ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- The Department of the Air Force selected Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, as the preferred and final location to host Space Delta 15.
DEL 15 is one of two command and control deltas under U.S. Space Forces-Space (S4S). DEL 15 is the servicing delta for the National Space Defense Center located at Schriever SFB, Colorado. The other, Space Delta 5, is the servicing delta for the Combined Space Operations Center located at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
The S4S mission is to plan, integrate, conduct and assess global space operations in order to deliver relevant space effects in, from and to space, for combatant commanders, coalition partners, the joint force and the nation.
DEL15’s mission is to protect and defend the space area of operations. Its responsibilities include:
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Synchronize and integrate the planning and operation of ISR sensors, assets, processing, exploitation and dissemination systems in direct support of current and future operations.
The decision to host DEL 15 at Schriever SFB came after conducting a site survey assessing its ability to facilitate the mission and infrastructure capacity, while accounting for community support, environmental factors and cost.
Delta 15 will consist of approximately 250 manpower authorizations.
With this basing decision, DEL 15 has reached initial operational capability and the Department of the Air Force anticipates final operational capability by summer 2027.