U.S. Space Force satellite communications and navigation warfare unit
Military unit
Space Delta 8 (DEL 8 ) is theUnited States Space Force unit responsible formilitary satellite communications and operates a variety ofsatellite constellation . It is headquartered atSchriever Space Force Base ,Colorado .
Before the founding of an independent Space Force, theAir Force Space Command 's (AFSPC)50th Operations Group (50 OG), part of the50th Space Wing , performed the satellite communications and position, navigation, and timing missions. As part of the reorganization in the stand-up of Space Force, 50 OG was inactivated and DEL 8 was activated on 24 July 2020.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] On 8 February 2022, the50th Operations Support Squadron was inactivated and the8th Combat Training Squadron was activated.[ 6]
In September 2021, the Space Force publicly identified Army and Navy SATCOM units that would transfer to DEL 8.[ 1] [ 7] [ 8] On 6 June 2022, the Naval Satellite Operations Center transferred as the10th Space Operations Squadron ,[ 9] followed on 29 June 2022 by the Army's 53rd Signal Battalion, which became the53rd Space Operations Squadron .[ 10] [ 11]
On 7 July 2022, Colonel David Pheasant, a former Army officer who had once commanded the 53rd Signal Battalion, took command of DEL 8, becoming the first inter-service transfer officer to command a Space Force Delta.[ 12] [ 13]
In 2023, the2nd Space Operations Squadron was transferred to thePositioning, Navigation, and Timing Integrated Mission Delta (Provisional) with the transfer of theposition, navigation, and timing mission set into the new unit.[ 14]
DEL 8 is composed of four squadrons.
No. Commander Term Ref Portrait Name Took office Left office Duration 1 Holston, Matthew E. ColonelMatthew E. Holston 24 July 2020 7 July 2022 1 year, 348 days[ 19] [ 20] 2 Pheasant, David A. ColonelDavid A. Pheasant 7 July 2022 24 June 2024 1 year, 353 days[ 12] [ 21] 3 Weisler, Jeffery E. ColonelJeffery E. Weisler 24 June 2024 Incumbent 262 days[ 22] [ 23]
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