2nd Range Operations Squadron
{{Short description|U.S. Space Force unit}}
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{{Use American English|date=July 2023}}
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| caption = 2 ROPS emblem
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| commander1 = Lt Col Darin J. Lister
| commander1_label = Commander
| commander2 =
| commander2_label = Deputy Commander
| commander3 =
| commander3_label = Superintendent
| notable_commanders=David N. Miller Jr.
| identification_symbol = File:2nd Range Operations Squadron emblem (1).jpg
| identification_symbol_label = Former 2nd Range Operations Squadron emblem
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The 2nd Range Operations Squadron (2 ROPS) is a United States Space Force unit responsible for executing real-time command and control of the Western Range in support of spacelift operations, ballistic missile test and evaluation, and aeronautical test and evaluation. It is under Space Launch Delta 30 and headquartered at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.{{cite web|url=http://ww.35.usafunithistory.com/PDF/1-4/2%20RANGE%20OPERATIONS%20SQ.pdf|title=2nd Range Operations Squadron
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List of commanders
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- Lt Col Marcelino Del Rosario, ~2008{{Cite web|url=https://www.vandenberg.spaceforce.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/341889/launch-time-2-rops-key-to-vandenberg-mission/|title=Launch time: 2 ROPS key to Vandenberg mission|website=Vandenberg Space Force Base}}
- Lt Col David N. Miller Jr., September 2009 – 1 June 2011{{Cite web|url=https://www.vandenberg.spaceforce.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/341835/meet-the-new-2nd-rops-commander/|title=Meet the new 2nd ROPS commander|website=Vandenberg Space Force Base}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.spaceforce.mil/SFB/Display/Article/2830830/maj-gen-david-n-miller-jr/|title=Space Force Biographies}}
- Lt Col Burton H. Catledge, 1 June 2011 – ~2013{{Cite web|url=https://www.vandenberg.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/339159/2nd-rops-changes-command/|title=2nd ROPS changes command|website=Vandenberg Space Force Base}}
- Lt Col Jason Turner, ~2016{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/SLD30/photos/a.97094879896/10155026997639897/|title=Vandenberg Space Force Base - Members of the 2nd Range Operations Squadron recently capped off three months of training to achieve their squadron goal of completing the 40th Valley of the Flowers Half-Marathon on June 4, including three runners who placed in their respective age groups. "It was a huge accomplishment and such an incredible feeling running across the finish line on Saturday...all the hard work and training definitely paid off," said Lt. Col. Jason Turner, 2ROPS commander. "This experience was special because we accomplished it as a squadron and throughout our training it brought us closer together. I will look back on this experience and draw upon the lesson that a goal is attained through planning and hard work." Photo left to right: 1st Lt. Stephen Houk (finished 1st place in his age group), 2nd Lt. Lee Wilson, Maj. Jason Judge, Lt. Col. Jason Turner (finished in 2nd place in his age group), 1st Lt. Kyle Schroeder, 2nd Lt. Andrew Marin, 1st Lt. Christopher Huynh, 1st Lt. John Delong, and Mrs. Sarah Nemeth (finished 1st place in her age group). (Contributed photo) | Facebook|website=www.facebook.com}}
- Lt Col Nicholas M. Somerman, May 2021 – 8 June 2023{{Cite web|url=https://www.vandenberg.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3422393/2nd-range-operations-squadron-change-of-command/|title=2nd Range Operations Squadron Change of Command|website=Vandenberg Space Force Base}}
- Lt Col Darin J. Lister, 8 June 2023 – present
See also
References
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