 |
| Units |
|
 |
21st Space Wing
We are located in eight countries, crossing 14 time zones, consisting of five groups, a director of staff, 39 units at 31 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.
|
|
|
| |
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
|
|
| |
| |
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 about 5,000 officer, enlisted, civilian and contract employees.
|
|
| |
|
|
|
| |
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.
|
|
| |
| |
 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.
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
21st Operations Group 
