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20th Space Surveillance Squadron

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Lineage

Constituted 20th Surveillance Squadron, and activated, on 9 Nov 1966. Organized on 1 Jan 1967. Redesignated: 20th Missile Warning Squadron on 1 Jul 1979; 20th Surveillance Squadron on 31 May 1987; 20th Space Surveillance Squadron on 15 May 1992.

Assignments

Air Defense Command, 9 Nov 1966; 73d Aerospace Surveillance Wing, 1 Jan 1967; Fourteenth Aerospace Force, 30 Apr 1971; 20th Air Division, 1 Oct 1976; Aerospace Defense Command, 1 Oct 1979; 42d Air Division, 1 Dec 1979; 1st Space Wing, 1 May 1983; 73d Space Surveillance (later, 73d Space) Group, 1 Aug 1991; 21st Operations Group, 26 Apr 1995?.

Stations

Eglin AFB, FL, 1 Jan 1967?.

Aircraft

None.

Operations

Tracked near-earth and deep-space satellites and objects, Sep 1968?. Performed a submarine-launched missile warning mission, 1975?1987.

Honors

Service Streamers. None.

Campaign Streamers. None.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.

Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 7 Jan 1969?25 May 1970; 1 Jan 1972?30 Jun 1973; 1 Jul 1974?30 Jun 1975; 1 Jul 1977?30 Jun 1978; 1 May 1983?30 Apr 1984.

Emblem

Azure, a mullet of eight per pale and per fess enhanced throughout Or, surmounted at dexter base by a torteau shaded to dexter enfiling an orbit ring bendwise charged with a mullet of four saltirewise Argent, in base a flight symbol fesswise to sinister of the last issuing a contrail arcing to the torteau Gules, all within a diminished bordure Gray. Approved on 18 Jul 1995; replaced emblem approved on 8 Mar 1968 (KE 29136). MOTTO: DETECT?TRACK?IDENTIFY. Approved on 8 Mar 1968.

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