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{{Infobox military unit
{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name= Space Squadron
|unit_name= 5th Space Waring Squadron
|image= [[File:5th Space Warning Squadron.PNG|200px]]
|image=5th Space Warning Squadron.jpg
|image_size=200px
|caption= Space Squadron emblem
|caption= 5th Space Warning Squadron emblem
|dates= 19??-1999
|dates= 1992-1999, 2023-present
|country= [[United States]]
|country= [[United States]]
|allegiance=
|allegiance=
|branch= [[United States Air Force]]
|branch= [[United States Space Force]]
|type= Space Operations
|type= Space Operations
|role= Missile Warning
|role= Missile Warning
|size=
|size=
|command_structure=
|command_structure=[[Air Force Space Command|AFSPC]]/[[14th Air Force|14 AF]]/[[21st Space Wing]]
|current_commander=
|current_commander= Lt Col Robert Smith
|garrison= [[Woomera AS]], [[Australia]]
|garrison= [[Buckley Space Force Base]], Colorado
|ceremonial_chief=
|ceremonial_chief=
|colonel_of_the_regiment=
|colonel_of_the_regiment=
|nickname=
|nickname=
|patron=
|patron=
|motto=
|motto= Partnership for Peace
|colors=
|colors=
|march=
|march=
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|battles=
|battles=
|anniversaries=
|anniversaries=
|decorations=[[File:Outstanding Unit ribbon.svg|75 px]] [[Air Force Outstanding Unit Award|AFOUA]] <br/>
|decorations=[[File:Outstanding Unit ribbon.svg|75 px]] [[Air Force Outstanding Unit Award|AFOUA]]
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The [[United States Air Force]]'s '''5th Space Warning Squadron''' ('''5 SWS''') was a [[missile]] warning unit located at [[Woomera AS]], [[Australia]]. It was formerly known as the 5th Defense Space Communications Squadron.
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|date=May 2024}}

==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
*[[Space Delta 4]], 13 Oct 2023-present

==Operations==

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>


==Commanders==
==Commanders==
*Col John Harris (1993–1995)
*Col John Harris, USAF, 1993–1995
*Col Henry W. Poburka (12 Jul 1995-1997)<ref>AFHRA FOIA Req 09-0061: 21st Space Wing Roster of Key Personnel (as of 31 Dec 1996)</ref>
*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>
*Unknown, 1997-1999
*Lt Col Michael A. Provencher, USSF, 13 Oct 2023-3 May 2024
*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>

==Station==

*Woomera AS, Australia, 15 May 1992-12 Oct 1999
*Buckley SFB, Colorado, 13 Oct 2023-present


==Decorations==
==Decorations==

*[[Air Force Outstanding Unit Award]] [[File:Outstanding Unit ribbon.svg]]
*[[Air Force Outstanding Unit Award]] [[File:Outstanding Unit ribbon.svg]]
**1 Jan 2000-31 Aug 2001<ref>AFSPC Special Order GA-10, 2001</ref>
**1 Jan 2000-31 Aug 2001<ref>AFSPC Special Order GA-10, 2001</ref>
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**1 Oct 1992-30 Sep 1994<ref>AFSPC Special Order GA-15, 1995</ref>
**1 Oct 1992-30 Sep 1994<ref>AFSPC Special Order GA-15, 1995</ref>
**1 Sep 1989-31 Aug 1991<ref>AFSPC Special Order GA-095, 1992</ref>
**1 Sep 1989-31 Aug 1991<ref>AFSPC Special Order GA-095, 1992</ref>
**2 May 1973-1 May 1976<ref>Department of the Air Force Special Order GB-161, 1977</ref>
**2 May 1973 – 1 May 1976<ref>Department of the Air Force Special Order GB-161, 1977</ref>
**17 Nov 1971-1 May 1973<ref>Department of the Air Force Special Order GB-830, 1973</ref>
**17 Nov 1971-1 May 1973<ref>Department of the Air Force Special Order GB-830, 1973</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|United States Air Force}}
*[[Defense Support Program]]
*[[Defense Support Program]]
*[[2d Space Warning Squadron]]
*[[2d Space Warning Squadron]]

Latest revision as of 23:06, 30 May 2024

5th Space Waring Squadron
5th Space Warning Squadron emblem
Active1992-1999, 2023-present
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Space Force
TypeSpace Operations
RoleMissile Warning
Garrison/HQBuckley 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

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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.[1]

Commanders

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  • 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

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  • Woomera AS, Australia, 15 May 1992-12 Oct 1999
  • Buckley SFB, Colorado, 13 Oct 2023-present

Decorations

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Endicott, Judy G. (1998). Active Air Force Wings as of 1 October 1995. Air Force Historical Research Agency. pp. 368–369.
  2. ^ AFHRA FOIA Req 09-0061: 21st Space Wing Roster of Key Personnel (as of 31 Dec 1996)
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ AFSPC Special Order GA-10, 2001
  5. ^ AFSPC Special Order GA-97, 2000
  6. ^ AFSPC Special Order GA-09, 1 Nov 1997
  7. ^ AFSPC Special Order GA-15, 1995
  8. ^ AFSPC Special Order GA-095, 1992
  9. ^ Department of the Air Force Special Order GB-161, 1977
  10. ^ Department of the Air Force Special Order GB-830, 1973
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