7th Space Warning Squadron | |
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Active | 1979–present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Space Force |
Role | Missile warning |
Part of | Space Delta 4 |
Garrison/HQ | Beale Air Force Base, California |
Nickname(s) | Bandits[1] |
Decorations | AFOUA |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Lt Col Daniel Boyd |
Insignia | |
7th Space Warning Squadron (in use until transfer to the Space Force) |
The 7th Space Warning Squadron (SWS) is the premier Space Domain Awareness sensor on the West Coast. The unit was originally established to guard the U.S. West Coast against sea-launched ballistic missiles from the eastern outskirts of Beale Air Force Base approximately 8 miles (13 km) east of Marysville, California. 7 SWS is a geographically separated unit of Space Delta 4.[2]