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| Space Base Delta 3 | |
|---|---|
 Delta emblem | |
| Active | 1940–1945; 1946–1959; 1984–1992; 1994–present |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Space Force |
| Part of |  Space Systems Command |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles Air Force Base, El Segundo, California, U.S. |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | Col Andrew C. Dermanoski |
| Deputy Commander | Lt Col John D. Huntsman[1] |
| Senior Enlisted Leader | CMSgt Sarah R. L. Morgan[2] |
Space Base Delta 3 (SBD 3) is a United States Space Force unit assigned to the Space Systems Command. The unit is stationed at Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo, California, United States.
It is the successor to the 61st Air Base Group of the United States Air Force and the Los Angeles Garrison, which existed through the first two years of the Space Force. The garrison operates Los Angeles Air Force Base and supports Space Systems Command.
The origins date to World War II where the 61st Troop Carrier Group (61 TCG) was a Douglas C-47 Skytrain transport unit assigned to both Twelfth and Ninth Air Forces in North Africa, Italy and Western Europe. The 61 TCG was highly decorated for its combat parachute infantry drops during the Invasion of Sicily (Operation Husky); Invasion of Italy (Operation Avalanche); Invasion of France (Operation Overlord); the airborne invasion of the Netherlands (Operation Market-Garden); and the airborne crossing of the Rhine River, (Operation Varsity).