Space Training and Readiness Delta (Provisional)

"Star Delta" redirects here. For the electrical transformer, see Delta-wye transformer. For the mathematical technique, see Y-Δ transform.

Space Training and Readiness Delta (Provisional)
STAR Delta (P) emblem
Active24 July 2020 - 23 August 2021 (1 year)
Country United States
Branch United States Space Force
TypeDelta
RoleSpace training and readiness
Size900 personnel[1]
Part of Space Operations Command
HeadquartersPeterson Space Force Base, Colorado, U.S.
Motto(s)Latin: Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum, lit. 'If you want peace, prepare for war'[2]
Commanders
CommanderCol Peter J. Flores[3]
Senior enlisted leaderCMSgt Charles J. Apodaca[4]

The Space Training and Readiness Delta (Provisional) (STAR Delta (P)) was a United States Space Force unit responsible for the training and education of space professionals, as well as the development of space warfighting doctrine. It was a component of Space Operations Command and was headquartered at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.[5]

STAR Delta (Provisional)'s first Space Flag exercise.[6]

STAR Delta (P) was activated on 24 July 2020 to serve as the precursor organization to the planned Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM). Announced on 30 June 2020 as one of three field commands of the U.S. Space Force, STARCOM was set to be activated in 2021. In the interim, the delta was activated to provide oversight of Space Force education, training, and operational test and evaluation units. It was then inactivated on 23 August 2021 prior to the activation of STARCOM.[5][7]

Structure in 2021

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Name Function Headquarters Spacecraft Detachments
Squadrons
3rd Space Experimentation Squadron Space-based demonstration and experimentation[8] Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Secondary Payload Adapter Augmented Geosynchronous Laboratory Experiment
Mycroft
Boeing X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle[8]		 Operating Location: Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico[8]
17th Test Squadron Operational test[9] Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado
25th Space Range Squadron Space Test and Training Range management[9] Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado
319th Combat Training Squadron Advanced space operations training Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado
328th Weapons Squadron Space Force Weapons School Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada
527th Space Aggressor Squadron Aggressor squadron Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado
533rd Training Squadron Undergraduate space training Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
Detachment 1, STAR Delta Space Force Warfare Center Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado Former Detachment 1, United States Air Force Warfare Center[10]
Operating Location A, STAR Delta Military simulations and exercises Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado Former Operating Location Alpha, 705th Combat Training Squadron[10]
Detachment 4, STAR Delta Operational test and evaluation Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado Former Detachment 4, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center[10]
National Security Space Institute Military space education Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado
Forrest L. Vosler Noncommissioned Officer Academy Enlisted professional military education Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado

List of commanders

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No. Commander Term
Portrait Name Took office Left office Term length
1
Peter J. Flores[3]
Flores, Peter J.Colonel
Peter J. Flores[3]		24 July 2020[11]23 August 20211 year, 30 days

See also

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References

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  1. ^ https://www.facebook.com/STARDeltaUSSF/posts/199665078584129 [user-generated source]
  2. ^ "STAR Delta (Provisional)". Schriever Space Force Base. Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Colonel Peter J. Flores". www.schriever.spaceforce.mil. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Chief Master Sgt. Charles J. Apodaca". www.schriever.spaceforce.mil. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b "USSF field command structure reduces command layers, focuses on space warfighter needs". United States Space Force. 30 June 2020. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Space Flag, the premier exercise for training space forces, successfully concludes for the". United States Space Force. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Space Force Finalizes Organizational Changes". 30 June 2020. Archived from the original on 16 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  8. ^ a b c "3rd Space Experimentation Squadron". Schriever Air Force Base. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  9. ^ a b "17th Test Squadron". Schriever Space Force Base. Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  10. ^ a b c "STAR Delta Fact Sheet". Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  11. ^ "USSF Virtual Activation & Deactivation Ceremonies". DVIDS. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.


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