The United States Air Force's 111th Space Operations Squadron is an Air National Guard space communications unit located at Sky Harbor International Airport, Arizona. The squadron is the military's first unit to operate free-floating balloons in the near space environment.Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs Annual Report 2006-07

Previous designations 111th Space Operations Squadron (2003 – present) Det 2, Arizona Air National Guard (???) Rogers, B. (2006). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978.

Bases stationed Sky Harbor International Airport, Arizona (2003 – present)

Equipment Operated Combat SkySat balloons (2003 – present)World Airpower Journal. (1992). US Air Force Air Power Directory. Aerospace Publishing: London, UK.

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External links Arizona Air National Guard