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Peterson Air Force Base - 50th Space Wing
The 21st Space Wing, commanded by Brig Gen Duane W. Deal and headquartered
at Peterson Air Force Base, CO, is the Air Force's only organization
providing missile warning and space control to unified commanders
and combat forces worldwide. We are located in 5 countries, crossing
9 time zones, consisting of 5 groups, a director of staff, 43 units
at 20 locations. We literally cover the world with our operations.
The 21 SW provides missile warning and space control to North American
Aerospace Defense 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 50th Space Wing Provides the following:
- Provides early warning of strategic and theater ballistic
missile attacks and foreign space launches
- Detects, tracks and catalogs more than 9,500 manmade objects
in space, from those in near–Earth orbit to objects up to 22,300
miles above the earth's surface.
- Explores counterspace warfighting technologies in the field
- Hosts HQ NORAD, HQ NORTHCOM, HQ Air Force Space Command and
the 302nd Airlift Wing
- Operates and supports Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station;
Thule Air Base, Greenland; and Clear AFS, Alaska
- Provides community support to the 50th Space Wing, Schriever
AFB, Colo
- Provides community support to the Colorado Springs and the
Denver areas
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