4th Space Control Squadron

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 4th Space Control Squadron


caption= 4th Space Control Squadron emblem
dates= 1986-Present
country= United States
allegiance=
branch= United States Air Force
type= Space Control
role= Offensive Counterspace [http://www.holloman.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123027093 Holloman AFB: "Commentary: Commanding with a vision key to good leadership"]
size=
command_structure=21st Space Wing/AFSPC
current_commander= Lt Col Daniel A. Dant [http://www.holloman.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123027093 Ibid]
garrison= Holloman AFB, New Mexico [http://www.peterson.af.mil/units/ Peterson AFB: 21st Space Wing Units]
ceremonial_chief=
colonel_of_the_regiment=
nickname= "Space Pirates" [http://www.csmng.com/images/spaceobserver/spaceobserver_2007-10-18.pdf 21st Space Wing Public Affairs: "Space Observer Commander's Corner, 18 Oct 2007"]
patron=
motto=
colors=
march=
mascot=
battles= Operation Iraqi Freedom [http://www.379aew.afnews.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123068997 379th AEW Public Affairs: "Silent Sentry contributes to ops throughout the AOR"] [http://www.csmng.com/images/spaceobserver/spaceobserver_2003-05-22.pdf 21st Space Wing Public Affairs: "4th SPCS honored during welcome home parade"] [http://www.temple.edu/cenfad/strategic-visions/SV5-2-04/SV-5-2_htm.htm Temple University Center For The Study Of Force And Diplomacy: Major Grant Weller Bio]
anniversaries=

The United States Air Force's 4th Space Control Squadron (4 SPCS) is an offensive counterspace unit [http://www.holloman.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123027093 Holloman AFB: "Commentary: Commanding with a vision key to good leadership"] located at Holloman AFB, New Mexico. [http://www.peterson.af.mil/units/ Peterson AFB: 21st Space Wing Units]

Mission

The 4th SPCS is an Air Force Space Command unit responsible for delivering defensive and offensive counterspace and space situational awareness, as appropriate, to rapidly achieve flexible and versatile effects in support of global and theater campaigns. [http://www.peterson.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=4707 Peterson AFB: 4th Space Control Squadron Factsheet]

The 4 SPCS provides combat space superiority effects to the Commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Space, and theater Combatant Commanders through operation of the Counter Communications System.

=History [http://www.peterson.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=4707 Ibid] =

The unit initially activated in September 1986 as Det. 2, 6960th Electronic Security Wing and provided training for Electronic Security Command. It was reassigned to Headquarters, Continental Electronic Security Division in October 1986 and was reassigned again, this time to Headquarters, Space Electronic Security Division in May 1988. In May 1989, it was reorganized under the 694th Electronic Security Wing.

The Low Altitude Space Surveillance system (LASS) was activated by Air Force Space Command in October 1990. The unit was named the 4th Surveillance Squadron. One year later, it was redesignated as the 4th Space Surveillance Squadron. During this time, the unit continued to perform a research and development mission and a mission to train newly assigned LASS operators until April 1993. The 4th SPSS also performed mobile space surveillance communications and space data relay. [http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/agency/21sw.htm Globalsecurity.org: 21st Space Wing]

The squadron was assigned to the 73rd Space Group and in April 1995 merged with the 21st Space Wing. In April 1996, the unit moved operations from its home at Lackland AFB, Texas, to Holloman AFB, New Mexico, its present location. The unit was redesignated as the 4th Space Control Squadron in February 2003. The 4th SPCS transitioned to a counterspace mission in July 2005, and activated its first Counter Communications System on April 11, 2006.

Future

The 4th SPCS is slated to be attached to the Air Force Cyberspace Command (AFCYBER) with it reaches initial operating capability in October 2008. [https://www.my.af.mil/gcss-af/USAF/AFP40/d/1076201278/Files/editorial/AFCYBERPADCh1Signed.pdf Headquarters United States Air Force, Program Action Directive 07-08, Change 1 Implementation Of The Secretary Of The Air Force Direction To Establish Air Force Cyberspace Command (AFCYBER)] The unit will be assigned to the 450th Electronic Warfare Wing. [http://www.afcyber.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123090098 AFCYBER Public Affairs: "Officials detail scope, units of AFCYBER command"]

Previous designations

* 4th Space Control Squadron (2003-Present)
* 4th Space Surveillance Squadron (1991-2003)
* 4th Surveillance Squadron (1990-1991)
* Det 2, 694th Electronic Security Wing (1989-1990)
* Det 2, 6960th Electronic Security Wing (1986-1989)

Assignments

* 21st Space Wing (1995-Present) [http://www.afspc.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-070409-020.pdf Air Force Space Command Public Affairs: Space Almanac 2007]
* 73d Space Group (1993-1995)
* 694th Electronic Security Wing (1989-1993)
* 6960th Electronic Security Wing (1986-1989)

Locations

* Holloman AFB, New Mexico (1996-Present) [http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=547 Department of Defense News Release No. 365-95 (June 30, 1995)] [http://www.elpasoredco.org/ElPaso-MilitaryPresence.aspx El Paso Regional Economic Development Corporation]
* Lackland AFB, Texas (1986-1996) [http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/usspc-fs/21sw.htm Air University: 21st Space Wing Overview]

ystems Operated

* Counter Communications System (2006-Present) [http://www.peterson.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=4707 Peterson AFB: 4th Space Control Squadron Factsheet]
* Low Altitude Space Surveillance System (1986-2006) [http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/usspc-fs/21sw.htm Air University: 21st Space Wing Overview]

References

External links

* [http://www.holloman.af.mil 49th Fighter Wing Public Affairs: Holloman AFB Homepage]
* [http://usafengineers.com/modules.php?name=Units&file=details&id=556&unit=Space USAF Engineers.com: 4th Space Control Squadron]