Space Delta 10 | |
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Founded | 23 August 2021 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Space Force |
Type | Delta |
Role | Space doctrine and wargaming |
Part of | Space Training and Readiness Command |
Headquarters | Patrick Space Force Base, Florida |
Website | Official website |
Commanders | |
Commander | Col S. Shannon DaSilva |
Deputy Commander | Brian Raymond [1] |
Senior Enlisted Leader | CMSgt Ryan Brown [2] |
Insignia | |
Guidon |
Space Delta 10 (DEL 10) is a United States Space Force unit responsible for space doctrine and wargaming. It was established on 23 August 2021 following the establishment of the Space Training and Readiness Command, the field command to which it reports. It is temporarily headquartered at the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado, but its final location requires a base selection process. [3] [4] [5]
A ceremony was held on 30 September 2021 to recognize the delta's activation and the activation of the 10th Delta Operations Squadron. [6] In June 2023, as part of the previously referenced base selection process, it was announced that the preferred location for DEL 10 was Patrick Space Force Base, Florida. [7] On 7 August 2024, DEL 10 transferred to Patrick Air Force Base. [8]
DEL 10 is one of five deltas that reports to the Space Training and Readiness Command. It will be composed of four subordinate units, including the following squadron. It plans to add the 10th Doctrine and Tactics Squadron and 10th Wargaming Squadron. [9] [10]
Emblem | Name | Function | Headquarters |
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Squadrons | |||
10th Delta Operations Squadron | Delta Operations Support | United States Air Force Academy, Colorado | |
10th Force Development Squadron [11] | Doctrine, tactics, and concepts | United States Air Force Academy, Colorado | |
Operating locations | |||
Operating Location - B | Wargames | Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado | |
Operating Location - C | Lessons Learned | United States Air Force Academy, Colorado |
No. | Commander | Term | Ref | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term Length | ||
1 | Jack D. Fulmer II | Colonel23 August 2021 | 7 August 2024 | 2 years, 350 days | [12] | |
2 | S. Shannon DaSilva | Colonel7 August 2024 | Incumbent | 20 days | [13] |
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