Buckley Garrison | |
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Founded | 24 July 2020 (1 year and 13 days) |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Space Force |
Type | Garrison |
Headquarters | Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado, U.S. |
Website | www |
Commanders | |
Commander | Col Marcus D. Jackson [1] |
Vice Commander | Col Brian C. Chellgren |
Command Chief | CMSgt Byron Phillips (acting) [2] |
Buckley Garrison (B GAR) is a garrison command in the United States Space Force, responsible providing installation support functions for the resident air operations, space-based missile warning capabilities, space surveillance operations, and space communications missions at Buckley Space Force Base, Cape Cod Space Force Station, Cavalier Space Force Station, and Clear Space Force Station. It also provides Airmen and Space Professionals that deploy and are deployed in-place, to support Combatant Commanders in order to accomplish warfighting missions globally. [3]
The Buckley Garrison hosts six major base partners: Delta 4 (Missile Warning Delta), 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard (COANG); the Navy Operational Support Center; the Aerospace Data Facility-Colorado; the Army Aviation Support Facility and the Air Reserve Personnel Center. Formerly the 460th Space Wing, it was redesignated as Buckley Garrison on 24 July 2020. [4] Eventually, Buckley Garrison will be redesignated as Space Base Delta 2. [5]
The garrison is composed of the following units [4] :
460th Mission Support Group (460 MSG)
460th Medical Group (460 MDG)
No. | Commander | Term | Command Chief | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Duration | ||
1 | Devin R. Pepper [7] | Colonel24 July 2020 | 14 January 2021 | 174 days | Chief Master Sergeant Robert J. Devall | |
- | Brian C. Chellgren [9] Acting | Colonel14 January 2021 | 4 June 2021 | 110 days | Chief Master Sergeant Robert J. Devall | |
2 | Marcus D. Jackson [1] | Colonel4 June 2021 | Incumbent | 63 days | Chief Master Sergeant Robert J. Devall |
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