The Air Force Space Command Space Operations Squadron is a
United States Air Force
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Air Force Space Command
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operations unit located at
Peterson AFB
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Colorado
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[AF Freedom of Information Act Request 2009-01096-F, 2 June 2009]
History
The unit was formed as the Air Force Space Command Space Operations Flight on 31 May 1994, and activated on 1 July 1994. The unit was later redesignated the Air Force Space Command Space Operations Squadron on 15 August 1998.
Previous designations
* AFSPC Space Operations Squadron (15 August 1998 – present)
* AFSPC Space Operations Flight (31 May 1994 – 15 August 1998)
Locations
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Peterson AFB
Peterson Space Force Base, previously Peterson Air Force Base, Peterson Field, and Army Air Base, Colorado Springs, is a U.S. Space Force Base that shares an airfield with the adjacent Colorado Springs Municipal Airport and is home to the No ...
,
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 ...
(1 July 1994 – present)
Decorations
*Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
**1 March 2004 – 1 March 2006
**1 November 2000-31 October 2002
References
External links
{{USAF Space Command
Space Operations AFSPC
Military units and formations in Colorado