1st Range Operations Squadron

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1st Range Operations Squadron
File:1st Range Operations Squadron emblem.png
1 ROPS emblem
Active1 December 2003–present
CountryFile:Flag of the United States.svg United States
BranchFile:Flag of the United States Space Force.svg United States Space Force
TypeSquadron
RoleSpace launch
Part ofSpace Launch Delta 45
HeadquartersPatrick Space Force Base, Florida, U.S.
Commanders
Notable
commanders
James E. Smith
Insignia
Former 1st Range Operations Squadron emblem
File:1 Range Operations Sq emblem.png

The 1st Range Operations Squadron (1 ROPS) is a United States Space Force unit responsible for executing real-time command and control of the Eastern Range in support of spacelift operations, ballistic missile test and evaluation, and aeronautical test and evaluation. It is under Space Launch Delta 45 and headquartered at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida. It was activated on 1 December 2003.[1]

List of commanders

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  • Lt Col James E. Smith, August 2012 – May 2014
  • Lt Col Mark J. Faulstich, 2 May 2016 – May 2016[2]
  • Lt Col Monique DeLauter, 23 May 2016 – June 2018[3]
  • Lt Col Gregory Vice, 14 June 2018 - 2020[4]
  • Lt Col Brian Eno, July 2020 - June 2022[5]
  • Lt Col Colin Mims, June 2022 – July 2024 [6]
  • Lt Col Gregory Allen, July 2024 – present

See also

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References

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