Space Training and Readiness Delta (Provisional)

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Space Training and Readiness Delta (Provisional)
Emblem of STAR Delta (P).svg
STAR Delta (P) emblem
Active24 July 2020 - 23 August 2021 (1 year)
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
BranchFlag of the United States Space Force.svg  United States Space Force
Type Delta
Role Space training and readiness
Size900 personnel [1]
Part of Space Operations Command emblem.png Space Operations Command
Headquarters Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, U.S.
Motto(s) Latin: Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum , lit. 'If you want peace, prepare for war' [2]
Commanders
Commander Col Peter J. Flores [3]
Senior enlisted leader CMSgt Charles J. Apodaca [4]

The Space Training and Readiness Delta (Provisional) (STAR Delta (P)) was a United States Space Force unit responsible for the training and education of space professionals, as well as the development of space warfighting doctrine. It was a component of Space Operations Command and was headquartered at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. [5]

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STAR Delta (Provisional)'s first Space Flag exercise. Space Flag 20-3.jpg
STAR Delta (Provisional)'s first Space Flag exercise.

STAR Delta (P) was activated on 24 July 2020 to serve as the precursor organization to the planned Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM). Announced on 30 June 2020 as one of three field commands of the U.S. Space Force, STARCOM was set to be activated in 2021. In the interim, the delta was activated to provide oversight of Space Force education, training, and operational test and evaluation units. It was then inactivated on 23 August 2021 prior to the activation of STARCOM. [5] [7]

Structure in 2021

NameFunctionHeadquartersSpacecraftDetachments
Squadrons
3d Space Experimentation Squadron Patch.jpg 3rd Space Experimentation Squadron Space-based demonstration and experimentation [8] Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Secondary Payload Adapter Augmented Geosynchronous Laboratory Experiment
Mycroft
Boeing X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle [8]
Operating Location: Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico [8]
17th Test Squadron emblem.jpg 17th Test Squadron Operational test [9] Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado
25th Space Range Squadron.png 25th Space Range Squadron Space Test and Training Range management [9] Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado
319th Combat Training Squadron emblem.png 319th Combat Training Squadron Advanced space operations training Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado
328th Weapons Squadron emblem.png 328th Weapons Squadron Space Force Weapons School Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada
527th Space Aggressor Squadron.png 527th Space Aggressor Squadron Aggressor squadron Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado
Emblem of the 533rd Training Squadron.png 533rd Training Squadron Undergraduate space training Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
STAR Delta, Detachment 1 emblem.png Detachment 1, STAR DeltaSpace Force Warfare Center Schriever Space Force Base, ColoradoFormer Detachment 1, United States Air Force Warfare Center [10]
STAR Delta, Operating Location A emblem.png Operating Location A, STAR Delta Military simulations and exercises Schriever Space Force Base, ColoradoFormer Operating Location Alpha, 705th Combat Training Squadron [10]
AFOTEC Detachment 4.png Detachment 4, STAR Delta Operational test and evaluation Peterson Space Force Base, ColoradoFormer Detachment 4, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center [10]
Emblem of the National Security Space Institute.png National Security Space Institute Military space education Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado
Emblem of the Forrest L. Vosler Noncommissioned Officer Academy.png Forrest L. Vosler Noncommissioned Officer Academy Enlisted professional military education Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado

List of commanders

No.CommanderTerm
PortraitNameTook officeLeft officeTerm length
1
Col Peter J. Flores.jpg
Flores, Peter J.Colonel
Peter J. Flores [3]
24 July 2020 [11] 23 August 20211 year, 30 days

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