Space Training and Readiness Delta (Provisional)

Space Training and Readiness Delta (Provisional)
STAR Delta (P) emblem
Active24 July 2020 - 23 August 2021 (1 year)
Country United States
Branch United States Space Force
TypeDelta
RoleSpace training and readiness
Size900 personnel[1]
Part of Space Operations Command
HeadquartersPeterson Space Force Base, Colorado, U.S.
Motto(s)Latin: Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum, lit.'If you want peace, prepare for war'[2]
Commanders
CommanderCol Peter J. Flores[3]
Senior enlisted leaderCMSgt Charles J. Apodaca[4]

The Space Training and Readiness Delta (Provisional) (STAR Delta (P)) was a United States Space Force unit responsible for the training and education of space professionals, as well as the development of space warfighting doctrine. It was a component of Space Operations Command and was headquartered at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.[5]

STAR Delta (Provisional)'s first Space Flag exercise.[6]

STAR Delta (P) was activated on 24 July 2020 to serve as the precursor organization to the planned Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM). Announced on 30 June 2020 as one of three field commands of the U.S. Space Force, STARCOM was set to be activated in 2021. In the interim, the delta was activated to provide oversight of Space Force education, training, and operational test and evaluation units. It was then inactivated on 23 August 2021 prior to the activation of STARCOM.[5][7]

  1. ^ https://www.facebook.com/STARDeltaUSSF/posts/199665078584129 [user-generated source]
  2. ^ "STAR Delta (Provisional)". Schriever Space Force Base. Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Colonel Peter J. Flores". www.schriever.spaceforce.mil. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Chief Master Sgt. Charles J. Apodaca". www.schriever.spaceforce.mil. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b "USSF field command structure reduces command layers, focuses on space warfighter needs". United States Space Force. 30 June 2020. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Space Flag, the premier exercise for training space forces, successfully concludes for the". United States Space Force. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Space Force Finalizes Organizational Changes". 30 June 2020. Archived from the original on 16 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.