3d Space Communications Squadron

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3d Space Communications Squadron

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3d Space Communications Squadron emblem
Active 1983-2002
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
Type Communications
Role Satellite Communications
Part of AFSPC/14 AF/21st Space Wing
Garrison/HQ Kapaun AS, Germany [1]
Motto(s) ALWAYS VIGILANT
Decorations Outstanding Unit ribbon.svg AFOUA

The United States Air Force's 3d Space Communications Squadron (3 SCS) was a space communications squadron located at Kapaun AS, Germany.

United States Air Force Air and space warfare branch of the United States Armed Forces

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial and space warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the five branches of the United States Armed Forces, and one of the seven American uniformed services. Initially formed as a part of the United States Army on 1 August 1907, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the U.S. Armed Forces on 18 September 1947 with the passing of the National Security Act of 1947. It is the youngest branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, and the fourth in order of precedence. The USAF is the largest and most technologically advanced air force in the world. The Air Force articulates its core missions as air and space superiority, global integrated intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, rapid global mobility, global strike, and command and control.

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Contents

Mission

History

Previous Designations

1st Space Wing

The 1st Space Wing was a wing of the United States Air Force active from 1983 to 1992 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado as part of Air Force Space Command.

Assignments

Major Command

Air Force Space Command Major command of the United States Air Force responsible for space forces

Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) is a major command of the United States Air Force, with its headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. AFSPC supports U.S. military operations worldwide through the use of many different types of space operations. Operationally, AFSPC is an Air Force major command subordinate to U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), a unified combatant command. As of 2019 it is the primary space force for the U.S. Armed Forces.

Numbered Air Force

Wing/Group

21st Space Wing

The 21st Space Wing is a unit of the Air Force Space Command based at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. The unit is tasked with the operation of early missile warning and space object detection equipment around the world in support of NORAD and USSTRATCOM through a network of command and control units and ground-based sensors operated by geographically separated units around the world.

Location

Commanders

Decorations

The Air Force Outstanding Unit Award is one of the unit awards of the United States Air Force. It was established in 1954 and was the first independent Air Force decoration created. The Air Force Longevity Service Award would follow in 1957 with most of the standard Air Force awards established in the early to mid 1960s.

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References

  1. USAFPatches.com: "3d Space Communications Squadron"
  2. AFHRA FOIA Request 2009-01444, 23 June 2009
  3. AFHRA FOIA Request 2009-00061: 21st Space Wing Roster of Key Personnel (as of 31 December 1996)
  4. AFSPC Special Order GA-10, 2001