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	Eyeballing the Air Force Satellite Control Network
		50th Space Wing, a component of Air Force Space Command, is located at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo. The wing was originally established on July 8, 1985 as the 2nd Space Wing, and then redesignated the 50th Space Wing on January 30, 1992.
		The 2nd Space Operations Squadron at Schriever AFB is responsible for day-to-day command and control of the Navstar GPS satellite constellation.
		The 4th Space Operations Squadron at Schriever AFB is responsible for the day-to-day operations, to include payload management, of the Milstar communications satellite system.
	cryptome.quintessenz.at /mirror/afscn-eyeball.htm (1051 words)

	Air Force Space Command - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Space forces support involves launching satellites and other high-value payloads into space using a variety of expendable launch vehicles and operating those satellites once in the medium of space.
		Space control ensures friendly use of space through the conduct of counterspace operations encompassing surveillance, negation, and protection.
		Space surveillance radars provide vital information on the location of satellites and space debris for the nation and the world.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Air_Force_Space_Command (1029 words)

	Schriever Air Force Base - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is home to Air Force Space Command's 50th Space Wing, which provides command and control for Department of Defense warning, navigational, and communications satellites.
		In 1985 the 2d Space Wing was activated at the base.
		On 30 January 1992 the 2d Space Wing was inactivated and the 50th Space Wing took its place.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Schriever_Air_Force_Base (241 words)

	50th Space Wing [50th SW]
		The wing's space operations squadrons are primarily concerned with control, telemetry, tracking and commanding of assigned satellites.
		The 50th Space Wing is responsible for over 4,000 military and Department of Defense civilian personnel, serving at operating locations worldwide, in support of over 100 communications, navigation and surveillance satellites with their associated systems valued at over $40.4 billion.
		The wing was originally established on July 8, 1985 as the 2nd Space Wing, and then redesignated the 50th Space Wing on January 30, 1992.
	www.globalsecurity.org /space/agency/50sw.htm (411 words)

	50th Space Wing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 50th Space Wing (50 SW) is a wing of the United States Air Force under the major command of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC).
		It was activated on January 30, 1992, replacing the 2d Space Wing, which was inactivated on the same date.
		The 50th maintains a number of tracking stations, which comprise a part of the Air Force Satellite Control Network (AFSCN), which are used to track, primarily, military satellites, as well as receive and process telemetry and send commands to these satellites.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/AFSCN (447 words)

	Civilian Leaders Shown U.S. Space Capabilities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		She explained the importance of space for military operations: communication, weather assessments, navigation, precision targeting, intelligence and battle-damage assessments.
		At the space warfare center, group members learned about efforts to "bring space to the fight" -- the center's motto -- by developing and testing concepts, equipment and procedures that maximize the use of space for military operations.
		Kent Traylor, space warfare center vice commander, said he was hopeful that the visit would give the civilians a better understanding of the role of space in their lives and the importance of protecting it.
	www.military.com /NewsContent/0,13319,usaf2_082004.00.html (784 words)

	The next battlefield may be in Outer Space
		Space, the Pentagon believes, is the ultimate military "high ground" -- the tower from which to pour boiling oil.
		Space can be seen as undergoing the same process, progressing out of its current stage as an arena of surveillance to microsatellites attacking other satellites to, finally, space-based lasers aiming down at fighter jets to blast them from the sky.
		Space pragmatists also believe there is great danger in abandoning the treaties that so far have guided behavior in space: the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, which forbids putting weapons of mass destruction in space, and the 1972 Antiballistic Missile Treaty, which created the surveillance system to prevent nuclear conflict (and forbids most antimissile testing).
	www.converge.org.nz /pma/st050801.htm (7078 words)

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		Fact Sheet 92-10 Air Force Space Command Air Force Space Command, with headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., is an Air Force major command and the Air Force component of U.S. Space Command.
		The wing provides tactical warning and supports attack assessment of sea-launched and intercontinental ballistic missile attacks against the continental United States and Canada.
		The wing's 750th Space Group, at Onizuka Air Force Base, Calif., is responsible for the daily operation of the majority of the satellite control network.
	www.ibiblio.org /pub/academic/history/marshall/military/airforce/usaf_fact_sheets/usaf_space_cmd.txt (635 words)

	21st Space Wing (21st SW) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The 21st Space Wing does this by operating a network of command and control units and ground- and space-based sensors operated by geographically separated units around the world.
		The 5th Space Warning Squadron at Woomera Air Station, Australia, is unique among 21st Space Wing units because it is assigned with the Australian 1st Joint Communications Squadron at the Joint Defense Facility in nearby Nurrungar.
		Space surveillance is a critical element of the space control mission and will be vitally important to support future theater military operations and assured availability of U.S. space forces.
	www.au.af.mil /au/awc/awcgate/usspc-fs/21sw.htm (1353 words)

	SPACE FORCES
		Space forces thus help ensure that hostile actions will be discovered by the United States and may introduce an element of uncertainty into the minds of potential adversaries.
		Space systems thus are critical to the ability of the United States to sustain a credible deterrent posture.
		Space system negation can be accomplished by methods to counter the territorial or space-based elements of a space system or their data linkages.
	www.defenselink.mil /execsec/adr96/chapt_23.html (3381 words)

	Falcon Air Force Base renamed to honor space pioneer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Participating in the ceremony were Schriever; F. Whitten Peters, acting secretary of the Air Force; Gen. Howell M. Estes III, commander, Air Force Space Command; and Col. Elwood C. Tircuit, commander, 50th Space Wing.
		As he continued with the research, development and acquisition of the long-range ballistic missiles, Schriever foresaw the potential of space and strove to secure for the Air Force the responsibility for space systems.
		space battles, and we should be spending a certain fraction of our national resources to ensure that we do not lag in obtaining space supremacy.
	www.fas.org /news/usa/1998/06/n19980605_980785.html (506 words)

	Space War
		On Rumsfeld's Space Commission report that advocates circumventing the intent of international laws (esp. the Outer Space Treaty of 1967) that seek to keep space free from war, part of the US scheme to control space and thereby dominate the earth.
		When it comes to space, the Chinese have good reason for thinking of themselves as the main object of such planning, which is why they are desperate for a set of rules governing military uses of space.
		Space engineers say the plan is essential if mankind is to send large, complex spaceships to neighbouring planets and to search for life.
	www.omnicenter.org /warpeacecollection/airspacewar.htm (13974 words)

	Welcome to Space & Missile Times Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The organization is comprised of a headquarters, a space operations command and control center, and five subordinate wings that conduct a full range of space operations.
		The wing provides missile warning and space control to North American Aerospace Defense Command in Colorado Springs, Colo., and U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt AFB, Neb., 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 is located at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo., and operates satellite control centers at Schriever AFB, and command and control facilities and remote tracking stations around the world.
	www.vandenberg.af.mil /~associates/14af/about_us/index.html (1541 words)

	Heritage to Horizons series highlights 50th Space Wing
		The latest Heritage to Horizons series presentation highlights the 50th Space Wing whose heritage first called for mastery of the skies and has grown to master of space.
		Today, the 50th Space Wing at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo., is responsible for the operations and support of more than 170 Department of Defense satellites, to include Global Positioning System, or GPS, and Milstar Satellite Communications System.
		The Heritage to Horizons spotlight takes a closer look at the wing's contributions to air power through a series of articles highlighting the wing's mission and prestigious history and well as its vital role in some of today's emerging technologies.
	www.af.mil /news/story.asp?id=123057933 (251 words)

	AWST STORY
		James, who was the senior military space officer assigned to the Combined Air Operations Center (CAOC) in Saudi Arabia during the war, provided on-site observations from the CAOC during an interview with Aviation Week and Space Technology.
		Every top space commander during the last 12 years worked on "operationalizing" space, striving to change a technically oriented community that had been considered "strategic" to one also relevant to tactical operations.
		Throughout the war, the space community routinely issued an STO that ensured space resources and "special tactics" were in place to support combat plans.
	www.aviationnow.com /avnow/news/channel_awst_story.jsp?id=news/06093top.xml (2066 words)

	Printable Version (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Michael Hamel, 14th Air Force commander, and Col. Frank Gallegos, 30th Space Wing commander, hosted the Civic Leader Tour that took the group from Vandenberg to the Air Force Academy and Schriever AFB in Colorado to Nellis AFB, Nev. and back again in less than 48 hours.
		The group then traveled to Schriever AFB, home of the 50th Space Wing, where they learned more about the unit and Air Force Space Command mission and got to witness space operators "touching" one of the satellites.
		After witnessing how airmen control satellites in space, the civic leaders traveled the next day to Nellis AFB for a lesson in how space power is brought to bear back here on Earth.
	www.lompocrecord.com /articles/2004/09/05/news/news15.prt (661 words)

	News Template (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Having spent the last 10 months as the 595th Space Group commander, he’s had a chance to see the wing from an up-close point of view — a point of view that will serve him well in his new job.
		Although his career has allowed him to work in nearly every aspect of military space, he said if he had to pick one area of expertise, it would be space control.
		In this time of current world situations, he said it is vital for every member of the wing to understand the critical roles the missions here play in global events.
	www.peterson.af.mil /HQAFSPC/News/News_Asp/nws_tmp.asp?storyid=05-107 (646 words)

	50th Operations Support Squadron [50th OSS]
		The mission of the 50th OSS is to provide mission-ready personnel and mission essential resources to DoD's largest composite satellite wing, ensuring continuous global space superiority.
		The 50th Operations Support Squadron is a component of the 50th Operations Group, 50th Space Wing, Schriever Air Force Base, CO. The squadron was activated on January 30, 1992.
		Directs space superiority operations of Department of Defense's largest satellite composite wing with eight squadrons operating 140 plus satellites and global network of command, control and communications facilities worth over $46 billion.
	www.globalsecurity.org /space/agency/50oss.htm (158 words)

	DefenseLINK News: Civilian Leaders Gain Appreciation for U.S. Space Capabilities
		Suzanne Vautrinot, commander of the 50th Space Wing.
		At Schriever, the group received briefings on Air Force Space Command, 50th Space Wing, whom Vautrinot called "the best satellite flyers in the world," the 3rd Space Operations Squadron, and the Space Warfare Center.
		"Space is the ultimate high ground," Maj. Lisa Bomberg, from Air Force Space Command, told the group, explaining the importance of space for military operations: communication, weather assessments, navigation, precision targeting, intelligence and battle-damage assessments, among them.
	www.defenselink.mil /news/Aug2004/n08202004_2004082003.html (880 words)

	50 Space Wing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The 50th was the first USAFE wing to transition to the F-16 aircraft, beginning 30 Dec 1981; the last F-4 left the wing on 21 Jun 1982.
		The 50th TFW lost its F-16 aircraft in May-Aug 1991 in preparation for inactivation.
		Replaced the 2d Space Wing at Falcon AFB, CO, on 30 Jan 1992.
	www.maxwell.af.mil /au/afhra/wwwroot/rso/wings_groups_pages/0050sw.php (828 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		After groundbreaking in 1983, the 2nd Space Wing was formed to take over mission responsibility from Onizuka AFB.
		In 1992, Air Force restructuring resulted in the 2nd Space Wing being deactivated when the 50th Space Wing (50SW) activated, thus taking on the heritage of the 50th Tactical Fighter Wing which was deactivated at Hahn AB, Germany.
		The Operations facility was dedicated in 1986 to astronaut Jack Swigert (a Denver native and command pilot on the Apollo 13 mission).
	jnic.mda.mil /visitors/about_safb.asp (376 words)

	50th Communications Squadron [50th CS]
		The 50th Communications Squadron, a component of the 50th Communications Group, 50th Space Wing, is located at Schriever Air Force Base, CO. The squadron was activated on December 1, 1997.
		The 50th Communications Squadron operates and maintains two Defense Satellite Communications System earth terminals and one Milstar earth terminal which provides Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment data to NORAD and United States Space Command.
		As of may 1999, there were approximately 380 military, DoD civilians and contractors within the 50th Communications Squadron, providing the global reach of communications to support the 50th Space Wing, NORAD and USSPACECOM missions.
	www.globalsecurity.org /space/agency/50cs.htm (224 words)

	Boeing Marks Tenth Anniversary of First Launch of Block II Global Positioning System Satellite (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Boeing and the 50th Space Wing of the United States Air Force marked the anniversary in ceremonies at Falcon AFB, Colorado.
		The 50th Space Wing 2nd Space Operations Squadron is responsible for monitoring and controlling the GPS constellation.
		The first Block II (SVN 14) that lifted off aboard a Delta II rocket from the Eastern Space and Missile Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, on February 14, 1989, entered an orbit inclined at 55.1 degrees, and joined the constellation of Block I vehicles on-station.
	www.boeing.com /news/releases/1999/news_release_990311a.html (713 words)

	WG 5—Operational Contributions of Space Systems (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Army Space Modeling and Simulation (MandS) Focus Area Collaborative Team (FACT) was convened in response to a Department of the Army, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans (DA-DCSOPS) tasker directed by the Vice Chief of Staff Army (VCSA) during the Space Force Management Analysis (FORMAL) Review on 4 September 2001.
		The Space MandS FACT is to present a coordinated space MandS roadmap recommendation to the Army Models and Simulations Executive Council (AMSEC) during their Fall 2002 meeting.
		The Schriever 2002 wargame objectives are to examine both military and commercial space assets in a 2015 scenario to: 1) Explore impacts of alternative space laws, policies and strategies on future space operations, 2) examine space in emerging transformational concepts (Land, Sea, Air, Space and IO), and 3) Provide insights for effects based acquisition.
	www.mors.org /publications/abstracts/70morss/05wg_abs.htm (3786 words)

	Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc. - Program: Space Operations and Maintenance Subcontract (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		HTSI is a subcontractor to Lockheed Martin Technical Operations Inc., prime contractor for the Air Force Space Command, 50th Space Wing, Space Operations and Maintenance (SOM) Contract.
		HTSI personnel support various 50th Space Wing units as part of the SOM integrated work force at Schriever AFB, Colorado, and Onizuka Air Station, California.
		Wing units at both locations are provided software/database maintenance and information management services.
	www.honeywell-tsi.com /programs/SOM.htm (137 words)

	U.S. Department of Defense Transformation Story - Joint Efforts Improve Processes to Eradicates Redundancies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The launch was a milestone in GPS history because it marked the 30th GPS satellite to enter the constellation, which is the greatest number of GPS vehicles in orbit at one time providing mission data to users.
		Approximately 25 minutes after liftoff from Cape Canaveral AFS, the 1st Space Operations Squadron received operational control of the satellite from the 1st Space Launch Squadron of the 45th Space Wing at Patrick Air Force Base.
		2nd Space Operations Squadron has already prepared the satellite’s payload for navigational transfer, and it is on track to prepare the nuclear detonation detection system payload for Dec. 3.
	www.defenselink.mil /transformation/articles/2004-11/ta112604b.html (509 words)

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