The 72nd Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Squadron (72 ISRS) 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 7
Space Delta 7 (DEL 7) is a United States Space Force unit responsible for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) for the United States Space Force. The delta provides actionable and time-sensitive intelligence for space domain oper ...
. It provides intelligence support to the
United States Space Command
United States Space Command (USSPACECOM or SPACECOM) is a unified combatant command of the United States Department of Defense, responsible for military operations in outer space, specifically all operations 100 kilometers (62 miles) and grea ...
and other
unified combatant command
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s. Headquartered at
Peterson Space Force Base
Peterson Space Force Base, previously Peterson Air Force Base, Peterson Field, and Army Air Base, Colorado Springs, is a United States Space Force, U.S. Space Force Base that shares an airfield with the adjacent Colorado Springs Municipal Airp ...
,
Colorado
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, it was originally activated as the 18th Intelligence Squadron, Detachment 1 on 6 January 2020 and as a squadron on 11 September 2020.
List of commanders
* Lt Col Kimberly Templer, 11 September 2020
See also
*
Space Delta 7
Space Delta 7 (DEL 7) is a United States Space Force unit responsible for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) for the United States Space Force. The delta provides actionable and time-sensitive intelligence for space domain oper ...
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Military units and formations established in 2020
Military units and formations in Colorado
2020 establishments in Colorado