The
United States Air Force
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's 2d Command and Control Squadron (2 CACS) was an
Air Force Space Command
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command and control
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unit located at
Falcon AFB (later
Schriever AFB
Schriever Space Force Base, previously Schriever Air Force Base, Falcon Air Force Base, and Falcon Air Force Station, is a base of the United States Space Force located approximately east of Peterson Space Force Base near Colorado Springs in ...
),
Colorado
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. The 2 CACS commanded passive surveillance systems supporting
USSPACECOM and theater warfighters’ requirements through continuous all-weather, day-night surveillance of on-orbit satellites.
Mission
The 2 CACS was responsible for planning, assessing, and developing execution orders for passive surveillance missions around the world, at locations such as
Misawa AB
is an air base of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), List of United States Air Force installations, the United States Air Force, and the United States Navy located in Misawa, Aomori, Misawa, Aomori Prefecture, Aomori, in the northern p ...
,
Japan,
Osan AB
Hanja:)
, partof =
, location =
, nearest_town = Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province
, country = South Korea
, image = Osan Air Base 51 FW F-16 A-10 Flyby.jpg
, alt = US Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon and A-1 ...
,
Republic of Korea
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,
RAF Feltwell,
United Kingdom
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and
RAF Edzell
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,
United Kingdom
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.
Information from the sites' Low Altitude Surveillance System (LASS) and Deep Space Tracking System (DSTS) were fed to 2 CACS, which was then forwarded onto the space surveillance center at
Cheyenne Mountain AFS,
Colorado
Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...
. The center uses this data, along with data from other sensors, to maintain a catalog of man-made objects in space.
Assignments
Major Command
*
Air Force Space Command
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(???- ???)
Previous designations
* 2d Command and Control Squadron (???)
Commanders
*Lt Col James E. Mackin (c. 1996)
*Lt Col T. Clark (c. 1995)
Bases stationed
*
Schriever AFB
Schriever Space Force Base, previously Schriever Air Force Base, Falcon Air Force Base, and Falcon Air Force Station, is a base of the United States Space Force located approximately east of Peterson Space Force Base near Colorado Springs in ...
,
Colorado
Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...
(???-???)
Equipment Commanded
*Low Altitude Surveillance System (???-???)
**Detachment 1,
3d SSS -
Osan AB
Hanja:)
, partof =
, location =
, nearest_town = Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province
, country = South Korea
, image = Osan Air Base 51 FW F-16 A-10 Flyby.jpg
, alt = US Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon and A-1 ...
,
Republic of Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its ea ...
**
5th SSS -
RAF Feltwell,
United Kingdom
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**
17 SSS -
RAF Edzell
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and ...
,
United Kingdom
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*Deep Space Tracking System (???-???)
**
3d SSS -
Misawa AB
is an air base of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), List of United States Air Force installations, the United States Air Force, and the United States Navy located in Misawa, Aomori, Misawa, Aomori Prefecture, Aomori, in the northern p ...
,
Japan
**
5th SSS -
RAF Feltwell,
United Kingdom
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Decorations
*
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
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**1 January 1998 – 31 December 1998
**1 October 1997 – 30 September 1999
**1 October 1995 – 30 September 1997
[AFSPC Special Order GA-09, 1 November 1997]
See also
*
3d Space Surveillance Squadron
*
5th Space Surveillance Squadron
The United States Space Force's 5th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron (5 EWS) is a space electromagnetic warfare unit located at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.
Mission
The mission of the 5 SSS was to operate the Low Altitude Space Surveill ...
*
17th Space Surveillance Squadron
References
External links
Western States Legal Foundation: National Security Space Road Map, 1998
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Military units and formations in Colorado
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