Space Delta 13
Space Delta 13 | |
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Founded | 23 August 2021 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Space Force |
Type | Delta |
Role | Space education |
Part of | Space Training and Readiness Command |
Headquarters | Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama |
Commanders | |
Commander | Col Niki J. Lindhorst[1] |
Senior Enlisted Leader | CMSgt Esther A. Sanford[2] |
Insignia | |
Guidon |
Space Delta 13 (DEL 13) is a United States Space Force unit responsible for space education. It offers advanced and developmental space education courses for the Space Force and its joint and allied partners. It was established on 23 August 2021 following the establishment of the Space Training and Readiness Command, the field command to which it reports. It is temporarily headquartered at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, but its final location requires a base selection process.[3][4][5]
Structure[]
DEL 13 is one of five deltas that reports to the Space Training and Readiness Command. It is composed of the following five subordinate units, three squadrons and two detachments:[6]
Unit | Function | Headquarters | ||
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S Q U A D R O N S |
13th Delta Operations Squadron[7] | Delta staff and squadron management | Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama | |
National Security Space Institute | Military space education | Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado | ||
Forrest L. Vosler Noncommissioned Officer Academy | Enlisted professional military education | Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado | ||
D E T S | ||||
Detachment 1[8] | Space Force liaison to U.S. Air Force Academy | United States Air Force Academy, Colorado | ||
Detachment 2[8] | Space Force liaison to Air University[9] | Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama |
List of commanders[]
No. | Commander | Term | Ref | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term Length | ||
1 | Colonel Niki J. Lindhorst | 23 August 2021 | Incumbent | 187 days | [1] |
References[]
- ^ a b "COLONEL NIKI J. LINDHORST" (PDF). Space Training and Readiness Command. Retrieved 24 August 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT ESTHER A. SANFORD" (PDF). Space Training and Readiness Command. Retrieved 24 August 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "DEL 13". Space Training and Readiness Command. Retrieved 24 August 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.https://www.starcom.spaceforce.mil/About-Us/How-We-Do-It/Space-Delta-13-Education/
- ^ Miller, Amanda (23 August 2021). "Raymond: New STARCOM Will 'Shape the Next Century' of Space Operations". Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Space Force activates Space Training and Readiness Command". United States Space Force. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Col Peter Flores, STAR Delta-P/CC, and other leaders met with Acting Secretary of the Air Force John Roth yesterday to discuss the important role that #STARDelta plays within the United States Space Force. #SemperSupra #Guardians". Facebook. Retrieved 24 August 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "CSO visits AU, Space Force Delta 13 staff".
- ^ a b https://www.facebook.com/events/375137014064198
- ^ https://www.dvidshub.net/video/827620/meet-command-team-space-delta-13
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Government.
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