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|dates= 1992-1999, 2023-present |
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|command_structure=[[Air Force Space Command|AFSPC]]/[[14th Air Force|14 AF]]/[[21st Space Wing]] |
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|current_commander= Lt Col Robert Smith |
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|garrison= [[Buckley Space Force Base]], Colorado |
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The [[United States |
The [[United States Space Force]]'s '''5th Space Warning Squadron''' ('''5 SWS''') is a [[missile]] warning unit located at [[Buckley Space Force Base]], Colorado. |
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It used to be known as the 5th Joint Defense Space Communications Squadron. {{Citation Needed|date=May 2024}} |
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==Assignments== |
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*[[21st Operations Group]], 15 May 1992-8 Jun 1995 |
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*[[21st Space Wing]], 8 Jun 1995-10 Aug 1999 |
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*821st Space Group, 10 Aug 1999-12 Oct 1999 |
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*[[Space Delta 4]], 13 Oct 2023-present |
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==Operations== |
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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.<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Endicott | first1 = Judy G. | title = Active Air Force Wings as of 1 October 1995 | url = https://archive.org/stream/DTIC_ADA434547/DTIC_ADA434547_djvu.txt | url-access = registration | publisher = Air Force Historical Research Agency | year = 1998 | pages=368-369 | isbn = }}</ref> |
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==Commanders== |
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*Col John Harris, USAF, 1993–1995 |
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*Col Henry W. Poburka |
*Col Henry W. Poburka, USAF, 12 Jul 1995-1997<ref>AFHRA FOIA Req 09-0061: 21st Space Wing Roster of Key Personnel (as of 31 Dec 1996)</ref> |
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*Unknown, 1997-1999 |
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*Lt Col Michael A. Provencher, USSF, 13 Oct 2023-3 May 2024 |
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*Lt Col Robert Smith, USSF, 3 May 2024-present<ref>[https://www.buckley.spaceforce.mil/NEWS/Article-Display/Article/3769521/5-sws-change-of-command/]</ref> |
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==Station== |
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*Woomera AS, Australia, 15 May 1992-12 Oct 1999 |
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*Buckley SFB, Colorado, 13 Oct 2023-present |
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**1 Jan 2000-31 Aug 2001<ref>AFSPC Special Order GA-10, 2001</ref> |
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**1 Jan 1999-31 Dec 1999<ref>AFSPC Special Order GA-97, 2000</ref> |
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**1 Oct 1992-30 Sep 1994<ref>AFSPC Special Order GA-15, 1995</ref> |
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**1 Sep 1989-31 Aug 1991<ref>AFSPC Special Order GA-095, 1992</ref> |
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**2 May 1973 – 1 May 1976<ref>Department of the Air Force Special Order GB-161, 1977</ref> |
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**17 Nov 1971-1 May 1973<ref>Department of the Air Force Special Order GB-830, 1973</ref> |
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*[[Defense Support Program]] |
*[[Defense Support Program]] |
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*[[2d Space Warning Squadron]] |
*[[2d Space Warning Squadron]] |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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Latest revision as of 23:06, 30 May 2024
5th Space Waring Squadron | |
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Active | 1992-1999, 2023-present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Space Force |
Type | Space Operations |
Role | Missile Warning |
Garrison/HQ | Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado |
Motto(s) | Partnership for Peace |
Decorations | AFOUA |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Lt Col Robert Smith |
The United States Space Force's 5th Space Warning Squadron (5 SWS) is a missile warning unit located at Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado.
It used to be known as the 5th Joint Defense Space Communications Squadron. [citation needed]
Assignments
[edit]- 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
- Space Delta 4, 13 Oct 2023-present
Operations
[edit]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]
Commanders
[edit]- 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 Smith, USSF, 3 May 2024-present[3]
Station
[edit]- Woomera AS, Australia, 15 May 1992-12 Oct 1999
- Buckley SFB, Colorado, 13 Oct 2023-present
Decorations
[edit]See also
[edit]- Defense Support Program
- 2d Space Warning Squadron
- 8th Space Warning Squadron
- 11th Space Warning Squadron
References
[edit]- ^ Endicott, Judy G. (1998). Active Air Force Wings as of 1 October 1995. Air Force Historical Research Agency. pp. 368–369.
- ^ 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