114th Combat Communications Squadron
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The United States Air Force
's 114th Range Operations Squadron was a unit located at Patrick Air Force Base
, Florida
.
, Air Combat Command
, and NATO communications requirements. They support launch range operation tracking of the Space Transportation System
, Atlas
, Delta
, and Titan
launches.
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
's 114th Range Operations Squadron was a unit located at Patrick Air Force Base
Patrick Air Force Base
Patrick Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base located between Satellite Beach and Cocoa Beach, in Brevard County, Florida, United States. It was named in honor of Major General Mason Patrick. An Air Force Space Command base, it is home to the 45th Space Wing...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
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Mission
To provide survivable and reliable satellite voice and data communications for command control and logistics in support of United States Air ForceUnited States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
, Air Combat Command
Air Combat Command
Air Combat Command is a major command of the United States Air Force. ACC is one of ten major commands , reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force ....
, and NATO communications requirements. They support launch range operation tracking of the Space Transportation System
Space Shuttle
The Space Shuttle was a manned orbital rocket and spacecraft system operated by NASA on 135 missions from 1981 to 2011. The system combined rocket launch, orbital spacecraft, and re-entry spaceplane with modular add-ons...
, Atlas
Atlas (rocket family)
Atlas is a family of U.S. space launch vehicles. The original Atlas missile was designed in the late 1950s and produced by the Convair Division of General Dynamics, to be used as an intercontinental ballistic missile...
, Delta
Delta rocket
Delta is a versatile family of expendable launch systems that has provided space launch capability in the United States since 1960. There have been more than 300 Delta rockets launched, with a 95 percent success rate. Two Delta launch systems – Delta II and Delta IV – are in active use...
, and Titan
Titan (rocket family)
Titan was a family of U.S. expendable rockets used between 1959 and 2005. A total of 368 rockets of this family were launched, including all the Project Gemini manned flights of the mid-1960s...
launches.
History
- Federally recognized on 20 May 1989
- Squadron de-activated in May 2003, renamed the 114th Range Operations Squadron. The first commander of the newly renamed squadron was Lt Col (ret) Rembert N. Schofield.
Previous designations
- 114th Combat Communications Squadron
- 114th Range Operations Squadron (ROPS)
Previous Commanders
- Lt Col (ret) Rembert N Schofield, 2001–2003
- Lt Col Daniel P. Bates, 1998–2001
- Lt Col (ret) Michele M. Agee, 1994–1998
- Lt Col David H. Barnhart, 1991–1994
- Lt Col (ret) Robert Chandler, 1989–1991