List of United States Air Force space squadrons

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Command & Control Squadrons

SquadronShieldLocationNicknameSystemNote
1st Command and Control Squadron [1]
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Cheyenne Mountain AFS Space Surveillance Network Renamed 1st Space Control Squadron
2d Command and Control Squadron
2d Command and Control Squadron.jpg
Schriever AFB [2] Low Altitude Space Surveillance & Deep Space Tracking System C2 Inactivated
3d Command and Control Squadron
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Offutt AFB Low Altitude Space Surveillance & Deep Space Tracking System C2 Inactivated 1999
4th Command and Control Squadron Mobile Consolidated Command CenterRedesignated 153d Command and Control Squadron [3]
55th Mobile Command and Control Squadron
55th Mobile Command and Control Squadron.png
Offutt AFB Mobile Consolidated Command CenterInactivated 2006
119th Command and Control Squadron
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McGhee Tyson ANGB ANG unit
153d Command and Control Squadron
153d Command and Control Squadron.png
F.E. Warren AFB Mobile Consolidated Command Center ANG unit
721st Mobile Command and Control Squadron Peterson AFB Inactivated 1998

Space Control Squadrons

SquadronShieldLocationNicknameSystemNote
1st Space Control Squadron [4]
1st Space Control Squadron.png
Vandenberg AFB Satellite Catalog
4th Space Control Squadron [5]
4th Space Control Squadron.PNG
Holloman AFB "Space Pirates"Counter Communications System [6]
16th Space Control Squadron
16th Space Control Squadron.png
Peterson AFB RAIDRS
20th Space Control Squadron
20th Space Control Squadron.png
Eglin AFB AN/FPS-85 Phased-array radar
25th Space Range Squadron
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Schriever AFB "Executioners"Space Test & Training Range
76th Space Control Squadron
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Peterson AFB "Lobos"Counter Communications System [7]
216th Space Control Squadron Vandenberg SFB Defensive space control and space situational awareness
380th Space Control Squadron [8]
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Peterson AFB "Blue Squadron" RAIDRS [9] Reserve Unit
Space Test and Development Squadrons
SquadronShieldLocationNicknameSystemNote
1st Air and Space Test Squadron
1st Air and Space Test Squadron.png
Vandenberg AFB
14th Test Squadron
14th Test Squadron.PNG
Peterson AFB
17th Test Squadron
17th Test Squadron.jpg
Peterson AFB
Responsive Space Squadron Responsive Space Squadron.PNG Kirtland AFB Operationally Responsive Space systemsActivated 2 Jun 2008
Launch Test Squadron
Launch Test Squadron.PNG
Kirtland AFB
Launch and Operations Support Squadron Kirtland AFB Activated 1 Aug 2006, inactivated 31 Mar 2008
Space Development Squadron
Space Development Squadron.PNG
Kirtland AFB Activated 2 Jun 2008
Space Test Operations Squadron
Space Test Operations Squadron.PNG
Kirtland AFB C2/TT&CActivated 2 Jun 2008
Space Test Squadron
Space Test Squadron.PNG
Kirtland AFB
Space Experimentation Squadrons
SquadronShieldLocationNicknameSystemNote
3d Space Experimentation Squadron 3d Space Experimentation Squadron.PNG Schriever AFB
Space Launch Squadrons
SquadronShieldLocationNicknameSystemNote
1st Space Launch Squadron
1st Space Launch Squadron.PNG
Cape Canaveral AFS Delta II Inactivated 2009
2d Space Launch Squadron
2d Space Launch Squadron Emblem.png
Vandenberg AFB Atlas III/Titan IV 1990-2005, 2019–present [10]
3d Space Launch Squadron
3d Space Launch Squadron.png
Cape Canaveral AFS Atlas III/Titan IV Inactivated 2005
4th Space Launch Squadron
4th Space Launch Squadron.jpg
Vandenberg AFB EELV
5th Space Launch Squadron [11]
5th Space Launch Squadron.jpg
Cape Canaveral AFS EELV
Space Operations Squadrons
SquadronShieldLocationNicknameSystemNote
1st Space Operations Squadron
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Schriever AFB On-orbit C2 for DSP/GPS/MSX/ACE Future C2 of Space Based Surveillance System
2d Space Operations Squadron
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Schriever AFB GPS
3d Space Operations Squadron
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Schriever AFB DSCS/WGS
4th Space Operations Squadron
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Schriever AFB Milstar
5th Space Operations Squadron
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Onizuka AFS DSCS III/NATO IV/Skynet/Inertial Upper Stage Inactivated
6th Space Operations Squadron
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Schriever AFB DMSP Reserve unit
7th Space Operations Squadron
7th Space Operations Squadron.png
Schriever AFB On-orbit C2 for DSP/GPS/MSX Reserve unit
8th Space Operations Squadron
8th Space Warning Squadron.png
Falcon AFB DMSPRedesignated 8th Space Warning Squadron
9th Space Operations Squadron
9th Space Operations Squadron.png
Vandenberg AFB Joint Space Operations CenterReserve unit
19th Space Operations Squadron
19th Space Operation Squadron.PNG
Schriever AFB GPS Reserve associate to 2 SOPS
21st Space Operations Squadron
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Vandenberg Space Force Base "Dust Devils" AFSCN
22d Space Operations Squadron
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Schriever AFB AFSCN
23d Space Operations Squadron
23d Space Operations Squadron.png
New Boston AFS AFSCN Remote Tracking Station
111th Space Operations Squadron
111th Space Operations Squadron.png
Phoenix, AZ Near-space operations ANG unit
148th Space Operations Squadron
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Vandenberg AFB Milstar ANG unit; associate to 4th Space Operations Squadron
Space Surveillance Squadrons
SquadronShieldLocationNicknameSystemNote
1st Space Surveillance Squadron
1st Space Surveillance Squadron.PNG
Griffiss AFB Low Altitude Space SurveillanceInactivated
3d Space Surveillance Squadron
3d Space Experimentation Squadron.PNG
Misawa AB Deep Space Tracking System [12] Redesignated 3d Space Experimentation Squadron
4th Space Surveillance Squadron
4th Space Control Squadron.PNG
Holloman AFB Deep Space Tracking System [13] Renamed 4th Space Control Squadron
5th Space Surveillance Squadron
5th Space Surveillance Squadron.png
RAF Feltwell Deep Space Tracking System [14] Redesignated Det 4, 18th Intelligence Squadron
16th Space Surveillance Squadron
16th Space Control Squadron.png
Shemya AFS AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE Renamed 16th Space Control Squadron
17th Space Surveillance Squadron
17th Space Surveillance Squadron.png
RAF Edzell "Eternal Vigilance"Low Altitude Space SurveillanceInactivated
18th Space Surveillance Squadron
18th Space Surveillance Squadron.PNG
Edwards AFB GEODSS Inactivated
19th Space Surveillance Squadron
19th Space Surveillance Squadron.PNG
Pirinclik, Turkey AN/FPS-17 radarInactivated
20th Space Surveillance Squadron
20th Space Control Squadron.png
Eglin AFB AN/FPS-85 radarRenamed 20th Space Control Squadron
Space Weather Squadrons
SquadronShieldLocationNicknameSystemNote
55th Space Weather Squadron Schriever AFB Inactivated
Space Warning Squadrons
SquadronShieldLocationNicknameSystemNote
2d Space Warning Squadron
2d Space Warning Squadron.png
Buckley Space Force Base SBIRS/DSP
4th Space Warning Squadron
4th Space Warning Squadron.png
Buckley Space Force Base "Scorpions" SBIRS/DSP
5th Space Warning Squadron
5th Space Warning Squadron.PNG
Woomera AS DSP Inactivated
6th Space Warning Squadron
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Cape Cod Space Force Station "Ever Aware" PAVE PAWS
7th Space Warning Squadron
7th Space Warning Squadron.PNG
Beale AFB PAVE PAWS
8th Space Warning Squadron
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Buckley Space Force Base "Spiders" SBIRS/DSP Previously at Eldorado AS with PAVE PAWS
9th Space Warning Squadron
9th Space Warning Squadron.PNG
Robins AFB PAVE PAWS Inactivated
10th Space Warning Squadron
10th Space Warning Squadron.jpg
Cavalier AFS AN/FPQ-16 PARCS
11th Space Warning Squadron
11th Space Warning Squadron.PNG
Buckley Space Force Base OBAC
12th Space Warning Squadron
12th Space Warning Squadron.png
Thule AB PAVE PAWS Previously used AN/FPS-50 BMEWS
13th Space Warning Squadron
13th Space Warning Squadron.png
Clear AFS PAVE PAWS Previously used AN/FPS-50 BMEWS
137th Space Warning Squadron
137th Space Warning Squadron.PNG
Greeley ANGB SBIRS/DSP Air National Guard unit
213th Space Warning Squadron
213th Space Warning Squadron - Emblem.png
Clear AFS PAVE PAWS ANG Counterpart to 13SWS
Weapons Squadrons (Space & ICBM)
SquadronShieldLocationNicknameSystemNote
328th Weapons Squadron
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Nellis AFB VariousTeaches space-related curriculum at USAF Weapons School

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">3rd Test and Evaluation Squadron</span> Military unit

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">233rd Space Group</span> Military unit

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">18th Space Defense Squadron</span> U.S. Space Force unit

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">5th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron</span> Military unit

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Space Delta 3</span> U.S. Space Force space electromagnetic warfare unit

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