Schriever Space Force Base, previously Schriever Air Force Base, Falcon Air Force Base, and Falcon Air Force Station, is a base of the United States Space Force located approximately east of Peterson Space Force Base near Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States.
History
Source: USAF Schriever AFB
Groundbreaking for what would become Schriever Air Force Base took place in May 1983. It was originally called the Consolidated Space Operations Center (CSOC) during the development phase, and was renamed Falcon Air Force Station upon becoming operational. In July 1985, the 2nd Space Wing was activated at Peterson AFB and in September 1985, the organization relocated to Falcon Air Force Station, and 230 Air Force members, civilian employees, and contractors moved into its 12 new buildings. This wing took operational control of the Air Force Satellite Control Network in a phased system turn over that began in October 1987 and lasted several years.
In June 1988, Falcon Air Force Station was redesignated Falcon Air Force Base. On 30 January 1992, the 2nd Space Wing inactivated and the 50th Tactical Fighter Wing, redesignated as the 50th Space Wing, activated at Falcon AFB.
On 5 June 1998, Falcon Air Force Base was renamed Schriever Air Force Base in honor of the retired General Bernard Adolph Schriever, who pioneered in the development of the American ballistic missile programs. Schriever AFB was the only Air Force base that was named for an Air Force veteran who was living at the time. General Schriever died 20 June 2005.
On 26 July 2021, the base was renamed Schriever Space Force Base to reflect its role in the new Space Force mission.
Role and operations
This Space Force Base is named in honor of General Bernard Adolph Schriever, who pioneered in the development of the American ballistic missile programs. It is the home of the 50th Space Wing of the United States Space Force, and this base provides command and control for over 170 Department of Defense warning, navigational, and communications satellites.
Also housed at Schriever SFB are the Missile Defense Integration and Operations Center and the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center. Building 400 at Schriever SFB is the main control point for the Global Positioning System (GPS).
Schriever is staffed by more than 8,100 active duty and guard/reserve personnel, civilian employees, and contractors.
Based units
Notable units based at Schriever Space Force Base.
Units marked GSU are Geographically Separate Units, which although based at Schriever, are subordinate to a parent unit based at another location.
United States Space Force
Space Base Delta 1
50th Mission Support Group
50th Civil Engineer Squadron
50th Contracting Squadron
50th Force Support Squadron
50th Logistics Readiness Flight
50th Security Forces Squadron
50th Space Communications Squadron
21st Medical Group
21st Medical Squadron (GSU)
Space Operations Command (SpOC) Space Delta 6 1st Cyber Operations Squadron 2nd Cyber Operations Squadron 22nd Space Operations Squadron
Space Delta 8
2nd Space Operations Squadron
4th Space Operations Squadron
10th Space Operations Squadron (GSU) 50th Operations Support Squadron
Space Delta 9
1st Space Operations Squadron
3rd Space Operations Squadron
Delta 9 Operations Support Squadron
Detachment 1
Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) Space Delta 11 25th Space Range Squadron 527th Space Aggressor Squadron
Space Delta 12
1st Test and Evaluation Squadron
3rd Test and Evaluation Squadron
4th Test and Evaluation Squadron
12th Delta Operations Squadron
17th Test and Evaluation Squadron
United States Air Force
Air Combat Command (ACC) Sixteenth Air Force Air Force Technical Applications Center Detachment 46 (GSU)
Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) Tenth Air Force 310th Space Wing Headquarters 310th Space Wing 310th Operations Group 6th Space Operations Squadron 7th Space Operations Squadron 19th Space Operations Squadron 310th Operations Support Squadron 310th Security Forces Squadron 310th Mission Support Group 310th Security Forces Squadron 310th Force Support Squadron 310th Communications Flight 710th Operations Group 8th Space Warning Squadron Detachment 1 (GSU)
926th Wing
926th Operations Group
14th Test Squadron (GSU) 26th Space Aggressor Squadron (GSU) 379th Space Range Squadron (GSU)