2nd Space Analysis Squadron | |
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Active | 15 April 2008–present |
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Branch | ![]() |
Type | Squadron |
Role | Space intelligence analysis |
Part of | Space Delta 18 |
Headquarters | Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, U.S. |
Insignia | |
Counterspace Analysis Squadron emblem | ![]() |
The 2nd Space Analysis Squadron (2 SAS) is a United States Space Force unit responsible for producing and delivering foundational intelligence on foreign threats to space operations supporting the warfighter, acquisitions, and national policy.[1] It was originally activated on activated on 15 April 2008 as the Counterspace Analysis Squadron of the Space and Missiles Analysis Group in the Air Force. It was redesignated as 2 SAS on 24 June 2022 and transferred to the Space Force as part of Space Delta 18.[2][3]
List of commanders
- Lt Col Nathan Iven, 2015-2017[4]
- Lt Col Robert T. Watkins, 4 June 2021-2023[5]
- Lt Col James Lee, 2023-present
See also
References
- ^ "Delta Factsheet" (PDF). defense.gov. June 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Space Delta 18". Space Operations Command (SpOC).
- ^ "Space Analysis Squadron (AFISRA)". Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathaniven/
- ^ "Lt. Col. Robert T. Watkins takes command SMD".
External links
Media related to 2nd Space Analysis Squadron at Wikimedia Commons