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21st Space Wing 21st Space Wing

We are located in 5 countries, crossing 9 time zones, consisting of 6 groups, a director of staff, 39 units at 27 locations. We literally cover the world with our operations.

The 21st Space Wing provides missile warning and space control to North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Strategic Command through a network of command and control units and ground and space-based sensors operated by geographically separated units around the world.
tab21st Operations Group 
The mission of the 21st OG as Air Force Space Command's largest, most weapon-system diverse, and geographically separated operations group is to command and control 17 units. The group provides real-time missile warning, attack assessment, and space control to the President, Secretary of Defense, JCS, combatant commands, and foreign allies. Through its commander, the group develops future combat counterspace capabilities in support of theater campaigns. Click here for the 21st OG commander's biographical information.

21st Operations Support Squadron - Peterson AFB, Colo.

SPACE WARNING SQUADRONS
  • 6th Space Warning Squadron - Cape Cod AFS, Mass.
  • 7th Space Warning Squadron - Beale AFB, Calif.
  • 10th Space Warning Squadron - Cavalier AFS, N.D.
  • 12th Space Warning Squadron - Thule AB, Greenland
  • 13th Space Warning Squadron - Clear AFS, Alaska
  • Royal Air Force Fylingdales - United Kingdom

    SPACE CONTROL SQUADRONS
  • 4th Space Control Squadron - Holloman AFB, N.M
  • 16th Space Control Squadron - Peterson AFB, Colo.
  • 20th Space Control Squadron - Eglin AFB, Fla.
  • 20th Space Control Squadron, Det. 1  - Dahlgren, Va.
  • 76th Space Control Squadron - Peterson AFB, Colo.
      
    OPERATIONS GROUP DETACHMENTS
  • Det 1, 21st Operations Group  - White Sands, N.M.
  • Det 2, 21st Operations Group - Diego Garcia
  • Det 3, 21st Operations Group - Hickam AFB, Hawaii
  • Det 4, 21st Operations Group - Moron AB, Spain
  • tab21st Medical Group 
    The 21st Medical Group is responsible for protecting the health and environment of the warriors who defend the United States through the control and exploitation of space, educated, train and deploy medical personnel, and provide caring and efficient primary health care to retirees and family members. Click here for the 21st MDG commander's biographical information.

  • 21st Medical Support Squadron
  • 21st Medical Operations Squadron
  • 21st Aerospace Medicine Squadron
  • 21st Dental Squadron
  • tab21st SW Wing Staff Agencies 
    The 21st Space Wing wing staff agencies, led by the wing director of staff, are responsible for supporting the Air Force's largest geographical wing. Geographically and organizationally, the wing consists of a work force of more than 4,900 officer, enlisted, civilian and contract employees. This work force provides missile warning and space control through its 39 units operating from 27 locations in six countries. 

    21st Comptroller Squadron
    Equal Opportunity
    Judge Advocate
    Safety 
    Plans and Programs
    Public Affairs
    Inspector General
    Sexual Assault Response Coordinator
    Small Business
    Anti-terrorism/Force Protection 
    Equal Opportunity
    Protocol
    Installation Control Center
    Chapel
    Historian
    Museum
    Program Management Division
    tab21st Mission Support Group 
    The 21st Mission Support Group is composed of the 21st Force Support Squadron, the 21st Security Forces Squadron, 21st Civil Engineering Squadron,21st Contracting Squadron, and the 21st Logistics Readiness Squadron.

    The 21st MSG is made up of the people who make sure the base runs smoothly and effectively. They pay the bills, make sure the base stays secure, oversee the telephone services, keep the facilities in good condition, keep the records and take care of the well-being of all the people stationed in the Peterson Complex. Click here for the 21st MSG commander's biographical information.

    21st Force Support Squadron
    21st Civil Engineer Squadron 
    21st Security Forces Squadron 
    21st Contracting Squadron 
    21st Logistics Readiness Squadron
    21st Communications Squadron
    Retiree Activities
    tab721st Mission Support Group 
    The 721st Mission Support Group, located at Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, operates, maintains, secures, sustains, mobilizes, tests, and controls the worldwide warning and surveillance system for North America, normally referred to as the Integrated Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment (ITW/AA) weapon system. It consists of airborne, land-based and space-based systems which sense and report on all activities in air and space. Click here for the 721st MSG commander's biographical information.
     
  • 721st Communications Squadron 
  • 721st Security Forces Squadron
  • 721st Test Control Division
  • 721st Civil Engineer Division
  • tab821st Air Base Group 
    The mission of the 821st Air Base Group is to operate and maintain Thule Air Base, Greenland, in support of missile warning and space surveillance operations missions. Provide security, communications, civil engineering, personnel, services, logistics and medical support to remote active duty units in a combined US, Canadian, Danish and Greenlandic environment of more than 800 military, civilian and contractor personnel. Click here for the 821st ABG commander's biographical information.


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