Space Delta 9 (DEL 9) is a United States Space Force unit responsible for conducting orbital warfare. Its mission involves preparing, presenting, and projecting assigned and attached forces for the purpose of conducting protect and defend operations and providing national decision authorities with response options to deter and, when necessary, defeat orbital threats. Activated on 24 July 2020, the delta is headquartered at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado.
It replaced the interim 750th Operations Group, 50th Space Wing, which was activated a month before its redesignation.
Structure EmblemNameFunctionHeadquartersSpacecraft Squadrons 1st Space Operations Squadron Space domain awareness Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado Advanced Technology Risk ReductionGeosynchronous Space Situational Awareness ProgramOperationally Responsive Space 5Space Based Space Surveillance 3rd Space Operations Squadron Space defenseSchriever Space Force Base, Colorado 5th Space Operations Squadron Technology demonstration Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington DC Boeing X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle 9th Combat Training Squadron Operational training and certification, tactics development, engineering support, and crew force management Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado
List of commanders Commander Term Portrait Name Took office Left office Duration
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