The 10th Space Operations Squadron (10 SOPS) is the

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unit responsible for operating the

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and Ultra-High Frequency Follow-On satellite

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, providing global

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to the

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History

Navy (1962–2022)

The first military space operations command in history, the Navy Astronautics Group (e or NAG) was established on May 22, 1962 under the command of CDR J.C. Quillen, Jr. Tasked with operating the Navy's satellites, the unit commanded the Navy Navigational Satellite System, also known as Transit, the world's first

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. The Navy Astronautics Group was redesignated as the Naval Satellite Operations Center (NAVSOC) in June 1990.

Space Force (2022-present)

In September 2021, it was announced that NAVSOC would be transferred from the Navy to the newly-independent US Space Force under

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. On 6 June 2022, NAVSOC was formally disestablished and 10 SOPS assumed its mission, personnel, resources, and heritage in total. According to Space Delta 8, the squadron was given its number to honor its heritage under 10th Fleet.

Constellations

The unit has operated various types of

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, including:

Command Structure

* Headquarters,

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** Detachment A,

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** Detachment C, Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station,

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** Detachment D,

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, El Paso County,

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Former site: * Detachment B,

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(disestablished August 1997)

List of commanders

* Lt Col Jason Sanders, 6 June 2022 * Lt Col Jesse Diaz, 10 June 2024

References

External links

* {{United States Space Force Military education and training in the United States