8th Space Warning Squadron

8th Space Warning Squadron
8th Space Warning Squadron emblem
Active	1986-1995, 1997-Present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Space Operations
Role	Missile Warning
Part of	Air Force Reserves/310th Space Wing
Garrison/HQ	Buckley AFB, Colorado
Motto(s)	THEY SHALL NOT PASS
Decorations	AFOUA GWOT-S

The United States Air Force's 8th Space Warning Squadron (8 SWS) is an Air Force Reserve missile warning unit located at Buckley AFB, Colorado. 8 SWS works alongside its active duty counterpart, the 2d Space Warning Squadron, on the DSP and SBIRS programs.

Assignments

Major command

• Air Force Reserves (???- ???)
• Air Force Space Command

Wing/Group

• 310th Space Wing (???-Present)

Previous designations

• 8th Space Warning Squadron (30 July 1999–Present)
• 8th Space Operations Squadron (22 August 1997 – 1 October 1998)^[1]
• 8th Space Warning and Surveillance Squadron (???)
• 8th Space Warning Squadron (15 May 1992 – 30 September 1995)
• 8th Missile Warning Squadron (26 March 1986 – 15 May 1992)

Bases stationed

• Buckley AFB, Colorado ()
• Schriever AFB, Colorado (1997–1999)
• Eldorado AFS, Texas (1986–1995)

Equipment Operated

• Space-based Infrared Satellite System (???-Present)
• DSP (1997–Present)
• AN/FPS-115 PAVE PAWS (1986–1995)

See also

• DSP
• Space-based Infrared Satellite System
• Air Force Space Command
• 14th Air Force
• 21st Space Wing

References

External links

• 460th Space Wing: Buckley AFB home page

Air Force Space Command (AFSPC)
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Wings Combat Communications 689th Information Operations 688th Network Warfare 67th Space 21st 30th 45th 50th 310th 460th
Groups Air Base 61st Combat Communications 3d 5th 201st 226th 254th 281st Cyberspace Engineering Installation 38th Information Operations 318th Network Operations 26th Network Support 690th Network Warfare 67th
Squadrons Combat Communications 3d 5th 23d 31st 32d 33d 34th 35th 42d 51st 52d 53d 54th 55th 147th 221st 232d 236th 239th 242d 263d 264th 265th 267th 269th 271st 282d 283d 291st 292d 293d Command and Control 1st 2d 3d 4th 55th Mobile 119th 153d 222d 721st Mobile Space Control 1st 4th 16th 20th 25th 76th 380th Space Launch 1st 2d 3d 4th 5th Space Operations 1st 2d 3d 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 19th 21st 22d 23d 111th 148th AFSPC Space Warning 2d 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 137th 213th Others 26th Space Aggressor (AFRC) 527th Space Aggressor (ACC) 3d Space Communications 50th Space Communications 850th Space Communications 1st Space Development 2d Space Development 3d Space Development 3d Space Experimentation 1st Space Surveillance 3d Space Surveillance 5th Space Surveillance 1st Air and Space Test 2d Test Operations 3d Space Test 4th Space Test 55th Space Weather