57th Space Aggressor Squadron

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57th Space Aggressor Squadron
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Active2022–present
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
BranchFlag of the United States Space Force.svg  United States Space Force
TypeSquadron
RoleAggressor Squadron
Part of Space Delta 11
Garrison/HQ Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado
Commanders
Current
commander
Lt Col Jessica Getrost
Insignia
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The 57th Space Aggressor Squadron is a United States Space Force unit assigned to the Space Training and Readiness Command. It was activated after the creation of Space Training and Readiness Command and organized under Space Delta 11 to provide orbital warfare aggressors. It is stationed at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado.

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Mission

57 SAS instills an adversary-focused warfighting culture through its mission to know, teach, and replicate modern, emerging, and integrated space threats via adversary threat academics and virtual/live replication of adversary space and counterspace threats. [1]

The squadron replicates enemy systems and tactics during tests and training exercises. It provides Space Force, joint and coalition military personnel with an understanding of how to recognize, mitigate, counter and defeat these threats to prevail in competition.

History

The 57th was activated 15 September 2021. [1] Early contributions to U.S. Space Force readiness include participation in exercise Red Skies and the creation of the "stars" series aggressor-led events.

Lineage

Assignments

Stations

Aircraft

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List of commanders

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References

PD-icon.svg This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  1. 1 2 "Fact Sheet: 57th Space Aggressor Squadron" (PDF). Space Training and Readiness Command. 2023. Retrieved 27 Mar 2024.

Further reading

The following sources relate to USAF history prior to the formation of the squadron: