21st Operations Support Squadron
{{short description|U.S. Space Force unit}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = 21st Operations Support Squadron
| image = 21st Operations Support Squadron emblem.png
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| caption = Squadron emblem
| dates = 1991; 1992 – present
| country = {{flagu|United States}}
| branch = {{no wrap|{{space force|United States}}}}
| type = Squadron
| role = Operations support
| size =
| command_structure= Space Delta 2
| garrison= Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, U.S.
| garrison_label= Headquarters
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| commander1 =
| commander1_label = Commander
| commander2 =
| commander2_label = Deputy Commander
| commander3=
| commander3_label = Superintendent
| notable_commanders=Troy Endicott
| identification_symbol = File:21st Operations Support Squadron.PNG
| identification_symbol_label = Former 21st Operations Support Squadron emblem
}}
The 21st Operations Support Squadron (21 OSS) is a United States Space Force unit. Assigned to Space Operations Command's Space Delta 2, it provides operations support to the delta by providing weather information, coordinating the delta's squadron operations, and providing intelligence and administrative support.{{Cite web|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/space/agency/21oss.htm|title=21st Operations Support Squadron [21st OSS]|website=www.globalsecurity.org}}{{Cite web|url=https://mybaseguide.com/installation/peterson-afb/community/21st-operations-group-2/|title=21st Operations Group|website=MyBaseGuide}} It is headquartered at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.
History
= Lineage =
- Constituted as 21st Operations Support Squadron from the consolidation of the 21st Airdrome Squadron and 21st Operations Squadron on 25 September 1991{{Cite web|url=https://www.peterson.spaceforce.mil/About/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/1060352/21st-operations-support-squadron/|title=21st Operations Support Squadron|website=Peterson Space Force Base}}
: Inactivated on 19 December 1991
: Reactivated on 15 May 1992
= Assignments =
- 21st Operations Group, 15 May 1992 – 24 July 2020
- Space Delta 2, 24 July 2020 – present
List of commanders
{{incomplete list|date=September 2021}}
- Lt Col E. McConnell{{cite web |title=21st Operations Support Squadron |url=http://usafunithistory.com/PDF/20-29/21%20OPERATIONS%20SUPOPRT%20SQ.pdf |website=USAF Unit Histories}}
- Lt Col Troy Endicott, May 2009
- Lt Col Colin Connor, 4 May 2011{{Cite web|url=https://www.peterson.spaceforce.mil/News/Photos/igphoto/2000256637/|title=21st OSS gets new commander|website=www.peterson.spaceforce.mil}}
- Lt Col Robert Hutt, June 2013 – July 2015{{Cite web |title=ROBERT J. HUTT |url=https://www.spaceforce.mil/Biographies/Display/Article/3563166/robert-j-hutt/ |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=United States Space Force |language=en-US}}
- Lt Col Jeffrey E. Weisler, May 2017 – June 2019{{Cite web |title=Jeffrey E. Weisler |url=https://www.petersonschriever.spaceforce.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/3816737/jeffrey-e-weisler/ |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=Peterson and Schriever Space Force Base |language=en-US}}
See also
References
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External links
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- [https://www.peterson.spaceforce.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/326227/21st-operations-support-squadron/ Fact Sheet]
- {{Facebook|21OSS}}
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