List of United States Air Force space squadrons explained

Command & Control Squadrons

Squadron	Shield	Location	Nickname	System	Note
1st Command and Control Squadron^[1]					Renamed 1st Space Control Squadron
		Schriever AFB^[2]			Inactivated
					Inactivated 1999
				Mobile Consolidated Command Center	Redesignated 153d Command and Control Squadron^[3]
				Mobile Consolidated Command Center	Inactivated 2006
					ANG unit
				Mobile Consolidated Command Center	ANG unit
					Inactivated 1998

Space Control Squadrons

Squadron	Shield	Location	Nickname	System	Note
1st Space Control Squadron^[4]		Vandenberg AFB		Satellite Catalog
4th Space Control Squadron^[5]			"Space Pirates"	Counter Communications System^[6]
				AN/FPS-85 Phased-array radar
			"Executioners"	Space Test & Training Range
		Peterson AFB	"Lobos"	Counter Communications System^[7]
				Defensive space control and space situational awareness
380th Space Control Squadron^[8]			"Blue Squadron"	RAIDRS^[9]	Reserve Unit
Space Test and Development Squadrons
Squadron	Shield	Location	Nickname	System	Note
Responsive Space Squadron				Operationally Responsive Space systems	Activated 2 Jun 2008
Launch Test Squadron
Launch and Operations Support Squadron					Activated 1 Aug 2006, inactivated 31 Mar 2008
Space Development Squadron					Activated 2 Jun 2008
Space Test Operations Squadron				C2/TT&C	Activated 2 Jun 2008
Space Test Squadron
Space Experimentation Squadrons
Squadron	Shield	Location	Nickname	System	Note
Space Launch Squadrons
Squadron	Shield	Location	Nickname	System	Note
				Delta II	Inactivated 2009
				Atlas III/Titan IV	1990-2005, 2019–present^[10]
				Atlas III/Titan IV	Inactivated 2005
5th Space Launch Squadron^[11]				EELV
Space Operations Squadrons
Squadron	Shield	Location	Nickname	System	Note
					Future C2 of Space Based Surveillance System
					Inactivated
					Reserve unit
					Reserve unit
				DMSP	Redesignated 8th Space Warning Squadron
				Joint Space Operations Center	Reserve unit
					Reserve associate to 2 SOPS
			"Dust Devils"
					Remote Tracking Station
				Near-space operations	ANG unit
					ANG unit; associate to 4th Space Operations Squadron
Space Surveillance Squadrons
Squadron	Shield	Location	Nickname	System	Note
				Low Altitude Space Surveillance	Inactivated
				Deep Space Tracking System^[12] || Redesignated 3d Space Experimentation Squadron|-| 4th Space Surveillance Squadron || ||Holloman AFB || ||Deep Space Tracking System^[13] || Renamed 4th Space Control Squadron |-| 5th Space Surveillance Squadron || ||RAF Feltwell || ||Deep Space Tracking System^[14] ||Redesignated Det 4, 18th Intelligence Squadron|-| 16th Space Surveillance Squadron || || Shemya AFS || || AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE ||Renamed 16th Space Control Squadron|-| 17th Space Surveillance Squadron || ||RAF Edzell ||"Eternal Vigilance" ||Low Altitude Space Surveillance||Inactivated |-| 18th Space Surveillance Squadron || ||Edwards AFB || ||GEODSS ||Inactivated|-| 19th Space Surveillance Squadron || ||Pirinclik, Turkey || ||AN/FPS-17 radar || Inactivated|-| 20th Space Surveillance Squadron || ||Eglin AFB || ||AN/FPS-85 radar|| Renamed 20th Space Control Squadron|- bgcolor=cccccc|colspan="6" align="center"| Space Weather Squadrons|-!Squadron!!Shield!!Location!!Nickname!!System!!Note|-| 55th Space Weather Squadron || || Schriever AFB || || ||Inactivated|- bgcolor=cccccc|colspan="6" align="center"| Space Warning Squadrons|-!Squadron!!Shield!!Location!!Nickname!!System!!Note|-| 2d Space Warning Squadron || || Buckley Space Force Base || ||SBIRS/DSP|||-| 4th Space Warning Squadron || ||Buckley Space Force Base||"Scorpions"||SBIRS/DSP || |-| 5th Space Warning Squadron || ||Woomera AS || ||DSP || Inactivated|-| 6th Space Warning Squadron || ||Cape Cod Space Force Station ||"Ever Aware" ||PAVE PAWS |||-| 7th Space Warning Squadron || ||Beale AFB || || PAVE PAWS |||-| 8th Space Warning Squadron || ||Buckley Space Force Base ||"Spiders"|| SBIRS/DSP||Previously at Eldorado AS with PAVE PAWS|-| 9th Space Warning Squadron || ||Robins AFB || || PAVE PAWS || Inactivated|-| 10th Space Warning Squadron || || Cavalier AFS || ||AN/FPQ-16 PARCS || |-| 11th Space Warning Squadron || ||Buckley Space Force Base || || OBAC |||-| 12th Space Warning Squadron || ||Thule AB || || PAVE PAWS || Previously used AN/FPS-50 BMEWS|-| 13th Space Warning Squadron || || Clear AFS || || PAVE PAWS || Previously used AN/FPS-50 BMEWS|-| 137th Space Warning Squadron || ||Greeley ANGB || || SBIRS/DSP|| Air National Guard unit|-| 213th Space Warning Squadron || || Clear AFS || ||PAVE PAWS ||ANG Counterpart to 13SWS|-|- bgcolor=cccccc|colspan="6" align="center"| Weapons Squadrons (Space & ICBM)|-!Squadron!!Shield!!Location!!Nickname!!System!!Note|-| 328th Weapons Squadron || ||Nellis AFB || ||Various||Teaches space-related curriculum at USAF Weapons School|} See also List of United States Air Force squadrons References

Notes and References

1. http://www.space.com/spacenews/archive07/ssax_0423.html Space.com: "Chilton: Progress Is Being Made On Space Situational Awareness"
2. http://www.fas.org/spp/military/program/nssrm/initiatives/misawa.htm FAS.org: National Security Space Roadmap
3. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3731/is_200208/ai_n9137599 National Guard: "Air Guard outfit takes steps toward the 'Fourth Dimension'"
4. http://www.space.com/spacenews/archive07/ssax_0423.html Space.com: "Chilton: Progress Is Being Made On Space Situational Awareness"
5. http://www.peterson.af.mil/units/ Peterson AFB: 21st Space Wing Units
6. http://www.peterson.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=4808 4th SCS Factsheet
7. http://www.peterson.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=4808 76th SCS Factsheet
8. http://www.peterson.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123115852 380th BS re-activated for space duty
9. http://www.379aew.afnews.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123068997 Silent Sentry contributes to ops throughout the AOR
10. Web site: 2nd SLS reactivated following squadron merger. Airman 1st Class Hanah Abercrombie. 15 August 2019. 30th Space Wing Public Affairs Office. 7 October 2020.
11. http://usafengineers.com/modules.php?name=Units&file=details&id=332 usafengineers.com – Units
12. http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/agency/3spss.htm 3rd Space Surveillance Squadron [3rd SPSS&#93;<!-- Bot generated title -->]
13. http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/agency/4spss.htm 4th Space Surveillance Squadron [4th SPSS&#93;<!-- Bot generated title -->]
14. http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/agency/5spss.htm 5th Space Surveillance Squadron [5th SPSS&#93;<!-- Bot generated title -->]