| Unit Name: | Space Delta 5 |
| Type: | Delta |
| Role: | Command and control |
| Command Structure: | United States Space Forces – Space[1] |
| Garrison: | Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, U.S. |
| Garrison Label: | Headquarters |
| Commander1: | Col Justin E. Sorice |
| Commander1 Label: | Commander |
| Commander2 Label: | Vice Commander |
| Commander3: | CMSgt Shannan K. Sanchez [2] |
| Commander3 Label: | Senior Enlisted Leader |
| Identification Symbol Label: | Guidon |
Space Delta 5 (DEL 5) is a United States Space Force unit 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. It provides the majority of the forces and the structure for the Combined Space Operations Center. Activated on 24 July 2020, the delta is headquartered at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Its current commander is Colonel Phillip A. Verroco.[3] [4] [5]
It was based upon the previous 614th Air Operations Center, the previous 14th Air Force operations center. [6]
In lineage terms, the delta was established as the 614 Space Operations Group on 1 Aug 1998; activated on 28 August 1998; redesignated as 614 Air and Space Operations Center on 24 May 2007; 614 Air Operations Center on 1 Dec 2014; and then Space Delta 5 on 24 July 2020.[7] It was transferred from the United States Air Force to the United States Space Force on 21 October 2020.
| Emblem | Name | Function | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Divisions | |||
| Combat Operations Division | Space forces Command and control[8] | Vandenberg Space Force Base, California | |
| Strategy and Plans Division | Strategy and plans development | Vandenberg Space Force Base, California | |
| Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Division | Vandenberg Space Force Base, California | ||
| Satellite Communications Integrated Operations Division | Satellite communications integration | Vandenberg Space Force Base, California | |
| Joint Fires and Information Operations Team[9] | Vandenberg Space Force Base, California | ||
| Squadrons | |||
| Operations training and evaluation, and military exercise execution | Vandenberg Space Force Base, California | ||