50th Space Wing

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United States Air Force wing space operations unit

The 50th Space Wing was a United States Air Force unit responsible for operating and managing key military satellite systems and space control capabilities.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Air Force wing → space operations unit →
activatedAt	Hahn Air Base →
activatedCountry	West Germany →
baseRenamedTo	Schriever Air Force Base →
branchOfServiceType	space operations →
componentOf	United States Space Force (transition period) →
conflictEraActivity	Cold War → Global War on Terrorism →
country	United States →
countryOfGarrison	United States →
dateEstablished	1949-11-16 →
dateInactivated	1992-09-30 →
dateInactivatedFinal	2020-07-24 →
dateReactivated	1992-09-30 →
dateRedesignatedAsSpaceWing	1985-01-30 →
decorations	Air Force Outstanding Unit Award →
garrison	Schriever Air Force Base → Schriever Space Force Base →
higherCommand	14th Air Force → Space Operations Command →
inactivationReason	transition to United States Space Force deltas →
locatedIn	El Paso County, Colorado →
locatedNear	Colorado Springs, Colorado NERFINISHED →
militaryBranch	United States Air Force →
motto	Master of Space →
operatedSystem	Global Positioning System → military communications satellites → space control systems → space situational awareness systems →
originalDesignation	50th Fighter Wing →
partOf	Air Force Space Command → Space Operations Command →
providedCapabilityTo	North Atlantic Treaty Organization → United States military → allied and coalition forces →
reactivatedAt	Falcon Air Force Base →
redesignatedAs	50th Space Wing →
responsibleFor	command and control of Department of Defense satellites → providing space-based capabilities to joint warfighters →
role	communications satellite operations → positioning, navigation, and timing support → satellite command and control → space control → space operations →
successorUnit	Space Delta 8 → Space Delta 9 →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Air Force Space Command →	notableUnit
50th Space Wing →	redesignatedAs