The
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the Aerial warfare, air military branch, service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part ...
's 76th Space Control Squadron is an offensive counter space unit located at
Peterson Air Force Base
Peterson Space Force Base, previously Peterson Air Force Base, Peterson Field, and Army Air Base, Colorado Springs, is a U.S. Space Force Base that shares an airfield with the adjacent Colorado Springs Municipal Airport and is home to the N ...
, Colorado. The Squadron replaced the original
76th Space Control squadron in 2008 when that squadron returned to its historic role as a
fighter unit.
Mission
The 76th Space Control Squadron is an
Air Force Space Command
The atmosphere of Earth is the layer of gases, known collectively as air, retained by Earth's gravity that surrounds the planet and forms its planetary atmosphere. The atmosphere of Earth protects life on Earth by creating pressure allowing for ...
unit responsible for delivering offensive counterspace and space situational awareness, as appropriate, to rapidly achieve flexible and versatile effects in support of global and theater campaigns.
History
In 2008 the Air Force decided to return the
76th Space Control Squadron to its traditional role as a
fighter. To emphasize the continuity of the space mission, the Air Force decided to constitute a new unit with the same name and number. The new 76th Squadron continued the mission of operating the Counter Satellite Communications System, which had been deployed in 2004 as an offensive system to disrupt hostile satellite systems.
In February 2015 the unit was inactivated and personnel absorbed into its sister unit, the
4th Space Control Squadron.
Lineage
* Constituted as the 76th Space Control Squadron on 16 November
: Activated on 22 January 2008
Assignments
*
21st Operations Group, 22 January 2008 – present
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Locations
* Peterson Air Force Base
Peterson Space Force Base, previously Peterson Air Force Base, Peterson Field, and Army Air Base, Colorado Springs, is a U.S. Space Force Base that shares an airfield with the adjacent Colorado Springs Municipal Airport and is home to the N ...
, Colorado, 22 January 2008 – present[
]
Equipment Operated
* Counter Communications System (2008–present)[Hitchens, T., "U.S. SPACE WEAPONS: Big Intentions, Little Focus"]
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References
Bibliography
External links
76th Space Control Squadron Fact Sheet
{{USAF Space Command
Military units and formations in Colorado
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