Structure of the United States Space Force
The structure of the United States Space Force refers to the different types of organizational units in the service: the Space Staff, the field commands, and the space deltas.
The Space Force is organized as one of two coequal military service branches within the Department of the Air Force, the other being the United States Air Force. Both services are overseen by the Secretary of the Air Force, who has overall responsibility for organizing, training, and equipping the Air Force and Space Force.[1]
The military head of the Space Force is the chief of space operations (CSO), who is an officer in the grade of general.
History[edit]
On 20 December 2019, Air Force Space Command's principal components were 14th Air Force (Air Forces Strategic) and the Space and Missile Systems Center. At the same time as the creation of the Space Force 14th Air Force was redesignated as Space Operations Command.[2]
Space Staff[edit]
The Space Staff is the headquarters of the U.S. Space Force. Like the U.S. Air Force's Air Staff that is under the Department of the Air Force, it is overseen by the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force. It is responsible for developing doctrine, guidance, and plans in performing the Space Force's functions, cooperating with the Air Staff on support issues. It is composed of the military service's most senior leaders: the chief of space operations, the vice chief of space operations, and the chief master sergeant of the Space Force. Like the other services, there is a director of staff who oversees the synchronization of policies and plans of the headquarters staff and three deputy chiefs of space operations.[3]
The Space Staff was designed to be lean. Compared to the Air Force's nine headquarters directorates, the Space Force merged nine functional areas into three directorates.[3] Additionally, each of the three deputy chiefs of space operations has unofficial positional titles akin to that of corporate organizations: chief human capital officer, chief operations officer, and chief strategy and resourcing officer. The chief human capital officer position is held by a senior civilian official, while both the chief operations officer and chief strategy and resourcing officer positions are filled by two lieutenant generals.[4] Also, a chief technology and innovation officer position was most recently filled by now-retired Major General Kimberly Crider who was also the mobilization assistant to the chief of space operations,[5] a post whose current holder serves as Acting CTIO.[6]
- Chief of Space Operations (CSO): Gen John W. Raymond
- Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force (CMSSF): CMSSF Roger A. Towberman
- Vice Chief of Space Operations (VCSO): Gen David D. Thompson
- Director of Staff: Lt Gen Nina M. Armagno
- Deputy Director of Staff: Wade Yamada[7]
- DCSO for Personnel (S1): Patricia Mulcahy
- DCSO for Operations, Cyber, and Nuclear (S2/3/4/6/7/10): Lt Gen B. Chance Saltzman
- Assistant DCSO for Operations, Cyber, and Nuclear: Brig Gen Troy Endicott
- Director of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (S2): Maj Gen Leah Lauderback, USAF
- Mobilization Assistant to the DCSO: Brig Gen Traci Kueker-Murphy, USAF
- Assistant DCSO for Operations, Cyber, and Nuclear: Brig Gen Troy Endicott
- DCSO for Strategy, Plans, Programs, Requirements, and Analysis (S5/8): Lt Gen William Liquori
- Director of Plans and Programs (S8): Brig Gen Jennifer L. Grant, USAF
- Mobilization Assistant to the DCSO: Brig Gen Damon S. Feltman, USAF
- DCSO for Technology and Innovation (S9): Lisa Costa[8]
- Assistant DCSO for Technology and Innovation: Col Charles S. Galbreath[9]
- Director of Staff: Lt Gen Nina M. Armagno
- Mobilization Assistant to the CSO: Brig Gen John M. Olson, USAF
Field organization[edit]
The Space Force field organization consist of three different echelons of command: field commands, deltas, and squadrons.[10]
Field command[edit]
Field commands align with specific mission focuses and are led by officers in the grade of lieutenant general or major general, comparable to the United States Air Force's major command. The Space Force's three field commands will be Space Operations Command (SpOC), Space Systems Command (SSC), and Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM).
Field Command | Headquarters | Current commander |
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Space Operations Command (SpOC) | Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado | Lt Gen Stephen Whiting |
Space Systems Command (SSC) | Los Angeles Air Force Base, California | Lt Gen Michael Guetlein |
Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) | Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado | Maj Gen Shawn Bratton, USAF |
Space Operations Command[edit]
The Space Operations Command (SpOC) will be the primary force provider of space forces and capabilities. It is responsible for the organization, training, equipping, command and control, and employment of space forces to support operational plans and missions for U.S. combatant commanders. It is headquartered at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.[11]
Established on 21 October 2020, SpOC was the first field command activated. It was established by the redesignation of the headquarters of the former Air Force Space Command to Space Operations Command. It was composed of the 10 deltas and two garrisons activated on 24 July 2020. This included the Space Training and Readiness Delta (Provisional) which served as the interim unit for space training and education until the August 2021 stand-up of a full field command. SpOC also maintained command of the two launch wings, which were later redesignated as launch deltas in 2021, previously under the Air Force Space Command until the establishment of the Space Systems Command.[12]
The 14th Air Force in Vandenberg Space Force Base, California that was temporarily redesignated Space Operations Command upon the creation of the Space Force was inactivated. A new unit, Space Operations Command West (SpOC West), was activated to serve as headquarters of the Combined Force Space Component Command (CFSCC), a subordinate command of the United States Space Command. The SpOC West commander also served as the commander of CFSCC and as the deputy commander of SpOC.
Space Systems Command[edit]
The Space Systems Command (SSC) is becoming responsible for developing, acquiring, and fielding space systems, as well as launch, developmental testing, on-orbit checkout, and sustainment and maintenance of space systems. It also runs Space Force science and technology activities.
The Space Force on 8 April 2021 announced the planned structure of the SSC. Led by a lieutenant general, SSC was to be formed by redesignating the Space and Missile Systems Center, Commercial Satellite Communications Office, and other space systems programs offices transferred into the Space Force, being stood up in summer 2021. On July 29, Michael Guetlein was confirmed as its first commander by the United States Senate.[13][14] The ceremony installing him in command of the new SSC was held August 13, 2021.[15]
Under the new structure, the two launch deltas previously under SpOC were reassigned to SSC under the oversight of the SSC deputy commander. The commander of the Space Launch Delta 45 will take on additional duties as the field command's director of operations.[13]
Space Training and Readiness Command[edit]
The Space Training and Readiness Command was planned to train and educate space professionals, and develop combat-ready space forces. Initially, before the activation of the command, a Space Training and Readiness Delta was established in July 2020 at Peterson SFB.[10] STARCOM was activated on 23 August 2021, led by a major general.[16] Five subordinate deltas then began being established: one each for training, doctrine and lessons learned, range and aggressor, test and evaluation, and education.[17]
Delta[edit]
Deltas are organized around a specific function, such as operations, installation support, and training, and are led by an officer in the grade of colonel. Below deltas are squadrons, which are focused on specific tactics and are led by an officer in the grade of lieutenant colonel.[10] The first 11 deltas in the Space Force were initially assigned to the Space Operations Command. Among those 11, two are realigned under the Space Systems Command, and the Space Training and Readiness Delta (Provisional) has become a separate field command.
Delta | Headquarters | Current commander |
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Space Operations Command | ||
Space Delta 2 – Space Domain Awareness (DEL 2) | Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado | Col Marc A. Brock |
Space Delta 3 – Space Electronic Warfare (DEL 3) | Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado | Col Christopher A. Fernengel |
Space Delta 4 – Missile Warning (DEL 4) | Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado | Col Miguel A. Cruz |
Space Delta 5 – Command and Control (DEL 5) | Vandenberg Space Force Base, California | Col Monique C. DeLauter |
Space Delta 6 – Cyberspace Operations (DEL 6) | Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado | Col Roy V. Rockwell |
Space Delta 7 – Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (DEL 7) | Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado | Col Chandler P. Atwood |
Space Delta 8 – Satellite Communication and Navigation Warfare (DEL 8) | Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado | Col Matthew E. Holston |
Space Delta 9 – Orbital Warfare (DEL 9) | Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado | Col Casey M. Beard |
Space Systems Command | ||
Space Launch Delta 30 (SLD 30) | Vandenberg Space Force Base, California | Col Robert A. Long |
Space Launch Delta 45 (SLD 45) | Patrick Space Force Base, Florida | Brig Gen Stephen G. Purdy |
Space Training and Readiness Command | ||
Space Delta 1 – Training (DEL 1) | Vandenberg Space Force Base, California | Col Jason N. Schramm |
Space Delta 10 – Doctrine and Wargaming (DEL 10) | United States Air Force Academy, Colorado | Col Jack D. Fulmer II |
Space Delta 11 – Range and Aggressor (DEL 11) | Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado | Col Kyle J. Pumroy |
Space Delta 12 – Test and Evaluation (DEL 12) | Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado | Col Peter J. Flores |
Space Delta 13 – Education (DEL 13) | Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama | Col Niki J. Lindhorst |
Garrison[edit]
Garrisons are installation commands that oversee mission support like the U.S Air Force's air base wings. There are currently three garrisons in the Space Force.
Delta | Headquarters | Current commander |
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Space Operations Command | ||
Peterson-Schriever Garrison (P-S GAR) | Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado | Col Zachary S. Warakomski |
Buckley Garrison (B GAR) | Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado | Col Marcus L. Jackson |
Space Systems Command | ||
Los Angeles Garrison (LA GAR) | Los Angeles Air Force Base, California | Col Becky Beers |
Squadron[edit]
Squadron | Headquarters |
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Space Delta 1 | |
1st Delta Operations Squadron (1 DOS) | Vandenberg Space Force Base, California |
319th Combat Training Squadron (319 CTS) | Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado |
328th Weapons Squadron (328 WPS) | Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada |
392nd Combat Training Squadron (392 CTS) | Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado |
533rd Training Squadron (533 TRS) | Vandenberg Space Force Base, California |
Space Delta 2 | |
21st Operations Support Squadron (21 OSS) | Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado |
18th Space Defense Squadron (18 SDS) | Vandenberg Space Force Base, California |
19th Space Defense Squadron (19 SDS) | Naval Support Facility Dahlgren, Virginia |
20th Space Control Squadron (20 SPCS) | Eglin Air Force Base, Florida |
Space Delta 3 | |
3rd Combat Training Squadron (3 CTS) | Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado |
4th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron (4 EWS) | Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado |
5th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron (5 EWS) | Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado |
16th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron (16 EWS) | Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado |
Space Delta 4 | |
2nd Space Warning Squadron (2 SWS) | Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado |
3rd Satellite Communications Squadron (3 SCS) | Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado |
6th Space Warning Squadron (6 SWS) | Cape Cod Space Force Station, Massachusetts |
7th Space Warning Squadron (7 SWS) | Beale Air Force Base, California |
10th Space Warning Squadron (10 SWS) | Cavalier Space Force Station, North Dakota |
11th Space Warning Squadron (11 SWS) | Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado |
12th Space Warning Squadron (12 SWS) | Thule Air Base, Greenland |
13th Space Warning Squadron (13 SWS) | Clear Space Force Station, Alaska |
Space Delta 5 | |
614th Combat Training Squadron (614 CTS) | Vandenberg Space Force Base, California |
9th Combat Operations Squadron (9 COS) | Vandenberg Space Force Base, California |
Space Delta 6 | |
21st Space Operations Squadron (21 SOPS) | Vandenberg Space Force Base, California |
22nd Space Operations Squadron (22 SOPS) | Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado |
23rd Space Operations Squadron (23 SOPS) | New Boston Space Force Station, New Hampshire |
61st Cyber Squadron (61 CYS) | Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado |
62nd Cyber Squadron (62 CYS) | Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado |
65th Cyber Squadron (65 CYS) | Vandenberg Space Force Base, California |
Space Delta 7 | |
71st Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Squadron (71 ISRS) | Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado |
72nd Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Squadron (72 ISRS) | Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado |
73rd Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Squadron (73 ISRS) | Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio |
Space Delta 8 | |
8th Combat Training Squadron (8 CTS) | Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado |
2nd Space Operations Squadron (2 SOPS) | Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado |
4th Space Control Squadron (4 SOPS) | Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado |
Space Delta 9 | |
9th Combat Training Squadron (9 CTS) | Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado |
1st Space Operations Squadron (1 SOPS) | Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado |
3rd Space Operations Squadron (3 SOPS) | Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado |
Detachment 1 (DET 1) | Schreiver Space Force Base, Colorado |
Space Delta 10 | |
10th Delta Operations Squadron (10 DOS) | United States Air Force Academy, Colorado |
10th Doctrine and Tactics Squadron (10 DTS) | United States Air Force Academy, Colorado |
10th Wargaming Squadron (10 WGS) | United States Air Force Academy, Colorado |
Space Delta 11 | |
11th Delta Operations Squadron (11 DOS) | Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado |
25th Space Range Squadron (25 SRS) | Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado |
527th Space Aggressor Squadron (527 SAS) | Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado |
Space Delta 12 | |
12th Delta Operations Squadron (12 DOS) | Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado |
1st Test and Evaluation Squadron (1 TES) | Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado |
3rd Test and Evaluation Squadron (3 TES) | Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado |
4th Test and Evaluation Squadron (4 TES) | Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado |
17th Test and Evaluation Squadron (17 TES) | Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado |
Space Delta 13 | |
13th Delta Operations Squadron (13 DOS) | Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama |
National Security Space Institute (NSSI) | Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado |
Forrest L. Vosler Noncommissioned Officer Academy (Vossler NCOA) | Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado |
Space Launch Delta 30 | |
2nd Range Operations Squadron (2 ROPS) | Vandenberg Space Force Base, California |
2nd Space Launch Squadron (2 SLS) | Vandenberg Space Force Base, California |
30th Operations Support Squadron (30 OSS) | Vandenberg Space Force Base, California |
30th Space Communications Squadron (30 SCS) | Vandenberg Space Force Base, California |
30th Civil Engineer Squadron (30 CES) | Vandenberg Space Force Base, California |
30th Contracting Squadron (30 CONS) | Vandenberg Space Force Base, California |
30th Force Support Squadron (30 FSS) | Vandenberg Space Force Base, California |
30th Logistics Readiness Squadron (30 LRS) | Vandenberg Space Force Base, California |
30th Security Forces Squadron (30 SFS) | Vandenberg Space Force Base, California |
30th Healthcare Operations Squadron (30 HCOS) | Vandenberg Space Force Base, California |
30th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron (30 OMRS) | Vandenberg Space Force Base, California |
30th Comptroller Squadron (30 CPTS) | Vandenberg Space Force Base, California |
Space Launch Delta 45 | |
1st Range Operations Squadron (1 ROPS) | Patrick Space Force Base, Florida |
5th Space Launch Squadron (5 SLS) | Patrick Space Force Base, Florida |
45th Range Squadron (5 RANS) | Patrick Space Force Base, Florida |
45th Space Communications Squadron (45 SCS) | Patrick Space Force Base, Florida |
45th Weather Squadron (45 WS) | Patrick Space Force Base, Florida |
45th Civil Engineer Squadron (4 CES) | Patrick Space Force Base, Florida |
45th Contracting Squadron (45 CONS) | Patrick Space Force Base, Florida |
45th Force Support Squadron (45 FSS) | Patrick Space Force Base, Florida |
45th Logistics Readiness Squadron (45 LRS) | Patrick Space Force Base, Florida |
45th Security Forces Squadron (45 SFS) | Patrick Space Force Base, Florida |
45th Healthcare Operations Squadron (45 HCONS) | Patrick Space Force Base, Florida |
45th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron (45 OMRS) | Patrick Space Force Base, Florida |
45th Comptroller Squadron (45 CPTS) | Patrick Space Force Base, Florida |
Peterson-Schriever Garrison | |
21st Civil Engineer Squadron (21 CES) | Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado |
21st Communications Squadron (21 CS) | Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado |
21st Contracting Squadron (21 CONS) | Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado |
21st Force Support Squadron (21 FSS) | Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado |
21st Logistics Readiness Squadron (21 LRS) | Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado |
21st Security Forces Squadron (21 SFS) | Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado |
50th Civil Engineer Squadron (50 CES) | Peterson Space Force Base, Colo |
50th Contracting Squadron (50 CONS) | Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado |
50th Force Support Squadron (50 FSS) | Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado |
50th Security Forces Squadron (50 SFS) | Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado |
50th Space Communications Squadron (50 SCS) | Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado |
21st Healthcare Operations Squadron (21 HCOS) | Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado |
21st Operational Medical Readiness Squadron (21 OMRS) | Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado |
821st Support Squadron (821 SPTS) | Thule Air Base, Greenland |
821st Security Forces Squadron (821 SFS) | Thule Air Base, Greenland |
Buckley Garrison | |
460th Civil Engineer Squadron (460 CES) | Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado |
460th Force Support Squadron (460 FSS) | Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado |
460th Logistics Readiness Squadron (460 LRS) | Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado |
460th Security Forces Squadron (460 SFS) | Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado |
460th Healthcare Operations Squadron (460 HCOS) | Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado |
460th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron (460 OMRS) | Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado |
460th Comptroller Squadron (460 CPTS) | Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado |
Los Angeles Garrison | |
61st Civil Engineer and Logistics Squadron (61 CELS) | Los Angeles Space Force Base, California |
61st Communications Squadron (61 CS) | Los Angeles Space Force Base, California |
61st Force Support Squadron (61 FSS) | Los Angeles Space Force Base, California |
61st Security Forces Squadron (61 SFS) | Los Angeles Space Force Base, California |
61st Medical Squadron (61 MDS) | Los Angeles Space Force Base, California |
Planned transfers[edit]
On 12 March 2019, the Space Development Agency (SDA), a new space-focused development agency, additional to the Space and Missile Systems Center and the Space Rapid Capabilities Office, was established.[18] It was established under the authority of the under secretary of defense for research and engineering.[19] As of January 2020, the SDA is planned to become part of the U.S. Space Force in October 2022.[20]
In early April 2020, a list of twenty-three units to be transferred from the Air Force to the Space Force was publicly reported.[21] Those units included the 17th Test Squadron, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado; 18th Intelligence Squadron, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH; the 25th Space Range Squadron, Schriever AFB, CO; the 328th Weapons Squadron, Nellis AFB, NV; the 527th Space Aggressor Squadron, Schriever AFB, CO; the 7th Intelligence Squadron, 659th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group, 70th ISR Wing, Ft. Meade, Maryland*; Sixteenth Air Force/Advanced Programs*, Schriever AFB, Colorado; the 32nd Intelligence Squadron, Ft. Meade, Maryland*; the 566th Intelligence Squadron, Buckley AFB, Colorado*; the 544th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group, Group Staff & Detachment 5, Peterson AFB, Colorado; D the 533d Training Squadron, 381st Training Group, Vandenberg AFB, CA (initial training); the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Research Lab Mission Execution, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio*; the AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico*; the AFRL Rocket Propulsion Division, Edwards AFB, CA; the AFRL Electro-Optical Division, Maui, Hawaii & Kirtland AFB, New Mexico*; the AFRL Sensors Directorate, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio*; the Counter-Space Analysis Squadron and the Space Analysis Squadron, collectively half of the Space and Missiles Analysis Group, National Air and Space Intelligence Center, both at Wright-Patterson AFB; the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Detachment 4, Peterson AFB, CO; and the Air Force Safety Center – Space Safety Division, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico.
Detachment 1, USAF Warfare Center, Schriever AFB, Colorado; Operating Location A, 705th Combat Training Squadron, Schriever AFB, Colorado (ultimately part of the 505th Command and Control Wing), and the National Security Space Institute, Peterson AFB, CO National Security Space Institute, a place for space education became eventually part of the STAR Delta.
In September 2021 it was announced the 53rd Signal Battalion and the U.S. Army Satellite Operations Brigade, and the Naval Satellite Operations Center would be transferred to Space Force. [22]
Heraldry[edit]
Each unit in the Space Force has an emblem in a shape depending on the unit type.[23] Each of the three field commands also have a distinctive color: Platinum Grey for SpOC, Gold for SSC, and Cannes Blue for STARCOM. Unit emblems are trimmed with the color of the field command to which they report. Space Force personnel assigned to National Reconnaissance Office roles will wear insignia trimmed in Black.
Unit | SpOC (Platinum) |
SSC (Gold) |
STARCOM (Cannes Blue) |
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Field Command | |||
Delta | |||
Garrison (hexagon) |
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Squadron/Detachment (ellipse) |
See also[edit]
- Structure of the United States Army
- Organization of the United States Marine Corps
- Structure of the United States Navy
- Structure of the United States Air Force
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