750th Space Group
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The United States Air Force
's 750th Space Group was a space operations unit located at Onizuka Air Force Station
, California.
Base Realignment and Closure
(BRAC) commission. Primary responsibilities for the AFSCN and Air Force support to Space Shuttle
missions transferred to the 21st Space Operations Squadron
, 50th Space Wing
, Schriever AFB, Colorado
; however the 22d Space Operations Squadron
stood up at Onizuka AFS to provide a necessary backup.
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 750th Space Group was a space operations unit located at Onizuka Air Force Station
Onizuka Air Force Station
Onizuka Air Force Station was a United States Air Force installation in Santa Clara County, California, just outside the city limits of Sunnyvale, at the intersection of U.S. Route 101 and State Route 237...
, California.
History
The 750 SG deactivated in June 1999, following the recommendation of the 1995 Department of DefenseUnited States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
Base Realignment and Closure
Base Realignment and Closure
Base Realignment and Closure is a process of the United States federal government directed at the administration and operation of the Armed Forces, used by the United States Department of Defense and Congress to close excess military installations and realign the total asset inventory to reduce...
(BRAC) commission. Primary responsibilities for the AFSCN and Air Force support to Space Shuttle
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...
missions transferred to the 21st Space Operations Squadron
21st Space Operations Squadron
The 21st Space Operations Squadron is a satellite control unit of the 50th Network Operations Group of the United States Air Force located at Onizuka Air Force Station, California...
, 50th Space Wing
50th Space Wing
The 50th Space Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force under the major command of Air Force Space Command . It was activated on 30 January 1992, replacing the 2d Space Wing, which was deactivated on the same date.-Overview:...
, Schriever AFB, Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
; however the 22d Space Operations Squadron
22d Space Operations Squadron
The 22d Space Operations Squadron is a United States Air Force unit of the 50th Network Operations Group, itself a part of the 50th Space Wing, and is located at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado...
stood up at Onizuka AFS to provide a necessary backup.
Wings/Groups
- 50th Space Wing50th Space WingThe 50th Space Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force under the major command of Air Force Space Command . It was activated on 30 January 1992, replacing the 2d Space Wing, which was deactivated on the same date.-Overview:...
(30 Jan 1992 – 25 Jun 1999) - 2d Space Wing2d Space WingThe 2d Space Wing was a wing of the United States Air Force. It activated on 8 July 1985 as the host wing at Falcon Air Force Station . The wing took operational control of the Air Force Satellite Control Network in October 1987...
(1 Oct 1987 – 30 Jan 1992)
Previous Designations
- 750th Space Group (30 Jan 1992 – 25 Jun 1999)
- 2d Space Tracking Group (1 Oct 1987 – 30 Jan 1992)
Detachments
- Detachment 1, 750th Space Group – Vandenberg AFB, California (1 Oct 1987 – 1 Jun 1997)
- Detachment 2, 750th Space Group – New Boston AFS, New HampshireNew HampshireNew Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
(1 Oct 1987 – 1 Nov 1991) - Detachment 3, 750th Space Group – Thule AB, GreenlandGreenlandGreenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...
(1 Oct 1987 – 1 Jun 1997) - Detachment 4, 750th Space Group – Mahe Space Tracking Station, Sechelles (1 Oct 1987 – 30 Sep 1996)
- Detachment 5, 750th Space Group – Andersen AFB, GuamGuamGuam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States located in the western Pacific Ocean. It is one of five U.S. territories with an established civilian government. Guam is listed as one of 16 Non-Self-Governing Territories by the Special Committee on Decolonization of the United...
(1 Oct 1987 – 1 Jun 1997) - Detachment 6, 750th Space Group – Kaena Point, Hawaii (1 Oct 1987 – 1 Jun 1997)
- Detachment 7, 750th Space Group – Falcon AFB, ColoradoColoradoColorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
(17 Jun 1988 – 1 Jul 1993) - Detachment 8, 750th Space Group – Diego GarciaDiego GarciaDiego Garcia is a tropical, footprint-shaped coral atoll located south of the equator in the central Indian Ocean at 7 degrees, 26 minutes south latitude. It is part of the British Indian Ocean Territory [BIOT] and is positioned at 72°23' east longitude....
, British Ocean Island Territory (1 Jul 1994 – 1 Jun 1997) - Detachment 9, 750th Space Group – Falcon AFB, ColoradoColoradoColorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
(1 May 1989 – 1 Oct 1991)
Equipment Operated
- Air Force Satellite Control NetworkAir Force Satellite Control NetworkThe Air Force Satellite Control Network provides support for the operation, control, and maintenance of a variety of United States Department of Defense and some non-DoD satellites. This involves continual execution of the tasks involved in Tracking, Telemetry, and Command...
(???-???) - Defense Satellite Communications SystemDefense Satellite Communications SystemThe Defense Satellite Communications System provides the United States with military communications to support globally distributed military users. DSCS will be replaced by the Wideband Global SATCOM system. A total of 14 DSCS III satellites were launched between the early 1980s and 2003. Two...
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Decorations
- Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
- 1 Oct 1998 – 25 Jun 1999
- 1 Jan 1997-31 Dec 1997
- 1 Oct 1996 – 30 Sep 1997
- 1 Sep 1993-31 Aug 1995
- 1 Sep 1990 – 31 Aug 1991
- 1 Dec 1987-30 Nov 1989
See also
- Schriever AFB, ColoradoColoradoColorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
- 50th Space Wing50th Space WingThe 50th Space Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force under the major command of Air Force Space Command . It was activated on 30 January 1992, replacing the 2d Space Wing, which was deactivated on the same date.-Overview:...
- Air Force Satellite Control NetworkAir Force Satellite Control NetworkThe Air Force Satellite Control Network provides support for the operation, control, and maintenance of a variety of United States Department of Defense and some non-DoD satellites. This involves continual execution of the tasks involved in Tracking, Telemetry, and Command...