The 3rd Satellite Communications Squadron (3 SCS) is a United States Space Force unit responsible for maintaining critical communication for missile warning. It is a part of Mission Delta 4 and headquartered at Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado. It was activated on 24 March 2022 after inactivating Space Delta 4, Detachment 1. Formerly it was a space communications squadron located at Kapaun AS, Germany.
Previous Designations 3d Space Communications Squadron (1 May 1992 – 1 August 2002) 3d Communications Squadron (1 August 1986 – 1 May 1992) Detachment 6, 1st Space Wing (1 May 1983 – 1 August 1986)
Assignments
Major Command Air Force Space Command (1 August 1986 – 1 August 2002)
Numbered Air Force 14th Air Force (1 July 1993 – 1 August 2002)
Wing/Group 21st Space Wing (15 May 1992 – 1 August 2002) 1st Space Wing (1 August 1986 – 15 May 1992)
Locations Kapaun AS, Germany (1 May 1983 – 1 August 2002)AFHRA FOIA Request 2009-01444, 23 June 2009USAFPatches.com: "3d Space Communications Squadron"
Commanders Lt Col Susan A. Goodrich (c. August 1994)AFHRA FOIA Request 2009-00061: 21st Space Wing Roster of Key Personnel (as of 31 December 1996) Maj Luke Basham, 24 March 2022 – 23 June 2023 Maj James Hur, 23 June 2023–present
Decorations Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 1 May 1983 – 30 April 1984AFSPC Special Order GA-10, 2001 (as Det 6, 1st Space Wing)
References
External links Official lineage Globalsecurity.org: 3d Space Communications Squadron