U.S. Space Force cyberspace operations unit
Military unit
Space Delta 6 (DEL 6 ) is aUnited States Space Force unit which assures access to space through the $6.8 billionSatellite Control Network and defensive cyberspace capabilities for space mission systems.[ 5]
Tracing its history to 1965, the delta is headquartered atSchriever Space Force Base ,Colorado .[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] 50th Network Operations Group , which had been part of the former50th Space Wing .[ 8] [ 9] 614th Air and Space Communications Squadron , previously underSpace Delta 5 , was redesignated as the65th Cyber Squadron and transferred into Space Delta 6.[ 10]
The delta was first organized as the1879th Communications Squadron during theVietnam War in 1965.[ 11] 1964th Communications Group providing communications for the U.S. Air Force in South Vietnam. In 1971, as American participation in the Vietnam War was reduced andUnited States Air Force closed down its activities atNha Trang Air Base , the squadron was moved toRichards-Gebaur Air Force Base , Missouri, where it absorbed the mission, personnel and equipment of the 2009th Communications Squadron, which was inactivated.
The unit moved to its present location, then named Falcon Air Force Station,[ 11] Air Force Reserve . The 1879th assumed the resources of the 2184th Communications Squadron at Falcon. When the2d Space Wing was inactivated in 1992 the 1879th was inactivated with it and its mission was taken over by the 50th Satellite Communications Squadron.
The expanded space communications mission atSchriever Air Force Base led to the activation of the unit, now designated the50th Communications Group . In 2002 the group was inactivated and its components transferred to the 50th Maintenance Group. This action was reversed less than a year later.
In March 2004 the group was re-designated the 50th Network Operations Group, and took control of the 21st, 22nd, and 23rd Space Operations Squadrons to consolidate control of the Air Force Satellite Control Network (AFSCN).
The 50th Network Operations Group was re-designated as Delta 6 on July 24, 2020.
Space Delta 6's emblem consists of the following elements:[ 13]
The platinum border represents the foundation and structureSpace Operations Command provides to Space Delta 6. The midnight blue represents the determination and tenacity of Guardians. TheNorth 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 andCyber Defense . The number six signifies Space Delta 6's number and the ability to support the warfighting domain. Emblem Name Function Headquarters Cyberspace systems Detachments Squadrons 21st Space Operations Squadron PacificSatellite Control Network operations,Global Positioning System ground infrastructure,Western Range launch support, anddefensive cyber operations [ 14] Vandenberg Space Force Base , CaliforniaSatellite Control Network Detachment 1:Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia , British Indian Ocean TerritoryJoint Region Marianas , GuamKaena Point Air Force Station , HawaiiRonald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site , Marshall Islands 22nd Space Operations Squadron [ 15] Satellite Control Network command and control [ 16] Schriever Space Force Base , ColoradoSatellite Control Network 23rd Space Operations Squadron AtlanticSatellite Control Network operations,Global Positioning System ground infrastructure, andEastern Range launch support[ 17] New Boston Space Force Station , New HampshireSatellite Control Network Detachment 1:Pituffik Space Base , GreenlandRAF Ascension Island , Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaRAF Oakhanger , United KingdomPatrick Space Force Base , Florida 62nd Cyberspace Squadron Defensive cyber operations Peterson Space Force Base , Colorado64th Cyberspace Squadron Defensive cyber operations Buckley Space Force Base , Colorado[ 18] 65th Cyberspace Squadron [ 10] Defensive cyber operations [ 5] Vandenberg Space Force Base , California68th Cyberspace Squadron Defensive cyber operations Schriever Space Force Base , Colorado69th Cyberspace Squadron Defensive cyber operations Schriever Space Force Base , Colorado645th Cyberspace Squadron Defensive cyber operations Patrick Space Force Base ,Florida
Designated1879th Communications Squadron and organized on 1 November 1965 Redesignated1879th Information Systems Squadron on 1 July 1985 Redesignated1879th Communications Squadron on 1 November 1986 Redesignated1879th Communications Group on 1 October 1989 Inactivated 30 January 1992 Redesignated50th Communications Group on 26 November 1997 Activated 1 December 1997 Inactivated 1 October 2002 Redesignated50th Network Operations Group on 10 March 2004 Redesignated asSpace Delta 6 on 24 July 2020 1964th Communications Group , 1 November 1965Northern 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 199250th Space Wing , 1 December 1997 – 1 October 200250th Space Wing, 1 June 2003 – 2020 Space Operations Command , 2020–PresentNha 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 (later Schriever Space Force Base), Colorado, 1 June 2003 – present Honors and campaigns [ edit ] 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 1969Vietnam Summer/Fall 1969 Vietnam Winter/Spring 1969–1970 Sanctuary Counteroffensive 1970 Southwest Monsoon 1970 Commando Hunt V 1970–1971Commando Hunt VI 1971 Decorations
Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards withCombat "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[ 19] 2008[ 20] 2009 (14th Air Force level) Unknown, 1 November 1965 – 1 October 1985 Lt Col Robert W. Alexander, 1 October 1985 – 18 July 1988 Col William A. Sample, 19 July 1988 – 1 August 1990 Lt Col Roman Synychak, 2 August 1990 – 30 January 1992 Col Gregory S. Hollister, 1 December 1997 – 24 March 1998 Col Paul F. Capasso, 25 March 1998 – 13 April 2000 Col David B. Warner, 14 April 2000 – 27 June 2002 Col Earl D. Matthews, 28 June 2002 – 13 June 2004 Col David C. Uhrich, 14 June 2004 – 10 July 2006 ColRobert J. Skinner , 10 July 2006 – 13 July 2008[ 21] ColMitchel Butikofer , 14 July 2008 – 14 May 2010[ 22] [ 23] Col Michael Finn II, 14 May 2010 – 4 April 2012[ 24] Col Jonathan Sutherland, 4 April 2012 – 2 June 2014[ 25] Col Jason Sutton, 2 June 2014 – 23 June 2016 Col W. Scott Angerman, 23 June 2016 – 29 June 2018[ 26] Col Hewett Wells, 29 June 2018 – 16 June 2020[ 27] Col Roy V. Rockwell, 16 June 2020 – 24 July 2020[ 28] Colonel Roy V. Rockwell, 24 July 2020 - 24 July 2020 No. Commander Term Ref Portrait Name Took office Left office Duration 1 Rockwell, Roy V. ColonelRoy V. Rockwell 24 July 2020 9 September 2022 [ 29] 2 Kennedy, Christopher A. ColonelChristopher A. Kennedy 9 September 2022 23 August 2024 [ 1] [ 30] 3 Prater, Travis R. ColonelTravis R. Prater 23 August 2024 Incumbent [ 31]
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