55th Combat Training Squadron | |
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Active | 16 December 2016 – present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Space Force |
Type | Squadron |
Role | Operations support |
Part of | Space Delta 5 |
Headquarters | Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, U.S. |
Nickname(s) | Fighting Tigers [1] |
Insignia | |
Former 614th Combat Training Squadron emblem |
The 55th Combat Training Squadron (55 CTS) is a United States Space Force unit assigned to Space Operations Command's Space Delta 5. Formerly the 614 CTS, the squadron was activated on 16 December 2016 to implement and sustain enterprise-wide changes under the Space Training Transformation and Space Mission Force constructs. It is headquartered at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. [2] [3] [4] [5]
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