3rd Space Support Wing

The 3d Space Support Wing (3 SSW) was a wing of the United States Air Force active from 1986 to 1992 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado as part of Air Force Space Command.^[1]

History

The wing was constituted as the 3d Space Support Wing on 8 Oct 1986 and activated on 15 Oct 1986.^[1]

It was inactivated on 15 May 1992 along with the 1st Space Wing. The 21st Space Wing, a unit with a more historic lineage, took their place.^[2]

Components

Cheyenne Mountain Support Group
USAF Clinic, Peterson AFB
1002d Special Security Squadron, Falcon AFS (according to Air Force Address Directory AFR 10-4 15 July 1987, p176)
1003d Comptroller Squadron (AFAD AFR 10-4 1987)
1003d Mission Support Squadron
1003d Mobile Command and Control Squadron
1003d Space Support Group, Peterson AFB (AFAD AFR 10-4 1987)
- 1003d Security Police Squadron, Peterson AFB (AFAD AFR 10-4 1987)
- 1003d Civil Engineering Squadron, Peterson AFB (AFAD AFR 10-4 1987)
- 1003d Services Squadron, Peterson AFB (AFAD AFR 10-4 1987)
- 1003d Transportation Squadron
1004th Space Support Group
1012th Air Base Group (at Thule Air Base, Greenland)
- 1015th Air Base Squadron
2163d Communications Group

Emblem

Blazon

Azure, resting on a pillar issuing from base or, detailed argent, a globe celeste (blue turquoise) grid-lined of the second and outlined of the third within two orbital rings saltirewise of the like each charged in chief with a polestar gold; all between three mullets and a plate argent, the plate in dexter chief; all within a diminished bordure or.

Symbolism

Blue and yellow are the Air Force colors. Blue alludes to the sky, the primary theater of Air Force operations. Yellow refers to the sun and the excellence required of Air Force personnel. The globe represents the earth as viewed from space. The latitude and longitude lines emphasize the global nature of Air Force space operations. The ellipses and stars represent the orbital paths traced by satellites. The pillar represents the support mission of the wing.

References

^ ^a ^b Lineage at USAF FOIA site Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
^ "21st Space Wing Heritage Pamphlet" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[Lineage-1] Lineage at USAF FOIA site Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine

[2] "21st Space Wing Heritage Pamphlet" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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