21st Space Wing
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21st Space Wing

Military unit
Unit name21st Space Wing
Founded15 November 1952
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Air Force
RoleSpace Control
Part ofAir Force Space Command
Garrison/HQPeterson AFB
MottoFORTITUDO ET PREPARATIO
"Strength and Preparedness"
Engagements* World War II : Asiatic-Pacific Campaign (1944 � 1945)
DecorationsDUC
AFOUA
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Donald G. Cook
C. Robert Kehler

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The 21st Space Wing is a unit of the Air Force Space Command based at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. The unit is tasked with the operation of early missile warning and space object detection equipment around the world in support of NORAD and USSTRATCOM through a network of command and control units and ground based sensors operated by geographically separated units around the world.

The Wing’s services include more than 9,000 government and contractor personnel detect, track and catalog more than 14,000 catalogued man-made objects in space, from those in near-Earth orbit to objects up to 22,300 miles above the Earth's surface and explores counterspace warfighting technologies in the field.

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Peterson Space Wing Security Forces Officer Arrested - KKTV 11 News Tweet this news
KKTV 11 News--Stringer faces two misdemeanor charges of Prohibited Use of Weapons and Reckless Endangerment. Stringer, is with the Air Force's -21st Space Wing-, ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:38:29 GMT+00:00
Construction in hospital will transform two floors - Sioux Falls Argus Leader Tweet this news
Sioux Falls Argus Leader---...- which leases -space- in one of the Avera McKennan buildings at 800 E. -21st- St. The project includes converting patient rooms from semiprivate to private ... - Date : Tue, 21 Sep 2010 06:58:49 GMT+00:00
Lady Little Lions give coach 300th victory - Centre Daily Times Tweet this news
Centre Daily Times--The end result was a little piece of history for a coach who is in his -21st- season guiding the Lady Little Lions. “This was a grind-it-out win, ... - Date : Wed, 22 Sep 2010 08:03:15 GMT+00:00
UC Davis to open modern wing at law school - Leagle.com Tweet this news
Leagle.com--It expands classroom and office -space-, brings the building's technology into the -21st- century, incorporates wheelchair-accessible design elements -- and ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:27:21 GMT+00:00
Book claims NASA feared Qaeda attack on Columbia - Ynetnews Tweet this news
Ynetnews--National Aeronautics and -Space- Administration (NASA) suspected that al-Qaeda might try to attack -space- shuttle Columbia on its launch pad in Florida's Cape ... - Date : Sat, 19 Jun 2010 14:14:55 GMT+00:00
New wing makes Thomas Hospital all-private rooms - Charleston Gazette Tweet this news
Charleston Gazette--It's what patients expect in -21st--century care, Dexter said. "The studies show just by going to private rooms there are fewer infections, fewer falls and ... - Date : Wed, 09 Jun 2010 01:18:55 GMT+00:00


Air Force Space Command (AFSPC)

Air Forces
Fourteenth * Twenty-Fourth
Centers
Space and Missile Systems Center * Space Innovation & Development Center * 614th Air and Space Operations Center * 624th Operations Center * Air Force Network Integration Center
Bases
Buckley * Los Angeles * Patrick * Peterson * Schriever * Thule * Vandenberg
Stations
Cape Canaveral * Cape Cod * Cavalier * Cheyenne Mountain * Clear * Kaena Point * New Boston * Onizuka
Wings
Space1st * 2d * 3d * 21st * 30th * 45th * 50th * 460th
AcquisitionGlobal Positioning Systems * Launch and Range Systems * Military Satellite Communications Systems * Space-Based Infrared Systems * Space Development and Test * Space Superiority Systems
Air Base61st Air Base
Cyber67 NWW * 688 IOW * 689 CCW
Groups
Combat Comm|3d * 5th * 38 EIG * 162d * 201st * 226th * 251st * 252d * 253d * 254th * 281st3d * 5th * 38 EIG * 162d * 201st * 226th * 251st * 252d * 253d * 254th * 281st
Cyber26 NOG * 690 NSG * 67 NWG * 318 IOG
Squadrons
Space Aggressor26th (AFRC) * 527th (ACC)
Command and Control1st * 2d * 3d * 4th * 55th Mobile * 119th * 153d * 222d * 721st Mobile
Space Communications3d * 50th * 850th
Space Control1st * 4th * 16th * 20th * 25th * 76th * 380th
Space Development1st * 2d * 3d
Space Experimentation3d
Space Launch1st * 2d * 3d * 4th * 5th
Space Operations1st * 2d * 3d * 4th * 5th * 6th * 7th * 8th * 9th * 19th * 21st * 22d * 23d * 111th * 148th * AFSPC Space Operations Squadron
Space Surveillance1st * 3d * 5th
Space Test1st Air and Space * 2d * 3d * 4th
Space Weather55th
Space Warning2d * 4th * 5th * 6th * 7th * 8th * 9th * 10th * 11th * 12th * 13th * 137th * 213th

United States Air Force

Leadership
Secretary of the Air Force * Under Secretary of the Air Force * Chief of Staff * Vice Chief of Staff * Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force * 4-star generals * United States Congress (House Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces * Senate Subcommittee on Airland)
Organization
Commands Reserve * Air National Guard * Field operating agencies * Installations
Personnel &
Training
People * Rank: Officers / Enlisted * Air Force Specialty Code * Pararescue * Judge Advocate General's Corps * RED HORSE * Office of Special Investigations * Security Forces * Medical Service
Training: USAF Academy * Reserve Officer Training Corps * Officer Training School * Basic Training * SERE * Fitness Test
Uniforms &
Equipment
Uniforms * Awards * Badges * Equipment
History &
Traditions
History * Army Air Service/Corps/Forces * "The U.S. Air Force" * Air Force Band * The Airmen of Note * Tops In Blue * Flag * Symbol * Airman's Creed * Mottos * National Museum * Memorial * Air Force One * Thunderbirds * Air Force service numbers * Honor Guard



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