The 17th Test and Evaluation Squadron (17 TES), a component of Space Delta 12, is located at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado.
Mission
The mission of the 17th Test and Evaluation Squadron is to prepare USSF forces to prevail in a contested, degraded, and operationally-limited environment through the independent test and evaluation of missile warning, missile defense, and space domain awareness technologies. 17 TES delivers timely, accurate, and expert information in support of weapon system acquisition, operational acceptance, and readiness decisions.
History
- Designated as 1017th Test and Evaluation Squadron, and activated, on April 6, 1990. Inactivated on October 15, 1992.
- Re-designated as 17th Test Squadron on June 30, 1995. Activated on July 21, 1995.
- Re-designated as 17th Test and Evaluation Squadron, and activated, on August 23, 2021.
Assignments
- Air Force Space Command, April 6, 1990 - October 15, 1992.
- Space Warfare Center, Air Force Space Command, July 21, 1995 - April 7 2000.
- 595th Test and Evaluation Group (later, 595th Space Group), Air Force Space Command, April 7, 2000 - April 1, 2013.
- 53d Test Management Group, Air Combat Command, April 1, 2013 - August 7, 2020.
- Space Training and Readiness Delta (Provisional), Space Operations Command, August 7, 2020 - August 20, 2021.
- Space Delta 12, Space Training and Readiness Command, August 20, 2021 - Present.
Duty Stations
- Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, April 6, 1990 - Oct. 15, 1992.
- Falcon Air Force Base, Colorado, July 21, 1995 - June 5, 1998.
- Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, June 5, 1995 - July 26, 2021.
- Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, July 26, 2021 - Present.
Commanders
Lt. Col. Teddy N. Wang, April 6, 1990.
Lt. Col. Carl L. Cox, July 21, 1995
Lt. Col. Wyatt C. Miller, Oct. 17, 1997
Lt. Col. Mark A. Johnson, Dec. 2, 1998
Lt. Col. James O'Neal, Jr., Dec. 5, 2000
Lt. Col. Richard W. Boltz, March 17, 2003
Lt. Col. Scott J. Hower, June 27, 2005
Lt. Col. Edward T. Ackerman, June 8, 2007
Lt. Col. Peter J. Flores, June 17, 2009
Lt. Col. Gregory E. Woods, June 2, 2011
Lt. Col. Robert T. Bridges, June 6, 2013
Lt. Col. David R. Morrow, June 15 2015
Lt. Col. Sasha N. Tomlinson, June 23, 2017
Lt. Col. Robert C. McConnell, June 26, 2019
Lt. Col. Christopher W. McLeod, June 8, 2021
(Current as of August 2021)