Space Training and Readiness Delta (Provisional)

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The Space Training and Readiness Delta (Provisional) (STAR Delta (P)) was a United States Space Force unit responsible for the training and education of space professionals, as well as the development of space warfighting doctrine. It was a component of Space Operations Command and was headquartered at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.^[5]

STAR Delta (Provisional)'s first Space Flag exercise.^[6]

Space Training and Readiness Delta (Provisional)
STAR Delta (P) emblem
Active	24 July 2020 - 23 August 2021 (1 year)
Country	United States
Branch	United States Space Force
Type	Delta
Role	Space training and readiness
Size	900 personnel[1]
Part of	Space Operations Command
Headquarters	Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, U.S.
Motto(s)	Latin: Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum, lit. 'If you want peace, prepare for war'[2]
Commanders
Commander	Col Peter J. Flores[3]
Senior enlisted leader	CMSgt Charles J. Apodaca[4]

STAR Delta (P) was activated on 24 July 2020 to serve as the precursor organization to the planned Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM). Announced on 30 June 2020 as one of three field commands of the U.S. Space Force, STARCOM was set to be activated in 2021. In the interim, the delta was activated to provide oversight of Space Force education, training, and operational test and evaluation units. It was then inactivated on 23 August 2021 prior to the activation of STARCOM.^[5][7]

Structure in 2021

Name		Function	Headquarters	Spacecraft	Detachments
Squadrons
	3rd Space Experimentation Squadron	Space-based demonstration and experimentation[8]	Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado	Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Secondary Payload Adapter Augmented Geosynchronous Laboratory Experiment Mycroft Boeing X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle[8]	Operating Location: Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico[8]
	17th Test Squadron	Operational test[9]	Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado
	25th Space Range Squadron	Space Test and Training Range management[9]	Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado
	319th Combat Training Squadron	Advanced space operations training	Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado
	328th Weapons Squadron	Space Force Weapons School	Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada
	527th Space Aggressor Squadron	Aggressor squadron	Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado
	533rd Training Squadron	Undergraduate space training	Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
	Detachment 1, STAR Delta	Space Force Warfare Center	Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado	Former Detachment 1, United States Air Force Warfare Center[10]
	Operating Location A, STAR Delta	Military simulations and exercises	Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado	Former Operating Location Alpha, 705th Combat Training Squadron[10]
	Detachment 4, STAR Delta	Operational test and evaluation	Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado	Former Detachment 4, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center[10]
	National Security Space Institute	Military space education	Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado
	Forrest L. Vosler Noncommissioned Officer Academy	Enlisted professional military education	Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado

List of commanders

No.	Commander		Term
	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Term length
1		Flores, Peter J.Colonel Peter J. Flores[3]	24 July 2020[11]	23 August 2021	1 year, 30 days

See also

• United States Air Force Academy
• Air Education and Training Command
• United States Army Training and Doctrine Command
• United States Marine Corps Training and Education Command
• Naval Education and Training Command
• Space Flag

References

1. https://www.facebook.com/STARDeltaUSSF/posts/199665078584129 ^{[user-generated source]}
2. "STAR Delta (Provisional)". Schriever Space Force Base. Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
3. "Colonel Peter J. Flores". www.schriever.spaceforce.mil. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
4. "Chief Master Sgt. Charles J. Apodaca". www.schriever.spaceforce.mil. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
5. "USSF field command structure reduces command layers, focuses on space warfighter needs". United States Space Force. 30 June 2020. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
6. "Space Flag, the premier exercise for training space forces, successfully concludes for the". United States Space Force. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
7. "Space Force Finalizes Organizational Changes". 30 June 2020. Archived from the original on 16 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
8. "3rd Space Experimentation Squadron". Schriever Air Force Base. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
9. "17th Test Squadron". Schriever Space Force Base. Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
10. "STAR Delta Fact Sheet". Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
11. "USSF Virtual Activation & Deactivation Ceremonies". DVIDS. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.