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Fact Sheets



  • 20th Space Control Squadron, Det 3

    Detachment 3, 20th Space Control Squadron is a dedicated Ground-based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance (GEODSS) space surveillance unit on the island of Maui, Hawaii atop the 10.023 foot summit of Mt. Haleakala, a dormant volcano.MISSIONThe primary mission of the detachment is to detect,

  • 21st Communications Squadron

    21st COMMUNICATIONS SQUADRONMISSIONOperate global missile warning systems and deliver cyberspace capabilities to defend the homeland and achieve U.S. and allied warfighter objectives.EQUIPMENT AND FACILITESThe squadron uses Defense Red Switch, Military Strategic and Tactical Relay, Land Mobile

  • 21st Operations Support Squadron, Detachment 1

    VISION:Train and inspire Missile Warning, Missile Defense, and Space Situational Awareness operatorsLOCATION:The 21st Operations Support Squadron, Detachment 1 (21 OSS/DET 1) is located at Beale Air Force Base, California and is a geographically separated unit of the Peterson-Schriever Garrison,

  • 20th Space Control Squadron, Detachment 1

    20th Space Control Squadron, Detachment 1, operates the Air Force Space Surveillance System, which is comprised of the Alternate Space Control Center and Air Force Fence headquartered in Dahlgren, Va. The Air Force Fence currently consists of three transmitters and six receivers located along the

  • 21st Operations Support Squadron

    The 21st Operations Support Squadron is assigned to Peterson-Schriever Garrison, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. The unit includes active duty U.S. and Canadian Air Force Airmen and Department of Defense civilians.MISSIONThe 21st Operations Support Squadron is comprised of nine flights