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  • 19th Space Defense Squadron

    The 19th Space Defense Squadron at Naval Support Facility is a geographically separated unit of Space Delta 2, that Innovate and federatse space domain awareness operations to maintain freedom of action for U.S., allied and commercial partners.

  • 3rd Space Operations Squadron

    The 3rd Space Operations Squadron is a component of Space Delta 9, headquartered at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado. The nation's premier space defense unit protects and preserves vital space capabilities. 

  • 7th Space Warning Squadron

    The 7th Space Warning Squadron, Beale Air Force Base, California, guards the Continental United States, Alaska, and Canada against intercontinental ballistic missiles by detecting both sea-based launches, in-flight missiles and providing mid-course interceptor guidance to eliminate threats.

  • 821st Space Base Group

    The mission of the 821st Space Base Group is to enable force projection, space superiority and scientific research in the Arctic Region for our nation and allies through integrated base support and defense operations.

  • Advanced Extremely High Frequency System

    The Advanced Extremely High Frequency System (AEHF) is a joint service satellite communications system that provides survivable, global, secure, protected, and jam-resistant communications for high-priority military ground, sea and air assets. AEHF enables the Department of Defense to control

  • COBRA DANE Radar

    The COBRA DANE radar is a single faced ground-based, L-band phased-array radar located in northern U.S. Indio-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) area of operations and operated by the U.S. Space Force.

  • Defense Meteorological Satellite Program

    The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) has been collecting weather data for U.S. military operations for more than five decades and provides assured, secure global weather and space weather data to support Department of Defense (DOD) operations.

  • Defense Support Program Satellites

    U.S. Space Force-operated Defense Support Program (DSP) satellites are a key part of North America's early warning systems. In their 22,300-mile, geosynchronous orbits, DSP satellites help protect the United States and its allies by detecting missile launches, space launches and nuclear detonations.

  • Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program

    Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) satellites are a space-based capability operating in the near-geosynchronous orbit regime supporting U.S. Space Command space surveillance operations as a dedicated Space Surveillance Network (SSN) sensor.

  • Global Broadcast Service

    Global Broadcast Service (GBS) operates as a one-way wideband transmission broadcast, supporting timely delivery of data and video products for mission support and theater information transfer. GBS provides service to over 1000 receive suites deployed world-wide supporting the Department of Defense