1st Delta Operations Squadron

1st Delta Operations Squadron
1 DOS emblem
Active2 September 2021–11 April 2025
Country United States
Branch United States Space Force
TypeSquadron
RoleOperations support
Part ofSpace Delta 1
HeadquartersVandenberg Space Force Base, California, U.S.
Commanders
CommanderLt Col Stephanie N. Mitchell

The 1st Delta Operations Squadron (1 DOS) was a United States Space Force unit responsible for providing operations support to Space Delta 1 by serving as its headquarters staff. It also has a detachment that runs the service's basic military training.[1] It was activated on 2 September 2021 and was located at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.[2][3] The squadron was inactivated on April 11, 2025. [4]

Structure

List of commanders

  • Lt Col Tara B. Brewer Shea, 2 September 2021 – 30 June 2023[2]
  • Lt Col Stephanie N. Mitchell, 30 June 2023 – 11 April 2025[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Novelly, Thomas (29 June 2022). "How Do You Create a Guardian? A Look Inside Space Force's First Specialized Basic Training". Military.com.
  2. ^ a b "Space Delta 1 Assumption of Command and 1st Delta Operations Squadron Activation Ceremony". Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM). This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ "Vandenberg Space Force Base - Space Delta 1 Activation Ceremony | Facebook" – via www.facebook.com.
  4. ^ https://www.vandenberg.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/4153451/1st-delta-operations-squadron-inactivation/
  5. ^ https://www.facebook.com/SLD30/posts/pfbid02959QTCbCyh2XRbNNQwpwKqcKyJd8wGVQoE5uZ47ikiveRh8tsuWorNcGhXka6dw2l
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