117th Space Battalion

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117th Space Battalion
Active20 October 2007 - present
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
AllegianceFlag of Colorado.svg Colorado
NicknameSpace Cowboys
Motto"Guardians of Space"
Website co.ng.mil/Army/Space-Support-Bn
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia US 117th Space Battalion Distinctive unit insignia.png

The 117th Space Battalion is a battalion of the Colorado National Guard constituted in 2006. [1] [2] Nicknamed the "Space Cowboys", by 2018 the unit was one of the most deployed in the National Guard of the United States. [3]

On 20 October 2007 the provisional 193rd Space Battalion became a permanent-status unit, the 117th Space Battalion. [4] The 117th Space Battalion is not part of 1st Space Brigade and is controlled by the National Guard. However, it has a Training, Readiness, Oversight (TRO) relationship with 1st Space Brigade.

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References

  1. ↑ Darack, Ed (October 2015). "Need a Satellite Link? Call the 117th Space Battalion". Air & Space Magazine . Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  2. ↑ "117th SPACE BATTALION". army.mil. Center for Military History. Archived from the original on August 18, 2012. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  3. ↑ Brooks, Drew. "In Space". ngaus.org. National Guard Association of the United States . Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  4. ↑ Kenney, Laura D. (25 October 2007). "117th Space Battalion's new colors flown on shuttle Atlantis". Peterson Air Force Base. Archived from the original on October 25, 2017. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
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