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Space Delta 6
Delta emblem
Founded24 July 2020; 4 years ago (2020-07-24)
Country United States
Branch United States Space Force
TypeDelta
RoleCyberspace operations
SizeMore than 1,000 personnel[1]
Part ofSpace Operations Command
HeadquartersSchriever Space Force Base, Colorado, U.S.
Websitewww.schriever.spaceforce.mil/Units/Space-Delta-6/
Commanders
CommanderCol Christopher A. Kennedy
Vice CommanderLt Col Justin Roque[2]
Deputy DirectorShane Swenson[3]
SuperintendentCMSgt Matthew A. Collingridge[4]

Space Delta 6 (DEL 6) is a United States Space Force unit which assures access to space through the $6.8 billion Satellite Control Network and defensive cyberspace capabilities for space mission systems.[5]

Activated on 24 July 2020, the delta is headquartered at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado.[6][7][8] It replaced the 50th Network Operations Group, which had been part of the former 50th Space Wing.[8][9] On 23 June 2021, the 614th Air and Space Communications Squadron, previously under Space Delta 5, was redesignated as the 65th Cyber Squadron and transferred into Space Delta 6.[10]

Emblem symbolism

Space Delta 6's emblem consists of the following elements:[11]

  • The platinum border represents the foundation and structure Space Operations Command provides to Space Delta 6.
  • The midnight blue represents the determination and tenacity of Guardians.
  • The North Star represents the satellite systems that Space Delta 6 supports.
  • The lightning bolt represents instantaneous response by each unique operational space mission for Space Delta 6.
  • The shield and satellite dish symbolizes missions that Space Delta 6 is responsible for: Space Control Network and Cyber Defense.
  • The number six signifies Space Delta 6's number and the ability to support the warfighting domain.

Structure

By the end of fiscal year 2022, SpOC intends to establish the Space Cyber Center and 645th Cyberspace Squadron.[12]

Emblem Name Function Headquarters Cyberspace systems Detachments
Squadrons
21st Space Operations Squadron Pacific Satellite Control Network operations, Global Positioning System ground infrastructure, Western Range launch support, and defensive cyber operations[13] Vandenberg Space Force Base, California Satellite Control Network Detachment 1: Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory
Detachment 2: Joint Region Marianas, Guam
Kaena Point Air Force Station, Hawaii
Operating Location: Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Marshall Islands
22nd Space Operations Squadron[14] Satellite Control Network command and control[15] Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado Satellite Control Network
23rd Space Operations Squadron Atlantic Satellite Control Network operations, Global Positioning System ground infrastructure, and Eastern Range launch support[16] New Boston Space Force Station, New Hampshire Satellite Control Network Detachment 1: Pituffik Space Base, Greenland
Operating Location: RAF Ascension Island, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Operating Location: RAF Oakhanger, United Kingdom
Operating Location: Patrick Space Force Base, Florida
61st Cyberspace Squadron Defensive cyber operations[5] Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado
62nd Cyberspace Squadron Defensive cyber operations Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado[17]
65th Cyberspace Squadron[10] Defensive cyber operations[5] Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
68th Cyberspace Squadron Defensive cyber operations Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado
69th Cyberspace Squadron Defensive cyber operations Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado

Lineage

  • Designated 1879th Communications Squadron and organized on 1 November 1965
Redesignated 1879th Information Systems Squadron on 1 July 1985
Redesignated 1879th Communications Squadron on 1 November 1986
Redesignated 1879th Communications Group on 1 October 1989
Inactivated 30 January 1992
  • Redesignated 50th Communications Group on 26 November 1997
Activated 1 December 1997
Inactivated 1 October 2002
  • Activated 1 June 2003
Redesignated 50th Network Operations Group on 10 March 2004
Redesignated as Space Delta 6 on 24 July 2020

Assignments

  • 1964th Communications Group, 1 November 1965
  • Northern Communications Area, 1 September 1971
  • Airlift Communications Division, 1 June 1981
  • Tactical Communications Division (later, Tactical Information Systems Division), 1 October 1982
  • Space Communications Division (later Space Information Systems Division, Space Communications Division), 1 October 1984
  • 2d Space Wing, 1 October 1990 – 30 January 1992
  • 50th Space Wing, 1 December 1997 – 1 October 2002
  • 50th Space Wing, 1 June 2003 – 2020

Stations

  • Nha Trang Airport (later Nha Trang Air Base), South Vietnam, 1 November 1965
  • Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Missouri, 1 September 1971
  • Falcon Air Force Station (later Falcon Air Force Base), Colorado, 1 October 1984 – 30 January 1992
  • Falcon Air Force Base (later Schriever Air Force Base), Colorado, 1 December 1997 – 1 October 2002
  • Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, 1 June 2003 – 2020

Honors and campaigns

Campaign streamers

Vietnam:

  • Vietnam Defensive 1965–1966
  • Vietnam Air 1966
  • Vietnam Air Offensive 1966–1967
  • Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase II 1967–1968
  • Vietnam Air/Ground 1968
  • Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase III 1968
  • Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase IV 1968–1969
  • Tet 69/Counteroffensive 1969
  • Vietnam Summer/Fall 1969
  • Vietnam Winter/Spring 1969–1970
  • Sanctuary Counteroffensive 1970
  • Southwest Monsoon 1970
  • Commando Hunt V 1970–1971
  • Commando Hunt VI 1971
Decorations

  • Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards with Combat "V" Device: 1 July 1965 – 30 June 1966; 1 July 1966 – 30 June 1967; 1 July 1967 – 30 June 1968; 1 July 1968 – 30 June 1969; 1 July 1969 – 30 June 1970; 1 July 1970 – 30 June 1971; 1 July 1971 – 1 August 1971

  • Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 September 1971 – 15 April 1972; 1 January 1976 – 31 December 1976; 1 September 1990 – 31 August 1991; 1 October 1998 – 30 September 2000; 1 October 2000 – 1 October 2001; 1 October 2001 – 1 October 2002; 2 October 2002 – 1 October 2003

Other awards
2007[18]
2008[19]
    • 2009 (14th Air Force level)

Commander

No. Commander Term Ref
Portrait Name Took office Left office Duration
1
Roy V. Rockwell
Rockwell, Roy V.Colonel
Roy V. Rockwell		24 July 20209 September 20222 years, 47 days[20]
2
Christopher A. Kennedy
Kennedy, Christopher A.Colonel
Christopher A. Kennedy		9 September 2022Incumbent2 years, 80 days[1][21]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Space Delta 6.
  1. ^ a b "DEL 6 receives new commander". Space Base Delta 1. Archived from the original on September 20, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  2. ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-roque-68151815b/
  3. ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shane-swenson-mba-cissp-13a4191/
  4. ^ "Chief Master Sergeant Matthew A. Collingridge". Archived from the original on August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Space Delta 6". Archived from the original on December 4, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  6. ^ "Delta 8 Fact Sheet". Schriever Air Force Base. July 24, 2020. Archived from the original on December 19, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  7. ^ "Space Force reorganizes former Air Force space wings into "Deltas" and "Garrisons"". SpaceNews. July 24, 2020. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Space Force Announces Significant Reorganization". Air Force Magazine. July 24, 2020. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  9. ^ "50th SW activates 750th OG". Schriever Air Force Base. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  10. ^ a b "614th Air & Space Communications Squadron redesignated as 65th Cyber Squadron". Vandenberg Space Force Base. Archived from the original on June 30, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  11. ^ "Space Delta 6 Emblem Explainer".
  12. ^ "SpOC Commander's Strategic Plan 2022" (PDF). United States Space Force. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  13. ^ "21st Space Operations Squadron". Schriever Air Force Base. Archived from the original on June 8, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  14. ^ Theresa Hitchens (17 May 2023) Space Force ground control operators press for 'absolutely critical' network upgrades Overview of Satellite Control Network
  15. ^ "22nd Space Operations Squadron". Schriever Air Force Base. Archived from the original on June 8, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  16. ^ "23rd Space Operations Squadron". Schriever Air Force Base. Archived from the original on June 8, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  17. ^ "AFCEA SIGNAL Media". AFCEA Chapter News. August 25, 2012. Archived from the original on December 21, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  18. ^ Martinez, SSG Daniel (January 22, 2008). "Awards ceremony honors communications, information professionals". 50th Space Wing Public Affairs. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011.
  19. ^ "2008 Annual Air Force Space Command-Level Communications and Information Professional Award Winners". Air Force Space Command Public Affairs. March 19, 2009. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011.
  20. ^ "Colonel Roy V. Rockwell". www.schriever.spaceforce.mil. Archived from the original on June 8, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  21. ^ "COL. CHRISTOPHER KENNEDY". www.spacebasedelta1.spaceforce.mil. Archived from the original on September 20, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2022.


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