Space Base Delta 1 Explained

Unit Name:Space Base Delta 1
Start Date:24 July 2020
Type:Installation
Size:3,200 personnel[1]
Command Structure: Space Operations Command
Garrison:Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
Garrison Label:Headquarters
Commander1:Col Kenneth F. L. Klock
Commander1 Label:Commander
Commander2:Col Sarah S. Babbitt[2]
Col Randy Combs[3]
Commander2 Label:Vice Commanders
Commander4:CMSgt Martha M. Burkhead[4]
Commander4 Label:Senior Enlisted Leader

Space Base Delta 1 (SBD 1) is a United States Space Force unit. It is assigned to Space Operations Command and headquartered at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States.

SBD 1 is responsible for Peterson Space Force Base, Schriever Space Force Base, and Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station in Colorado, Pituffik Space Base in Greenland, New Boston Space Force Station in New Hampshire, and Kaena Point Space Force Station in Hawaii.[5]

SBD 1 was formerly known as the Peterson-Schriever Garrison (P-S GAR) until its redesignation to Space Base Delta 1 on May 23, 2022.[6] P-S GAR was activated on 24 July 2020, replacing the 21st Space Wing (based at the then Peterson Air Force Base) and the 50th Space Wing (based at the then Schriever Air Force Base).[7]

Structure

21st Mission Support (21 MS), Peterson Space Force Base[8]

50th Mission Support (50 MS), Schriever Space Force Base[9]

21st Medical Group (21 MDG), Peterson Space Force Base

821st Space Base Group (821 SBG), Pituffik Space Base

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Boise native confirmed as Space Force brigadier general. 26 March 2021 . 2021-08-15. 2021-03-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20210326212330/https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/boise-native-space-force-general/277-7205ed00-4a87-4f19-a681-70850bc02dc9. live.
  2. Web site: COLONEL SARAH S. BABBITT. www.peterson.spaceforce.mil. 2022-06-04. 2022-06-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20220604095152/https://www.peterson.spaceforce.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/2231487/colonel-sarah-s-babbitt/. live.
  3. Web site: Dual hats for dual commanders. Schriever Air Force Base. 2021-02-07. 2021-06-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20210628165909/https://www.schriever.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2495863/dual-hats-for-dual-commanders/. live.
  4. https://www.petersonschriever.spaceforce.mil/SpaceBaseDelta1/
  5. Web site: Peterson-Schriever Garrison. 2020-11-10. Peterson Air Force Base. en-US. 2020-11-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20201110220038/https://www.peterson.spaceforce.mil/About/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/326192/peterson-schriever-garrison/. live.
  6. Web site: SPACE BASE DELTA 1 - Same mission, new name. Space Base Delta 1. 2022-06-04. 2022-05-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20220527072512/https://www.peterson.spaceforce.mil/Newsroom/News/Article-Display/Article/3041765/space-base-delta-1-same-mission-new-name/. live.
  7. Web site: Space Force begins transition into field organizational structure. 2020-11-10. United States Space Force. en-US. 2020-11-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20201115194754/https://www.spaceforce.mil/News/Article/2287005/space-force-begins-transition-into-field-organizational-structure/. live.
  8. Web site: Units of the 21st Space Wing USAF Peterson Air Force Base. 2020-11-10. Peterson Air Force Base. en-US. 2020-10-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20201030123209/https://www.peterson.spaceforce.mil/Units/. live.
  9. Web site: 50th Mission Support Group. 2020-11-10. Schriever Air Force Base. en-US. 2020-09-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20200925132314/https://www.schriever.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/1025868/50th-mission-support-group/. live.