Space Delta 11 | |
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Founded | 23 August 2021 |
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Type | Delta |
Role | Space range and aggressor |
Size | 100 personnel[1] |
Part of | Space Training and Readiness Command |
Headquarters | Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado |
Website | Official website |
Commanders | |
Commander | Col Jay M. Steingold |
Deputy Commander | Lt Col Justin C. Fernandez (acting)[2] |
Senior Enlisted Leader | CMSgt Matthew P. Robinson[3] |
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Space Delta 11 (DEL 11) is a United States Space Force unit responsible for space range and aggressor. It conducts live and virtual training and operations for test and training requirements. It was established on 23 August 2021 following the establishment of the Space Training and Readiness Command, the field command to which it reports. It is temporarily headquartered at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, but its final location requires a base selection process.[4][5][6]
A ceremony was held on 30 August 2021 to recognize the delta's activation.[1]
DEL 11 is one of five deltas that reports to the Space Training and Readiness Command. It is composed of five subordinate units, two of which are newly created and the remaining two of which are the following squadrons:[1][7] It plans to add an on-orbit space range unit, the 98th Space Range Squadron, and a space aggressor squadron.[8]
Squadron | Function | Headquarters | |
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11th Delta Operations Squadron | Delta staff and squadron management | Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado |
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25th Space Range Squadron | Space Test and Training Range | Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado |
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98th Space Range Squadron | On-Orbit Range | Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado |
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527th Space Aggressor Squadron | Aggressor squadron | Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado |
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57th Space Aggressor Squadron | Aggressor squadron | Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado |
No. | Commander | Term | Ref | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term Length | ||
1 | Kyle J. Pumroy | Colonel23 August 2021 | 7 July 2023 | 1 year, 318 days | [9] | |
2 | Jay M. Steingold | Colonel7 July 2023 | Incumbent | 25 days | [10] |