Space Delta 8

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Mission Delta 8
File:Emblem of Space Delta 8.png
Delta emblem
Founded24 July 2020; 5 years ago (2020-07-24)
Country United States
BranchFile:Flag of the United States Space Force.svg United States Space Force
TypeDelta
RoleSatellite communication
Size2500 personnel[1]
Part ofFile:Space Operations Command emblem.png Combat Forces Command
HeadquartersSchriever Space Force Base, Colorado, U.S.
Motto"Step Into the Arena"
WebsiteOfficial website
Commanders
CommanderCol Jeffery E. Weisler
Deputy CommanderCol Edward Ferguson
Senior Enlisted LeaderCMSgt Stephen M. Shockey
Insignia
GuidonFile:Space Delta 8 guidon.svg

Mission Delta 8 (MD 8) is the United States Space Force unit responsible for military satellite communications and operates a variety of satellite constellation. It is headquartered at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado.

History

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Before the founding of an independent Space Force, the Air Force Space Command's (AFSPC) 50th Operations Group (50 OG), part of the 50th Space Wing, performed the satellite communications and position, navigation, and timing missions. As part of the reorganization in the stand-up of Space Force, 50 OG was inactivated and DEL 8 was activated on 24 July 2020.[2][3][4][5] On 8 February 2022, the 50th Operations Support Squadron was inactivated and the 8th Combat Training Squadron was activated.[6]

In September 2021, the Space Force publicly identified Army and Navy satellite communications units that would transfer to the new Delta.[1][7][8] On 6 June 2022, the Naval Satellite Operations Center transferred as the 10th Space Operations Squadron,[9] followed on 29 June 2022 by the Army's 53rd Signal Battalion, which became the 53rd Space Operations Squadron.[10][11]

On 7 July 2022, Colonel David Pheasant, a former Army officer who had once commanded the 53rd Signal Battalion, took command of DEL 8, becoming the first inter-service transfer officer to command a Space Force Delta.[12][13]

In 2023, the 2nd Space Operations Squadron was transferred to the Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Integrated Mission Delta (Provisional) with the transfer of the position, navigation, and timing mission set into the new unit.[14]

Structure

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DEL 8 is composed of four squadrons.

Emblem Name Function Headquarters Spacecraft
Squadrons
File:8th Combat Training Squadron emblem.png 8th Combat Training Squadron[15] Operational training and certification, tactics development, engineering support, and crew force management Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado
File:4th Space Operations Squadron emblem.png 4th Space Operations Squadron Satellite communication[16] Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado Advanced Extremely High Frequency
Defense Satellite Communications System Phase III
Military Strategic and Tactical Relay
Wideband Global Satellite Communications[17]
File:10th Space Operations Squadron emblem.png 10th Space Operations Squadron[18] Satellite communication Point Mugu, California Mobile User Objective System
Ultra-High Frequency Follow-On
Fleet Satellite Communications System[1]
File:53rd Space Operations Squadron emblem (2).png 53rd Satellite Operations Squadron Satellite communication Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado Wideband Global SATCOM
Defense Satellite Communications System

List of commanders

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No. Commander Term Ref
Portrait Name Took office Left office Duration
1Holston, Matthew E.Colonel
Matthew E. Holston		24 July 20207 July 20221 year, 348 days[19][20]
2Pheasant, David A.Colonel
David A. Pheasant		7 July 202224 June 20241 year, 353 days[12][21]
3Weisler, Jeffery E.Colonel
Jeffery E. Weisler		24 June 2024Incumbent1 year, 350 days[22][23]

See also

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References

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