50th Operations Support Squadron

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50th Operations Support Squadron
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Active1943–1944; 1992–2022
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
BranchFlag of the United States Space Force.svg  United States Space Force
Type Squadron
RoleOperations support
Part of Space Delta 8
Headquarters Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, U.S.
Insignia
Former 50th Operations Support Squadron emblem
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The 50th Operations Support Squadron (50 OSS) was a United States Space Force unit assigned to Space Operations Command's Space Delta 8. It provided operations support to the delta by leading training, intelligence operations, tactics development. It was headquartered at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. [1] [2]

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The squadron was inactivated on 8 February 2022 prior to the activation of the 8th Combat Training Squadron. [3]

List of commanders

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