Mission Delta 31 (MD31) is a

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unit responsible for navigation warfare. It was activated on 15 October 2024.

History

In September 2023, General B. Chance Saltzman introduced the Integrated Mission Delta (IMD) construct which combines functions, like operations, acquisitions, intelligence, and cyber effects, into specific mission areas, including positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT). Mission Delta 31 (formerly PNT IMD (Provisional)) was one of two initial units announced to test the construct. These IMDs mission generation, intelligence support, and cyber defense. On 13 October 2023, PNT IMD (Provisional) was established at

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, with Colonel Andrew S. Menschner as its first commander. On 16 October 2023, the Logistics and Operations Support Squadron (Provisional) was activated to provide operations support services and modifications to all GPS satellite constellation fielded ground and satellite systems. On 15 October 2024, Mission Delta 31 was activated at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. On 15 October the PND Delta (Provisional) was redesignated Mission Delta 31.https://www.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3937161/pnt-delta-redesignated-as-mission-delta-31/

Structure

List of commanders

References

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