The United States Air Force's 2d Command and Control Squadron (2 CACS) was an Air Force Space Command command and control unit located at Falcon AFB (later Schriever AFB), Colorado. The 2 CACS commanded passive surveillance systems supporting USSPACECOM and theater warfighters’ requirements through continuous all-weather, day-night surveillance of on-orbit satellites.Air University Space Primer: Space Surveillance Theory and Network
Mission The 2 CACS was responsible for planning, assessing, and developing execution orders for passive surveillance missions around the world, at locations such as Misawa AB, Japan, Osan AB, Republic of Korea, RAF Feltwell, United Kingdom and RAF Edzell, United Kingdom.Storming Media: Space Tactics Bulletin, Vol 5, Issue 3, 1998FAS.org: National Security Space Road Map, Jul 1999FAS.org: National Security Space Road Map, Jul 1999
Information from the sites' Low Altitude Surveillance System (LASS) and Deep Space Tracking System (DSTS) were fed to 2 CACS, which was then forwarded onto the space surveillance center at Cheyenne Mountain AFS, Colorado. The center uses this data, along with data from other sensors, to maintain a catalog of man-made objects in space.Globalsecurity.org: 5th Space Surveillance SquadronAir University Space Primer: Space Surveillance Theory and Network
Assignments
Major Command Air Force Space Command (???- ???)
Previous designations 2d Command and Control Squadron (???)
Commanders Lt Col James E. Mackin (c. 1996)AFHRA FOIA Req 09-0061: 21st Space Wing Roster of Key Personnel (as of 31 December 1996) Lt Col T. Clark (c. 1995)FAS.org: 21st Space Wing Staff Directory, 1995
Bases stationed Schriever AFB, Colorado (???-???)
Equipment Commanded Low Altitude Surveillance System (???-???)Air University Space Primer: Space Surveillance Theory and Network Detachment 1, 3d SSS - Osan AB, Republic of Korea 5th SSS - RAF Feltwell, United Kingdom 17 SSS - RAF Edzell, United Kingdom Deep Space Tracking System (???-???) 3d SSS - Misawa AB, Japan 5th SSS - RAF Feltwell, United Kingdom
Decorations Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 1 January 1998 – 31 December 1998AFSPC Special Order GA-62, 6 December 1999 1 October 1997 – 30 September 1999AFSPC Special Order GA-58, 6 December 1999 1 October 1995 – 30 September 1997AFSPC Special Order GA-09, 1 November 1997
See also 3d Space Surveillance Squadron 5th Space Surveillance Squadron 17th Space Surveillance Squadron
References
External links Western States Legal Foundation: National Security Space Road Map, 1998 Globalsecurity.org: 21st Space Wing