5th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron | |
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Country | United States |
Branch | United States Space Force |
Type | Space Electromagnetic Warfare |
Part of | Space Delta 3 |
Garrison/HQ | Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado |
Motto(s) | We plea the fifth! |
Decorations | AFOUA |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Lt Col Andy Wang |
Notable commanders | John W. Raymond |
Insignia | |
Emblem of the 5th Space Surveillance Squadron |
The United States Space Force's 5th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron (5 EWS) is a space electromagnetic warfare unit located at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.
The mission of the 5 EWS is to provide flexible and responsive space control capabilities to the Commander U.S. Space Command in order to protect and defend national security space capabilities.
The dual LASS/DSTS operation supported USAF space intelligence requirements, while being assisted by the 18th Intelligence Squadron's Det 4 for SIGINT support. [1] This coverage augmented worldwide coverage of space signals activities at similarly equipped sites at Misawa AB, Japan, Osan AB, Republic of Korea and at Griffiss AFB in the United States. [2]
The Deep Space Tracking System uses sensitive, highly accurate 20-foot dish antennas to detect and track S-band radio signals transmitted by radio beacons on most satellites. There were DSTS receivers located at Griffiss AFB, New York; RAF Feltwell, Great Britain; and Misawa AB, Japan. [3]
The 5 SSS was inactivated in 2003, with administration of RAF Feltwell transferred to Detachment 4, 18th Intelligence Squadron.
On 15 April 2022, the 5th Space Control Squadron was redesignated the 5th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron. [4]
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