The 21st Operations Support Squadron (21 OSS) is a
United States Space Force
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unit. Assigned to
Space Operations Command
Space Operations Command (SpOC) is the United States Space Force's space operations, cyber operations, and intelligence field command. It is headquartered at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado and serves as the U.S. Space Force's service com ...
's
Space Delta 2
Space Delta 2 (DEL 2) is the United States Space Force's space domain awareness delta and is headquartered at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. Space Delta 2 tracks and monitors all manmade objects from low Earth orbit to geosynchronous orbit ...
, it provides operations support to the delta by providing weather information, coordinating the delta's squadron operations, and providing intelligence and administrative support. It is headquartered at
Peterson Space Force Base
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,
Colorado
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.
History
Lineage
* Constituted as 21st Operations Support Squadron from the consolidation of the 21st Airdrome Squadron and 21st Operations Squadron on 25 September 1991
: Inactivated on 19 December 1991
: Reactivated on 15 May 1992
Assignments
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21st Operations Group
Space Delta 2 (DEL 2) is the United States Space Force's space domain awareness delta and is headquartered at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. Space Delta 2 tracks and monitors all manmade objects from low Earth orbit to geosynchronous orbit ...
, 15 May 1992 – 24 July 2020
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Space Delta 2
Space Delta 2 (DEL 2) is the United States Space Force's space domain awareness delta and is headquartered at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. Space Delta 2 tracks and monitors all manmade objects from low Earth orbit to geosynchronous orbit ...
, 24 July 2020 – present
List of commanders
* Lt Col E. McConnell
* Lt Col
Troy Endicott
Troy Lynd EndicottArticle title (born April 15, 1971) is a , May 2009
* Lt Col Colin Connor, 4 May 2011
See also
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Space Delta 2
Space Delta 2 (DEL 2) is the United States Space Force's space domain awareness delta and is headquartered at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. Space Delta 2 tracks and monitors all manmade objects from low Earth orbit to geosynchronous orbit ...