7th Space Warning Squadron

7th Space Warning Squadron
7th SWS emblem
Active1979–present
CountryUnited States
Branch United States Space Force
RoleMissile warning
Part ofSpace Delta 4
Garrison/HQBeale 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]

  1. ^ https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=400717638238766 [user-generated source]
  2. ^ "7th Space Warning Squadron". Factsheet. United States Air Force. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2013.