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  • PAVE PAWS Radar System

    MissionPAVE Phased Array Warning System (PAWS) Radars are maintained by the U.S. Space Force. These radars are capable of detecting Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) attacks and conducting general space surveillance and satellite tracking. PAVE is a military program identification code.The

  • 4th SPACE WARNING SQUADRON

    4th Space Warning Squadron (4 SWS) activated in August 2019 as a component of the 710th Operations Group located at Buckley Space Force Base, Colo. As a reserve associate to the 11th Space Warning Squadron, 4 SWS supports Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS). SBIRS provides critical information

  • 6th Space Warning Squadron

    The 6th Space Warning Squadron (6 SWS), located at Cape Cod Space Force Station in Sagamore, Massachusetts, is a geographically separated unit of Space Delta 4, Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado. "Team 6" includes Department of the Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force Airmen and Guardians, DoD

  • 460TH OPERATIONS SUPPORT SQUADRON

    The 460th Operations Support Squadron (460 OSS) is responsible for the operational training and certification of all space professional assigned to Space Delta 4 (DEL 4), located at Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado. 460 OSS is also responsible for tactics development, engineering support,

  • 12TH SPACE WARNING SQUADRON

    The 12th Space Warning Squadron (12 SWS) operates the Upgraded Early Warning Radar (UEWR), formerly the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) - Site 1, at Pituffik Space Base, Greenland. 12 SWS is part of the Integrated Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment network, which provides early

  • 10TH SPACE WARNING SQUADRON

    The 10th Space Warning Squadron (10 SWS) at Cavalier Air Force Station, North Dakota, is located 15 miles south of the Canadian and U.S. border. The squadron is a geographically separated unit of Space Delta 4, Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado.

  • 7TH SPACE WARNING SQUADRON

    The 7th Space Warning Squadron (7 SWS), Beale Air Force Base, California, guards the Continental United States, Alaska, and Canada against Inter-continental Ballistic Missiles by detecting both sea-based launches, in-flight missiles and providing mid-course interceptor guidance to eliminate threats.

  • 2d SPACE WARNING SQUADRON

    The 2d Space Warning Squadron (2 SWS) is a United States Air Force missile warning squadron, located at Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado.

 

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