2nd Space Warning Squadron

2nd Space Warning Squadron
Emblem of the 2nd Space Warning Squadron
Active1992–present
Country United States
Branch United States Space Force
RoleMissile Warning
Part ofSpace Delta 4
Garrison/HQBuckley Space Force Base, Colorado
Nickname(s)Squawkin' Dogs[citation needed]
Motto(s)
  • Ils Ne Passeront Pas
  • (French: "They Shall Not Pass")
Commanders
Current
commander
Lt Col Scott M. Wright

The 2nd Space Warning Squadron is part of the Space Delta 4 at Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado. It operates the Space-Based Infrared System satellites conducting global monitoring for significant infrared events.

The squadron's mission is to operate and maintain the Space-Based Infrared System. Additionally, it reports ballistic missile and space launches, nuclear detonations, and infrared data of operational value to the President of the United States, Secretary of Defense, combatant commanders, intelligence agencies, and global warfighters.[1]

  1. ^ No byline. "Buckley AFB Factsheets 460th Operations Group". 460th Space Wing Public Affairs. Archived from the original on February 12, 2008. Retrieved July 18, 2018.