Squadron | Shield | Location | Nickname | System | Note |
1st Space Control Squadron[4] | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/1st_Space_Control_Squadron.png/75px-1st_Space_Control_Squadron.png) | Vandenberg AFB | | Satellite Catalog | |
4th Space Control Squadron[5] | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/4th_Space_Control_Squadron.PNG/75px-4th_Space_Control_Squadron.PNG) | Holloman AFB | "Space Pirates" | Counter Communications System[6] | |
16th Space Control Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/16th_Space_Control_Squadron.png/75px-16th_Space_Control_Squadron.png) | Peterson AFB | | RAIDRS | |
20th Space Control Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/20th_Space_Control_Squadron.png/75px-20th_Space_Control_Squadron.png) | Eglin AFB | | AN/FPS-85 Phased-array radar | |
25th Space Range Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/25th_Space_Range_Squadron.png/75px-25th_Space_Range_Squadron.png) | Schriever AFB | "Executioners" | Space Test & Training Range | |
76th Space Control Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/76th_Space_Control_Squadron_new.PNG/75px-76th_Space_Control_Squadron_new.PNG) | Peterson AFB | "Lobos" | Counter Communications System[7] | |
216th Space Control Squadron | | Vandenberg SFB | | Defensive space control and space situational awareness | |
380th Space Control Squadron[8] | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/380th_Space_Control_Squadron.png/75px-380th_Space_Control_Squadron.png) | Peterson AFB | "Blue Squadron" | RAIDRS[9] | Reserve Unit |
Space Test and Development Squadrons |
Squadron | Shield | Location | Nickname | System | Note |
1st Air and Space Test Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/1st_Air_and_Space_Test_Squadron.png/75px-1st_Air_and_Space_Test_Squadron.png) | Vandenberg AFB | | | |
14th Test Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/14th_Test_Squadron.PNG/75px-14th_Test_Squadron.PNG) | Peterson AFB | | | |
17th Test Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/17th_Test_Squadron.jpg/75px-17th_Test_Squadron.jpg) | Peterson AFB | | | |
Responsive Space Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Responsive_Space_Squadron.PNG/75px-Responsive_Space_Squadron.PNG) | Kirtland AFB | | Operationally Responsive Space systems | Activated 2 Jun 2008 |
Launch Test Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Launch_Test_Squadron.PNG/75px-Launch_Test_Squadron.PNG) | Kirtland AFB | | | |
Launch and Operations Support Squadron | | Kirtland AFB | | | Activated 1 Aug 2006, inactivated 31 Mar 2008 |
Space Development Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Space_Development_Squadron.PNG/75px-Space_Development_Squadron.PNG) | Kirtland AFB | | | Activated 2 Jun 2008 |
Space Test Operations Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Space_Test_Operations_Squadron.PNG/75px-Space_Test_Operations_Squadron.PNG) | Kirtland AFB | | C2/TT&C | Activated 2 Jun 2008 |
Space Test Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Space_Test_Squadron.PNG/75px-Space_Test_Squadron.PNG) | Kirtland AFB | | | |
Space Experimentation Squadrons |
Squadron | Shield | Location | Nickname | System | Note |
3d Space Experimentation Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/3d_Space_Experimentation_Squadron.PNG/70px-3d_Space_Experimentation_Squadron.PNG) | Schriever AFB | | | |
Space Launch Squadrons |
Squadron | Shield | Location | Nickname | System | Note |
1st Space Launch Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/1st_Space_Launch_Squadron.PNG/75px-1st_Space_Launch_Squadron.PNG) | Cape Canaveral AFS | | Delta II | Inactivated 2009 |
2d Space Launch Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/2d_Space_Launch_Squadron_Emblem.png/75px-2d_Space_Launch_Squadron_Emblem.png) | Vandenberg AFB | | Atlas III/Titan IV | 1990-2005, 2019–present[10] |
3d Space Launch Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/3d_Space_Launch_Squadron.png/75px-3d_Space_Launch_Squadron.png) | Cape Canaveral AFS | | Atlas III/Titan IV | Inactivated 2005 |
4th Space Launch Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/4th_Space_Launch_Squadron.jpg/75px-4th_Space_Launch_Squadron.jpg) | Vandenberg AFB | | EELV | |
5th Space Launch Squadron[11] | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/5th_Space_Launch_Squadron.jpg/75px-5th_Space_Launch_Squadron.jpg) | Cape Canaveral AFS | | EELV | |
Space Operations Squadrons |
Squadron | Shield | Location | Nickname | System | Note |
1st Space Operations Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/1st_Space_Operations_Squadron.png/75px-1st_Space_Operations_Squadron.png) | Schriever AFB | | On-orbit C2 for DSP/GPS/MSX/ACE | Future C2 of Space Based Surveillance System |
2d Space Operations Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/2_SOPS_emblem.png/75px-2_SOPS_emblem.png) | Schriever AFB | | GPS | |
3d Space Operations Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/3d_Space_Operations_Squadron.png/75px-3d_Space_Operations_Squadron.png) | Schriever AFB | | DSCS/WGS | |
4th Space Operations Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/4th_Space_Operations_Squadron.png/75px-4th_Space_Operations_Squadron.png) | Schriever AFB | | Milstar | |
5th Space Operations Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/5th_Space_Operations_Squadron.png/75px-5th_Space_Operations_Squadron.png) | Onizuka AFS | | DSCS III/NATO IV/Skynet/Inertial Upper Stage | Inactivated |
6th Space Operations Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/6th_Space_Operations_Squadron.png/75px-6th_Space_Operations_Squadron.png) | Schriever AFB | | DMSP | Reserve unit |
7th Space Operations Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/7th_Space_Operations_Squadron.png/75px-7th_Space_Operations_Squadron.png) | Schriever AFB | | On-orbit C2 for DSP/GPS/MSX | Reserve unit |
8th Space Operations Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/8th_Space_Warning_Squadron.png/75px-8th_Space_Warning_Squadron.png) | Falcon AFB | | DMSP | Redesignated 8th Space Warning Squadron |
9th Space Operations Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/9th_Space_Operations_Squadron.png/75px-9th_Space_Operations_Squadron.png) | Vandenberg AFB | | Joint Space Operations Center | Reserve unit |
19th Space Operations Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/19th_Space_Operation_Squadron.PNG/75px-19th_Space_Operation_Squadron.PNG) | Schriever AFB | | GPS | Reserve associate to 2 SOPS |
21st Space Operations Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/21st_Space_Operations_Squadron.png/75px-21st_Space_Operations_Squadron.png) | Vandenberg Space Force Base | "Dust Devils" | AFSCN | |
22d Space Operations Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/22d_Space_Operations_Squadron.png/75px-22d_Space_Operations_Squadron.png) | Schriever AFB | | AFSCN | |
23d Space Operations Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/23d_Space_Operations_Squadron.png/75px-23d_Space_Operations_Squadron.png) | New Boston AFS | | AFSCN | Remote Tracking Station |
111th Space Operations Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/111th_Space_Operations_Squadron.png/75px-111th_Space_Operations_Squadron.png) | Phoenix, AZ | | Near-space operations | ANG unit |
148th Space Operations Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/148th_Space_Operations_Squadron.png/75px-148th_Space_Operations_Squadron.png) | Vandenberg AFB | | Milstar | ANG unit; associate to 4th Space Operations Squadron |
Space Surveillance Squadrons |
Squadron | Shield | Location | Nickname | System | Note |
1st Space Surveillance Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/1st_Space_Surveillance_Squadron.PNG/75px-1st_Space_Surveillance_Squadron.PNG) | Griffiss AFB | | Low Altitude Space Surveillance | Inactivated |
3d Space Surveillance Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/3d_Space_Experimentation_Squadron.PNG/75px-3d_Space_Experimentation_Squadron.PNG) | Misawa AB | | Deep Space Tracking System[12] | Redesignated 3d Space Experimentation Squadron |
4th Space Surveillance Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/4th_Space_Control_Squadron.PNG/75px-4th_Space_Control_Squadron.PNG) | Holloman AFB | | Deep Space Tracking System[13] | Renamed 4th Space Control Squadron |
5th Space Surveillance Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/5th_Space_Surveillance_Squadron.png/75px-5th_Space_Surveillance_Squadron.png) | RAF Feltwell | | Deep Space Tracking System[14] | Redesignated Det 4, 18th Intelligence Squadron |
16th Space Surveillance Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/16th_Space_Control_Squadron.png/75px-16th_Space_Control_Squadron.png) | Shemya AFS | | AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE | Renamed 16th Space Control Squadron |
17th Space Surveillance Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/17th_Space_Surveillance_Squadron.png/75px-17th_Space_Surveillance_Squadron.png) | RAF Edzell | "Eternal Vigilance" | Low Altitude Space Surveillance | Inactivated |
18th Space Surveillance Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/18th_Space_Surveillance_Squadron.PNG/75px-18th_Space_Surveillance_Squadron.PNG) | Edwards AFB | | GEODSS | Inactivated |
19th Space Surveillance Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/19th_Space_Surveillance_Squadron.PNG/75px-19th_Space_Surveillance_Squadron.PNG) | Pirinclik, Turkey | | AN/FPS-17 radar | Inactivated |
20th Space Surveillance Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/20th_Space_Control_Squadron.png/75px-20th_Space_Control_Squadron.png) | Eglin AFB | | AN/FPS-85 radar | Renamed 20th Space Control Squadron |
Space Weather Squadrons |
Squadron | Shield | Location | Nickname | System | Note |
55th Space Weather Squadron | | Schriever AFB | | | Inactivated |
Space Warning Squadrons |
Squadron | Shield | Location | Nickname | System | Note |
2d Space Warning Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/2d_Space_Warning_Squadron.png/75px-2d_Space_Warning_Squadron.png) | Buckley Space Force Base | | SBIRS/DSP | |
4th Space Warning Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/4th_Space_Warning_Squadron.png/75px-4th_Space_Warning_Squadron.png) | Buckley Space Force Base | "Scorpions" | SBIRS/DSP | |
5th Space Warning Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/5th_Space_Warning_Squadron.PNG/75px-5th_Space_Warning_Squadron.PNG) | Woomera AS | | DSP | Inactivated |
6th Space Warning Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/6th_Space_Warning_Squadron.png/75px-6th_Space_Warning_Squadron.png) | Cape Cod Space Force Station | "Ever Aware" | PAVE PAWS | |
7th Space Warning Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/7th_Space_Warning_Squadron.PNG/75px-7th_Space_Warning_Squadron.PNG) | Beale AFB | | PAVE PAWS | |
8th Space Warning Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/8th_Space_Warning_Squadron.png/75px-8th_Space_Warning_Squadron.png) | Buckley Space Force Base | "Spiders" | SBIRS/DSP | Previously at Eldorado AS with PAVE PAWS |
9th Space Warning Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/9th_Space_Warning_Squadron.PNG/75px-9th_Space_Warning_Squadron.PNG) | Robins AFB | | PAVE PAWS | Inactivated |
10th Space Warning Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/10th_Space_Warning_Squadron.jpg/75px-10th_Space_Warning_Squadron.jpg) | Cavalier AFS | | AN/FPQ-16 PARCS | |
11th Space Warning Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/11th_Space_Warning_Squadron.PNG/75px-11th_Space_Warning_Squadron.PNG) | Buckley Space Force Base | | OBAC | |
12th Space Warning Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/12th_Space_Warning_Squadron.png/75px-12th_Space_Warning_Squadron.png) | Thule AB | | PAVE PAWS | Previously used AN/FPS-50 BMEWS |
13th Space Warning Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/13th_Space_Warning_Squadron.png/75px-13th_Space_Warning_Squadron.png) | Clear AFS | | PAVE PAWS | Previously used AN/FPS-50 BMEWS |
137th Space Warning Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/137th_Space_Warning_Squadron.PNG/75px-137th_Space_Warning_Squadron.PNG) | Greeley ANGB | | SBIRS/DSP | Air National Guard unit |
213th Space Warning Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/213th_Space_Warning_Squadron_-_Emblem.png/75px-213th_Space_Warning_Squadron_-_Emblem.png) | Clear AFS | | PAVE PAWS | ANG Counterpart to 13SWS |
Weapons Squadrons (Space & ICBM) |
Squadron | Shield | Location | Nickname | System | Note |
328th Weapons Squadron | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/328th_Weapons_Squadron.png/75px-328th_Weapons_Squadron.png) | Nellis AFB | | Various | Teaches space-related curriculum at USAF Weapons School |