The Knights
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The Knights is the nickname of the U.S. Air Force’s 21st Space Wing, a unit historically responsible for space control and missile warning operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Knights canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Air Force wing
ⓘ
United States Space Force delta ⓘ military unit nickname ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
missile warning operations
ⓘ
space control operations ⓘ |
| branch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| branchOf | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| componentOf |
Space Operations Command
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Space Operations forces
|
| context |
Air Force Space Command
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Air Force space operations
missile warning mission ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| equipmentType |
ground-based radar systems
ⓘ
space surveillance sensors ⓘ |
| focus |
missile launch detection
ⓘ
space domain awareness ⓘ |
| function |
provide early warning of ballistic missile attacks
ⓘ
support national missile defense ⓘ support theater missile defense ⓘ track objects in space ⓘ |
| garrison | Peterson Air Force Base ⓘ |
| historicalAssociation | Air Force Space Command era ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
primary missile warning wing of the U.S. Air Force
ⓘ
primary space control wing of the U.S. Air Force ⓘ |
| location | Colorado Springs, Colorado ⓘ |
| majorCommand | Air Force Space Command ⓘ |
| missionContinuationOf | 21st Space Wing space domain awareness mission ⓘ |
| missionType |
missile warning operations
ⓘ
space control operations ⓘ |
| nickname | The Knights self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Air Force Space Command
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Air Force Space Command
|
| operationalDomain |
missile warning
ⓘ
space ⓘ |
| refersTo | 21st Space Wing ⓘ |
| responsibility |
missile warning for North America
ⓘ
missile warning for allied nations ⓘ space surveillance ⓘ |
| role |
missile warning
ⓘ
space control ⓘ |
| status | inactivated ⓘ |
| successor | Space Delta 2 ⓘ |
| symbolizes | heritage of the 21st Space Wing ⓘ |
| theater |
global
ⓘ
global space operations ⓘ |
| type | space wing ⓘ |
| usedBy | personnel of the 21st Space Wing ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
21st Space Wing