319th Combat Training Squadron
319th Combat Training Squadron | |
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Active | 28 August 2018 (5 years, 7 months) as 319th CTS Detailed
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Country | United States |
Branch | United States Space Force |
Type | Squadron |
Role | Advanced military space training |
Size | 66 personnel |
Part of | Space Delta 1 |
Headquarters | Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, U.S. |
Motto(s) | "Gateway to the High Frontier"[1] |
Website | www2 |
Commanders | |
Commander | Lt Col Ryan J. Pennington |
Insignia | |
Former 319th 319th Combat Training Squadron emblem | |
Advanced Space Operations School emblem |
The 319th Combat Training Squadron (319th CTS) is a
History
The 319th Space Training Squadron is the direct descendant of several space education and training organizations. From 1994 to 1996, the Space Tactics School (STS) which existed from lessons learned in
The Space Commission Report of January 2001 amplified the need for more space education and training, noting the shortfall in growing space professionals at senior leadership echelons. The Commission's report served as a catalyst to help transform the SOPSC into the
In June 2012, the Advanced Space Operations School relocated to a new education and training facility on
The United States Space Force was established in 2019 partly to consolidate all space education units, including the 319 CTS, into a space-specific service branch. On 24 July 2020, 319 CTS was transferred into the Space Force under Space Operations Command's Space Training and Readiness Delta (Provisional) (STAR Delta (P)), temporarily consolidating all space education units pending the establishment of the Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM).[5] STARCOM was activated on 23 August 2021 following the inactivation of STAR Delta (P), and the 319 CTS was realigned under the newly activated Space Delta 1 (DEL 1).[6]
Lineage
- Activated as 3301st Space Training Squadron on 1 October 1987[1]
- Redesignated as 319th Space Training Squadron on 4 January 1993[1]
- Inactivated on 1 July 1993
- Constituted as Space Operations School on 2001[4]
- Redesignated as Advanced Space Operations School on 20 March 2009[1]
- Activated on 1 April 2009[1]
- Redesignated as 319th Combat Training Squadron on 28 August 2018[4]
Stations
- Lowry Air Force Base, 1 October 1987 – 1 July 1993[1]
- Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1 April 2009
Assignments
- Lowry Training Center, 1 October 1987 – 1 July 1993[1]
- Space Innovation and Development Center, 1 April 2009
- Directorate of Operations and Communications, Air Force Space Command, 2013[3]
- Space Training and Readiness Delta (Provisional), 24 July 2020
- Space Delta 1, 23 August 2021
Honors
Decorations
- Air Force Organizational Excellence Award, 1 October 1988 – 30 September 1989[1]
List of commanders
- Lt Col Vincent Cassara, ~2009[7]
- Lt Col Dawn Githens, ~2011[8]
- Lt Col Patrick Long, 21 June 2013[8]
- Lt Col Paul W. Contoveros, July 2017[9]
- Lt Col Daniel Sebeck, 4 July 2019
- Lt Col Adam Howland, 18 June 2021
- Lt Col Ryan J. Pennington, 14 June 2023
See also
- Space Delta 1
- National Security Space Institute
- Space Innovation and Development Center
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Advanced Space Operations School" (PDF). USAF Unit Histories. Air Force Historical Research Agency. 11 September 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Emerson, Noah (5 June 2020). "US Space Force to train space professionals in space warfighting disciplines". Santa Maria Times. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d "About Us". 319th Combat Training Squadron. Retrieved 26 December 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Air Force Space Command. Retrieved 16 September 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "STAR Delta (Provisional) - Archived". Peterson Space Force Base. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Space Force activates Space Training and Readiness Command". United States Space Force. 23 August 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Air Force Space Command. Retrieved 16 September 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Air Force Space Command. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Paul W. Contoveros". LinkedIn.