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13th Space Warning Squadron
13th Space Warning Squadron emblem
Active	1967-Present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Space Force
Type	Missile Warning
Role	Combat Support
Part of	Space Delta 4
Garrison/HQ	Clear Space Force Station
Motto	SENTINEL OF SPACE
Decorations	AFOUA
Commanders
Current commander	Lt Col Stephanie Flowers
Notable commanders	Stephen Whiting

The13th Space Warning Squadron (13SWS) is a missile warning unit assigned to theUnited States Space Force and located atClear Space Force Station 5 miles (8 km) south ofAnderson,Alaska^[1]

The primary mission of the 13th SWS is to provide early warning ofintercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) andsubmarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) launches to the Missile Warning Center atNorth American Aerospace Defense Command. The secondary mission of the 13SWS is to provide space surveillance data on orbiting objects to the Space Control Center also located in the Cheyenne Mountain Complex.

The 13th SWS is controlled by the Missile Warning Center, part of theNORAD, and by the Space Control Center, part ofUnited States Strategic Command. Both agencies are located at theCheyenne Mountain Operations Center in Colorado. Clear accomplishes these missions using the Solid State Phased Array Radar System (SSPARS) radar. Clear's radar was originally located at El Dorado Air Station, Texas as part of thePAVE PAWS program and was only recently transplanted to Alaska to replace the US' last mechanical missile warning radar site.

• Air Force Space Command (1 May 1983–Present)
• Strategic Air Command (1 December 1979 – 1 May 1983)
• Air Defense Command (laterAerospace Defense Command) (1 November 1966 – 1 December 1979)

• 21st Space Wing (15 May 1992–Present)
• 1st Space Wing (1 May 1983 – 15 May 1992)
• 71st Missile Warning Wing (1 January 1967-???)

• 13th Space Warning Squadron (15 May 1992–Present)
• 13th Missile Warning Squadron (1 November 1966 – 15 May 1992)

• Clear Missile Early Warning Station (laterClear AFS,Clear AS, andClear Space Force Station),Alaska (1 January 1967–Present)

• Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
  • 1 October 1997 – 30 September 1999^[2]
  • 1 January 1998 – 31 December 1998^[3]
  • 1 October 1995 – 30 September 1997^[4]
  • 1 May 1983 – 30 April 1984
  • 1 July 1971 – 30 June 1973
  • 1 June 1968 – 31 May 1970

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• Lt ColStephen Whiting, July 2004–July 2005^[5]
• Lt ColTorrence W. Saxe, June 2011–March 2012^[6]
• Lt Col Michael Sowa, ~2010^[7]
• Lt Col Matthew A. Morand, June 2012–May 2013^[8]
• Lt Col Jason Burch, June 2015^[9]
• Lt Col Joel Lane, 13 June 2017^[10]
• Lt Col Jeffrey Rutherford, 13 June 2018^[1]
• Lt Col Shawn P. Lee, 20 June 2019^[11]
• Lt Col Shahn Rashid, 2 July 2020^[12]
• Lt Col William Hassey, June 2021^[13]
• Lt Col Christopher Castle, 16 June 2022^[14]
• Lt Col Stephanie Flowers, June 2023^[15]

• Global's Clear AFS website

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• Military units and formations in Alaska

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