Space Delta 6

Space Delta 6
Delta emblem
Founded24 July 2020; 4 years ago (2020-07-24)
Country United States
Branch United States Space Force
TypeDelta
RoleCyberspace operations
SizeMore than 1,000 personnel[1]
Part ofSpace Operations Command
HeadquartersSchriever Space Force Base, Colorado, U.S.
Websitewww.schriever.spaceforce.mil/Units/Space-Delta-6/
Commanders
CommanderCol Travis R. Prater
Vice CommanderLt Col Justin Roque[2]
Deputy DirectorShane Swenson[3]
Senior Enlisted LeaderCMSgt Joseph E. Laughlin Jr.[4]

Space Delta 6 (DEL 6) is a United States Space Force unit which assures access to space through the $6.8 billion Satellite Control Network and defensive cyberspace capabilities for space mission systems.[5]

Tracing its history to 1965, the delta is headquartered at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado.[6][7][8] It replaced the 50th Network Operations Group, which had been part of the former 50th Space Wing.[8][9] On 23 June 2021, the 614th Air and Space Communications Squadron, previously under Space Delta 5, was redesignated as the 65th Cyber Squadron and transferred into Space Delta 6.[10]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Kennedy was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Justin Roque Profile LinkedIn [better source needed]
  3. ^ "Shane Swenson, MBA, CISSP - Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | Professional Profile | LinkedIn".
  4. ^ "Chief Master Sergeant Joseph E. Laughlin Jr". Peterson and Schriever Space Force Base. Archived from the original on January 28, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  5. ^ "Space Delta 6". Archived from the original on December 4, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  6. ^ "Delta 8 Fact Sheet". Schriever Air Force Base. July 24, 2020. Archived from the original on December 19, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  7. ^ "Space Force reorganizes former Air Force space wings into "Deltas" and "Garrisons"". SpaceNews. July 24, 2020. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Space Force Announces Significant Reorganization". Air Force Magazine. July 24, 2020. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  9. ^ "50th SW activates 750th OG". Schriever Air Force Base. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  10. ^ "614th Air & Space Communications Squadron redesignated as 65th Cyber Squadron". Vandenberg Space Force Base. Archived from the original on June 30, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.