Space Delta 6

Space Delta 6 (DEL 6) is a delta of the United States Space Force, assured access to space through the $6.8 billion Air Force Satellite Control Network and defensive cyberspace capabilities for space mission systems.[1]

Space Delta 6
Emblem of Space Delta 6
Founded24 July 2020 (2020-07-24)
Country United States
Branch United States Space Force
TypeDelta
RoleCyberspace operations
Part of Space Operations Command
HeadquartersSchriever Air Force Base, Colorado, U.S.
Websitewww.schriever.spaceforce.mil/Units/Space-Delta-6/
Commanders
CommanderCol Roy V. Rockwell
SuperintendentCMSgt Michael C. Dyer

Activated on 24 July 2020, the delta is headquartered at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado. Its current commander is Colonel Roy V. Rockwell.[2][3][4]

It replaced the 50th Network Operations Group, which had been part of the former 50th Space Wing.[4][5]

Structure
Name Function Headquarters Cyberspace systems Detachments
Squadrons
21st Space Operations SquadronPacific Air Force Satellite Control Network operations, Global Positioning System ground infrastructure, Western Range launch support, and defensive cyber operations[6]Vandenberg Air Force Base, CaliforniaAir Force Satellite Control NetworkDetachment 1: Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory
Detachment 2: Joint Region Marianas, Guam
Kaena Point Air Force Station, Hawaii
Operating Location: Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Marshall Islands
22nd Space Operations SquadronSatellite Control Network command and control[7]Schriever Air Force Base, ColoradoAir Force Satellite Control Network
23rd Space Operations SquadronAtlantic Air Force Satellite Control Network operations, Global Positioning System ground infrastructure, and Eastern Range launch support[8]New Boston Air Force Station, New HampshireAir Force Satellite Control NetworkDetachment 1: Thule Air Base, Greenland
Operating Location: RAF Ascension Island, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Operating Location: RAF Oakhanger, United Kingdom
Operating Location: Patrick Space Force Base, Florida
61st Cyber SquadronDefensive cyber operations[9]Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado
62nd Cyber SquadronDefensive cyber operationsBuckley Air Force Base, Colorado[10]

Commander
No. Commander[2] Term
Portrait Name Took office Left office Duration
1
Rockwell, Roy V.Colonel
Roy V. Rockwell		24 July 2020Incumbent194 days

References
  1. https://www.schriever.spaceforce.mil/Units/Space-Delta-6/
  2. "Delta 8 Fact Sheet". Schriever Air Force Base. July 24, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. "Space Force reorganizes former Air Force space wings into "Deltas" and "Garrisons"". SpaceNews. SpaceNews. July 24, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  4. "Space Force Announces Significant Reorganization". Air Force Magazine. July 24, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  5. https://www.schriever.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2226859/50th-sw-activates-750th-og/
  6. https://www.schriever.spaceforce.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/275813/21st-space-operations-squadron/
  7. https://www.schriever.spaceforce.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/275812/22nd-space-operations-squadron/
  8. https://www.schriever.spaceforce.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/275805/23rd-space-operations-squadron/
  9. https://www.schriever.spaceforce.mil/Units/Space-Delta-6/
  10. https://www.afcea.org/signal/chapternews/index.cfm?action=details&id=4560

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