1st Expeditionary Space Control Squadron
The United States Air Force's 1st Expeditionary Space Control Squadron is a provisional squadron attached to the 21st Space Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.
| 1st Expeditionary Space Control Squadron | |
|---|---|
The squadron guidon is furled during its inactivation ceremony, 9 June 2008 | |
| Active | 1989-2008 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Role | Space Control |
| Part of | Air Force Space Command |
| Motto(s) | Vigilance Over Space |
| Decorations | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | B. Chance Saltzman |
| Insignia | |
| 1st Expeditionary Space Control Squadron emblem (approved 15 November 1994) | |
Before conversion to provisional status, the 1st Space Control Squadron' was a space situational awareness unit last located at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The squadron commanded the United States Space Surveillance Network to detect, track, identify and catalog positional data for all man-made objects in Earth orbit. The squadron was established in 1989 as the 1st Command and Control Squadron at Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Base, Colorado. It was inactivated in 2008 and its personnel and equipment were integrated into the 614th Air and Space Operations Center.
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