Schriever Air Force Base
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| Schriever Air Force Base
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| Part of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) | |
| Located near Colorado Springs, Colorado | |
 Aerial view of Schriever AFB |
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| Type | Air Force Base |
| Built | 1983 |
| In use | 1985-Present |
| Controlled by | United States Air Force |
| Garrison | 50th Space Wing |
Schriever Air Force Base (Schriever AFB) is a base of the United States Air Force located approximately 10 miles (16 kilometers) east of Peterson AFB near Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. It is home to Air Force Space Command's 50th Space Wing, which provides command and control for more than 170[1] Department of Defense warning, navigational, and communications satellites. Also housed at Schriever AFB are the Missile Defense Integration and Operations Center and the Space Innovation & Development Center. Schriever AFB is the main control point for the Global Positioning System (GPS).[2]
The Colorado Springs Post Office (ZIP Code 80912) serves Schriever AFB postal addresses.[3]
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[edit] History
- Source: USAF Schriever AFB [4]
Groundbreaking for what would become Schriever Air Force Base took place in May 1983. It was originally called Falcon Air Force Station. In September 1985 the 2d Space Wing was activated at the base and 230 employees moved into 12 new facilities. The wing took operational control of the Air Force Satellite Control Network in October 1987.[5]
In June 1988, Falcon Air Force Station was redesignated Falcon Air Force Base. On 30 January 1992 the 2d Space Wing was inactivated and the 50th Space Wing took its place.
On 5 June 1998, Falcon Air Force Base was renamed Schriever Air Force Base in honor of retired General Bernard Adolph Schriever, who pioneered the development of the nation's ballistic missile programs. Schriever AFB is the only Air Force base that has been named after a person who was living at the time. General Schriever died June 20, 2005.
[edit] Tenants
- Source: USAF Schriever AFB [6]
- 50th Space Wing
- some medical personnel from the 21st Medical Group[7]
- 310th Space Wing (AFRC)
- Space Innovation and Development Center
- Missile Defense Agency's Missile Defense Integration and Operations Center, formerly named the Joint National Integration Center (JNIC)[8]
- 527th Space Aggressor Squadron, geographically separated from the 57th Wing
- AFOTEC Det. 4[citation needed]
- Space and Missile Defense Command-Space and Ballistic Missile Defense Forces (JFCC-IMD)[9]
- U.S. Army 100th Missile Defense Brigade (GMD)[9]
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 53rd Signal Battalion
- Detachment 1, 392d Training Squadron
- Detachment 11, Space and Missile Systems Center
- Detachment 12, 1st Space Test Squadron[10]
[edit] See also
- Communications satellites
- Milstar
- Satellite navigaion systems
[edit] References
- ^ Schriever AFB Fact Sheet
- ^ Schriever Air Force Base - Global Positioning System (HTML). US Department of Defense (July 28, 2007). Retrieved on July 28, 2007.
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service (December 14, 2006). Retrieved on December 14, 2006.
- ^ Schriever AFB Fact Sheet Official Site
- ^ Housing construction offers historical glimpse of Schriever's growth from Schriever official site
- ^ USAF Schriever AFB Units Official Site
- ^ 21st Medical Group of the 21st Space Wing, Peterson AFB
- ^ Missile Defense Agency JNIC Official Site
- ^ a b Space and Missile Defense Command
- ^ Space Development and Test Wing - Kirtland Air Force Base Official Site
[edit] External links
- Schriever Air Force Base is at coordinates Coordinates:
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