Space Delta 10 (DEL 10) is a

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(USSF) unit responsible for space

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, and lessons learned. It was established on 23 August 2021 following the establishment of the

Space Training and Readiness Command Space Training and Readiness Command (STAR Command or STARCOM) is the United States Space Force's education, training, doctrine, and test field command. It is headquartered at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. Space Training and Readiness C ...

(STARCOM), the USSF

field command The United States Space Force is organized by different units: the Space Staff, the field commands, and the space deltas. The Space Force is organized as one of two coequal military service branches within the Department of the Air Force, the o ...

to which it reports. It was initially headquartered at the

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pending a base selection process. It is currently located in interim facilities at

Patrick Space Force Base Patrick Space Force Base is a United States Space Force installation located between Satellite Beach and Cocoa Beach, in Brevard County, Florida, United States. It is named in honor of Major General Mason Patrick, USAAC. It is home to Space Lau ...

and

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida. Headquartered at the nearby Patrick Space Force Base, the stat ...

, Florida

History

A ceremony was held on 30 September 2021 to recognize the delta's activation and the activation of the 10th Delta Operations Squadron. In June 2023, as part of the previously referenced base selection process, it was announced that the preferred location for DEL 10 was

, Florida. On 7 August 2024, DEL 10 transferred to Patrick Space Force Base as a tenant command.

Structure

DEL 10 is one of five

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s that reports to STARCOM. It will eventually be composed of four subordinate units following addition of the 10th Doctrine and Tactics Squadron and 10th Wargaming Squadron.

List of commanders

References

External links

Fact Sheet
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