Space Flag

Space Flag Insignia

Exercise Space Flag is a United States Space Force (USSF) exercise intended to train tactical space units to gain and maintain space superiority. It aims to present realistic threats to analyze and respond to in a contested, degraded, and operationally-limited environment. Modeled after the U.S. Air Force's Red Flag Exercise, it is the USSF's largest space-warfare exercise. ^{[1] [2]}

Since 24 July 2020, the exercise has been run by Space Training and Readiness Delta Provisional Operating Location-Alpha, previously known as Distributed Mission Operations Center-Space (DMOC-S) or the 705th Combat Training Squadron (CTS), OL-A, It is located at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado. ^{[3] [4]}

The first Space Flag was held in April 2017. ^{[5] [6]} It was held twice in 2017 and 2018. ^[7] Since 2019, Space Flag has been held three times per year, with one iteration that includes non-U.S. allies and security partners. Space Flag 19-3 in August 2019 included forces from Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. ^{[8] [9]}

The 527th Space Aggressor Squadron and 26th Space Aggressor Squadron operate the red cell and provide opposing forces, or OPFOR, for Space Flag. ^[6]

References

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