Space Delta 4
| Space Delta 4 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founded | 24 July 2020 |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Space Force |
| Type | Delta |
| Role | Missile warning |
| Part of | Space Operations Command |
| Headquarters | Buckley Garrison, Colorado, U.S. |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | Col Richard L. Bourquin |
| Superintendent | CMSgt Willie H. Frazier II |
Space Delta 4 (DEL 4) is a delta of the United States Space Force, responsible for providing strategic and theater missile warning to the United States and its international partners. It operates three constellations of Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) satellites and two types of Ground-Based Radars (GBRs) for the purpose of conducting strategic and theater missile warning. Additionally, DEL 4 provides tipping and cueing to missile defense forces, battlespace awareness to combatant commanders and technical intelligence for further analysis and manages weapon system architectures and ensures operations are intelligence-led, cyber-resilient, and driven by innovation, while postured to operate in a contested, degraded, and operationally-limited environment.[1]
Activated on 24 July 2020, the delta is headquartered at Buckley Garrison, Colorado with Peterson Air Force Base as its operating location. Its current commander is Colonel Richard L. Bourquin.[1][2]
The Delta was based on the previous 460th Operations Group, 460th Space Wing. Buckley AFB, Colorado.[3]
Structure
Space Delta 4 is composed of the following units:[1]
460th Operations Support Squadron (460 OSS)
2nd Space Warning Squadron (2 SWS)- 7th Space Warning Squadron (7 SWS)
- 10th Space Warning Squadron (10 SWS)
11th Space Warning Squadron (11 SWS)- 12th Space Warning Squadron (12 SWS)
- 13th Space Warning Squadron (13 SWS)
- Detachment 1
- 62nd Cyber Squadron
- Detachment 1, 71st ISR Squadron
Commander
| No. | Commander[2] | Term | Superintendent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Duration | ||
| 1 | Colonel Richard L. Bourquin | 24 July 2020 | Incumbent | 4 years, 15 days | Chief Master Sergeant Willie H. Frazier II | |
References
- ^ a b c "Buckley Air Force Base Units". Buckley Air Force Base. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b "Buckley Air Force Base Biographies". Buckley Air Force Base. Retrieved July 24, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Space Force Organisations Take Shape, July 24, 2020.
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