Peterson-Schriever Garrison

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Peterson-Schriever Garrison
Emblem of the Peterson-Schriever Garrison.svg
Emblem of the Peterson-Schriever Garrison
Founded24 July 2020 (1 year, 1 month and 25 days)
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
BranchFlag of the United States Space Force.svg  United States Space Force
TypeGarrison
Size2,500 personnel [1]
Headquarters Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, U.S.
Commanders
Commander Col Zachary S. Warakomski [2]
Vice CommandersCol David J. Wilson
Col Ericka Farmer-Hill [3]
Command Chief CMSgt Sevin Balkuvvar [4]

Peterson-Schriever Garrison (P-S GAR) is a United States Space Force garrison command. It is assigned to Space Operations Command and headquartered at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. The Peterson-Schriever Garrison is responsible for Peterson Space Force Base, Schriever Space Force Base, and Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station in Colorado, Thule Air Base in Greenland, New Boston Space Force Station in New Hampshire, and Kaena Point Space Force Station in Hawaii. [5] The Peterson-Schriever Garrison was activated on 24 July 2020, replacing the 21st Space Wing and the 50th Space Wing. [6]

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Structure

21st Mission Support Group (21 MSG), Peterson Space Force Base [7]

50th Mission Support Group emblem.jpg 50th Mission Support Group (50 MSG), Schriever Space Force Base [8]

21 Medical Gp emblem.png 21st Medical Group (21 MDG), Peterson Space Force Base

821st Air Base Group (821 ABG), Thule Air Base

List of commanders

No.CommanderTerm
PortraitNameTook officeLeft officeDuration
1
Col James E. Smith.jpg
Smith, James E. Colonel
James E. Smith [10]
24 July 202028 June 2021339 days
2
Col Zachary S. Warakomski (2).jpg
Warakomski, Zachary S.Colonel
Zachary S. Warakomski [2]
28 June 2021 [11] Incumbent82 days

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