5th Space Warning Squadron
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The United States Space Force's 5th Space Warning Squadron (5 SWS) is an in-theater missile warning unit headquartered at Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado. It operates the Joint Tactical Ground Station (JTAGS) system via four forward-stationed combat detachments located in Italy, Qatar, South Korea, and Japan.
Assignments
- 21st Operations Group, 15 May 1992-8 Jun 1995
- 21st Space Wing, 8 Jun 1995-10 Aug 1999
- 821st Space Group, 10 Aug 1999-12 Oct 1999
- Mission Delta 4, 13 Oct 2023-present
History
From 1992 to 1999, the 5th Space Warning Squadron operated the only ground station in the Southern Hemisphere for the Defense Support Program, a space-based system that provides global missile warning.[1] It used to be known as the 5th Joint Defense Space Communications Squadron.
Commanders
- Col John Harris, USAF, 1993–1995
- Col Henry W. Poburka, USAF, 12 Jul 1995-1997[2]
- Unknown, 1997-1999
- Lt Col Michael A. Provencher, USSF, 13 Oct 2023-3 May 2024
- Lt Col Robert M. Smith, USSF, 3 May 2024-present[3]
Station
- Woomera AS, Australia, 15 May 1992-12 Oct 1999
- Buckley SFB, Colorado, 13 Oct 2023-present
Decorations
See also
- Joint Tactical Ground Station
- Defense Support Program
- Space-Based Infrared System
- 2d Space Warning Squadron
- 8th Space Warning Squadron
- 11th Space Warning Squadron
- Mission Delta 4
References
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- ↑ AFHRA FOIA Req 09-0061: 21st Space Wing Roster of Key Personnel (as of 31 Dec 1996)
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ AFSPC Special Order GA-10, 2001
- ↑ AFSPC Special Order GA-97, 2000
- ↑ AFSPC Special Order GA-09, 1 Nov 1997
- ↑ AFSPC Special Order GA-15, 1995
- ↑ AFSPC Special Order GA-095, 1992
- ↑ Department of the Air Force Special Order GB-161, 1977
- ↑ Department of the Air Force Special Order GB-830, 1973
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