Space Delta 4

Space Delta 4 (DEL 4) is a delta of the United States Space Force, responsible for providing strategic and theater missile warning to the United States and its international partners. It operates three constellations of Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) satellites and two types of Ground-Based Radars (GBRs) for the purpose of conducting strategic and theater missile warning. Additionally, DEL 4 provides tipping and cueing to missile defense forces, battlespace awareness to combatant commanders and technical intelligence for further analysis and manages weapon system architectures and ensures operations are intelligence-led, cyber-resilient, and driven by innovation, while postured to operate in a contested, degraded, and operationally-limited environment.[2]

Space Delta 4
Emblem of Space Delta 4
Founded24 July 2020 (2020-07-24)
Country United States
Branch United States Space Force
TypeDelta
RoleMissile warning
Part of Space Operations Command
HeadquartersBuckley Air Force Base, Colorado, U.S.
Commanders
CommanderCol Richard L. Bourquin
Deputy CommanderLt Col Jason M. McCandless[1]
SuperintendentCMSgt Willie H. Frazier II

Activated on 24 July 2020, the delta is headquartered at Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado. Its current commander is Colonel Richard L. Bourquin.[2][3]

DEL 4 was based on the previous 460th Operations Group, 460th Space Wing and 21st Operations Group, 21st Space Wing.[4][5]

Structure
Name Function Headquarters Spacecraft and ground-based radars Detachments
Squadrons
460th Operations Support SquadronOperational training and certification, tactics development, engineering support, and crew force management[6]Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado
2nd Space Warning SquadronMissile warning, missile defense, battlespace awareness, and technical intelligence[7]Buckley Air Force Base, ColoradoDefense Support Program
Space Based Infrared System
6th Space Warning SquadronMissile warning and space domain awareness[8]Cape Cod Air Force Station, MassachusettsAN/FPS-132 Upgraded Early Warning Radar
7th Space Warning SquadronMissile warning and space domain awareness[9]Beale Air Force Base, CaliforniaAN/FPS-132 Upgraded Early Warning Radar
10th Space Warning SquadronMissile warning and space domain awareness[10]Cavalier Air Force Station, North DakotaAN/FPQ-16 Perimeter Acquisition Radar Attack Characterization System
11th Space Warning SquadronMissile warning, missile defense, battlespace awareness, and technical intelligence[11]Buckley Air Force Base, ColoradoDefense Support Program
Space Based Infrared System
12th Space Warning SquadronMissile warning and space domain awareness[12]Thule Air Base, GreenlandAN/FPS-132 Upgraded Early Warning Radar
13th Space Warning SquadronMissile warning, missile defense, and space domain awareness[13]Clear Air Force Station, AlaskaAN/FPS-132 Upgraded Early Warning Radar
AN/FPS-108 Cobra Dane (Operating Location)
Long Range Discrimination Radar		Operating Location: Eareckson Air Station, Alaska
Detachments and operating locations
Detachment 1Military communications[14]Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado
Operating Location – FylingdalesMissile warning and space domain awareness[15]RAF Fylingdales, United KingdomAN/FPS-132 Upgraded Early Warning Radar

Commander
No. Commander[3] Term Superintendent
Portrait Name Took office Left office Duration
1
Bourquin, Richard L.Colonel
Richard L. Bourquin		24 July 2020Incumbent194 daysChief Master Sergeant
Willie H. Frazier II

References
  1. https://www.facebook.com/USSFSpaceDelta4/posts/152590623214899
  2. "Buckley Air Force Base Units". Buckley Air Force Base. Retrieved July 24, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. "Buckley Air Force Base Biographies". Buckley Air Force Base. Retrieved July 24, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. Space Force Organisations Take Shape, July 24, 2020.
  5. "Space Delta 4 - Missile Warning". Buckley Air Force Base. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  6. https://www.buckley.spaceforce.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Article/322395/space-delta-4-missile-warning/
  7. https://www.buckley.spaceforce.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Article/322395/space-delta-4-missile-warning/
  8. https://www.buckley.spaceforce.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Article/322395/space-delta-4-missile-warning/
  9. https://www.buckley.spaceforce.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Article/322395/space-delta-4-missile-warning/
  10. https://www.buckley.spaceforce.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Article/322395/space-delta-4-missile-warning/
  11. https://www.buckley.spaceforce.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Article/322395/space-delta-4-missile-warning/
  12. https://www.buckley.spaceforce.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Article/322395/space-delta-4-missile-warning/
  13. https://www.buckley.spaceforce.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Article/322395/space-delta-4-missile-warning/
  14. https://www.buckley.spaceforce.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Article/322395/space-delta-4-missile-warning/
  15. https://www.buckley.spaceforce.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Article/322395/space-delta-4-missile-warning/

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