460th Space Wing

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The 460th Space Wing was a United States Air Force unit responsible primarily for missile warning and space surveillance operations, headquartered at Buckley Air Force Base in Colorado.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Air Force wing
space operations unit
branch United States Air Force
country United States
emblem 460th Space Wing emblem
garrison Buckley Air Force Base
headquartersLocation Buckley Air Force Base
historicalRole Cold War reconnaissance heritage
locatedIn Aurora, Colorado NERFINISHED
Colorado
United States
missionType battlespace awareness
missile launch detection
missile warning
technical intelligence
motto (information not specified)
operated Defense Support Program satellites
Space-Based Infrared System
operationalDomain space
oversawUnit 460th Civil Engineer Squadron
460th Communications Squadron
460th Contracting Squadron
460th Force Support Squadron
460th Logistics Readiness Squadron
460th Medical Group
460th Mission Support Group
460th Operations Group
460th Security Forces Squadron
partOf Air Force Space Command
United States Space Force (transitioned mission)
primaryRole missile warning
space surveillance
providedSupportTo coalition forces
combatant commanders
national command authorities
status inactivated
successorUnit Buckley Garrison
Space Delta 4
supportedInstallation Buckley Air Force Base
supportedMission intelligence collection
space situational awareness
space-based missile warning
typeOfInstallationSupport base operating support
civil engineering
communications
logistics
medical services
personnel services
security

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Air Force Space Command
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