base. 15 February 2024. 15 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240215053556/https://www.petersonschriever.spaceforce.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/3672556/chief-master-sergeant-dan-m-dempsey/. live.
  3. Web site: Delta 9 Fact Sheet. 24 July 2020. Schriever Air Force Base. 15 August 2020. 28 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200728010814/https://www.schriever.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/275817/delta-9/. live.
  4. Web site: 2020-07-24. Space Force reorganizes former Air Force space wings into "Deltas" and "Garrisons". 2020-07-25. SpaceNews. en-US. 26 July 2020. https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20200726174101/https://spacenews.com/space-force-reorganizes-former-air-force-space-wings-into-deltas-and-garrisons/. live.
  5. Web site: 2020-07-24. Space Force Announces Significant Reorganization. 2020-07-25. Air Force Magazine. en-US. 11 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200811195538/https://www.airforcemag.com/space-force-organizations-take-shape-as-selection-boards-meet/. live.
  6. Web site: Space Force Has A Unit Dedicated To Orbital Warfare That Now Operates The X-37B Spaceplane. Joseph. Trevithick. 30 October 2020 . 18 August 2021. 4 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210904163554/https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/37361/space-force-has-a-unit-dedicated-to-orbital-warfare-that-now-operates-the-x-37b-spaceplane. live.
  7. Web site: 50th SW activates 750th OG. Schriever Air Force Base. 16 January 2021. 20 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201020173425/https://www.schriever.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2226859/50th-sw-activates-750th-og/. live.
  8. Web site: 1st Space Operations Squadron. Schriever Air Force Base. 16 January 2021. 25 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200925121222/https://www.schriever.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/275815/1st-space-operations-squadron/. live.
  9. Web site: Delta 9. Schriever Air Force Base. 15 August 2020. 28 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200728010814/https://www.schriever.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/275817/delta-9/. live.
  10. Web site: 5th Space Operations Squadron. Peterson-Schriever Space Force Base. 4 June 2024. live. 4 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240604165209/https://www.petersonschriever.spaceforce.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/3795122/5th-space-operations-squadron/.
  11. Web site: Same mission, new name. 17 February 2022. 17 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220217124701/https://www.peterson.spaceforce.mil/Newsroom/News/Article-Display/Article/2936675/same-mission-new-name/. live.

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