Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Integrated Mission Delta (Provisional)

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Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Integrated Mission Delta (Provisional)
Position, Navigation, and Timing Delta (Provisional) emblem.png
PNT IMD (P) emblem
Founded13 October 2023;3 months ago (2023-10-13)
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
BranchFlag of the United States Space Force.svg  United States Space Force
Type Delta
Role Positioning, navigation, and timing
Part of Space Operations Command emblem.png Space Operations Command
Headquarters Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado
Website Official website
Commanders
Commander Col Andrew S. Menschner [1]
Senior Enlisted Leader SMSgt Joshua I. Griffin [2]

Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Integrated Mission Delta (Provisional) (PNT IMD (P)) is a United States Space Force unit responsible for positioning, navigation, and timing operations, acquisitions, and sustainment. It was activated on 13 October 2023.

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History

In September 2023, General B. Chance Saltzman introduced the integrated mission delta (IMD) construct which combines functions, like operations, acquisitions, intelligence, and cyber effects, into specific mission areas, including positioning, navigation, and timing. Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Integrated Mission Delta (Provisional) was one of two initial units announced to test the construct. These IMDs mission generation, intelligence support, and cyber defense. [3]

On 13 October 2023, PNT IMD (P) was established at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, with Colonel Andrew S. Menschner as its first commander. [4] On 16 October 2023, the Logistics and Operations Support Squadron (Provisional) was activated to provide operations support services and modifications to all GPS satellite constellation fielded ground and satellite systems. [5]

Structure

EmblemNameFunctionHeadquartersSpacecraft
2nd Space Operations Squadron emblem.png 2nd Space Operations Squadron Navigation warfare Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado Navstar Global Positioning System
Software Engineering Squadron (Provisional) emblem.png Software Engineering Squadron (Provisional) Software engineering Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado
Operations Support Squadron (Provisional) emblem.png Logistics and Operations Support Squadron (Provisional) Operations support Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado

List of commanders

No.CommanderTermRef
PortraitNameTook officeLeft officeDuration
1
Col Andrew S. Menschner.jpg
Menschner. Andrew S.Colonel
Andrew S. Menschner
13 October 2023Incumbent96 days [4] [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "ANDREW S. MENSCHNER". Peterson and Schriever Space Force Base.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. "JOSHUA I. GRIFFIN". Peterson and Schriever Space Force Base.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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