Space Delta 18
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This article is about a US Space Force intelligence unit. For the US Air Force counterpart, see National Air and Space Intelligence Center.
Space Delta 18 (DEL 18) is a United States Space Force unit that serves as the National Space Intelligence Center (NSIC). It is headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio and activated on 24 June 2022.
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Space Delta 18 National Space Intelligence Center | |
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Active | 24 June 2022–present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Space Force |
Type | Delta |
Role | Space intelligence |
Size | 350 personnel (expected)[1] |
Part of | Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Intelligence |
Headquarters | Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio |
Commanders | |
Commander | Col Marcus D. Starks |
Deputy Director | Cheryl Richmond[2] |
Senior Enlisted Leader | CMSgt Melissa M. Owens[3] |
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NSIC is a field operating agency that is responsible for performing national and military space missions and evaluating capabilities, performance, limitations, and vulnerabilities of space and counter-space systems and services. It is the Space Force's counterpart to the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC). [1]