- 111th Space Operations Squadron
Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 111th Space Operations Squadron
caption= 111th Space Operations Squadron emblem
dates=2003 -Present
country=United States
allegiance=Arizona
branch=United States Air Force
type= Space Operations
role= Communications
size= 27
command_structure=Air Force Space Command
current_commander= Lt Col Patty Tuttle [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5733/is_200605/ai_n23764776 Pentagon Brief: Combat Balloon to Improve Communications]
garrison=Sky Harbor International Airport ,Arizona [http://www.af.mil/news/airman/1005/exclusives2b.shtml Airman Magazine: Guard’s mission expands into space"]
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motto= EYES OF THE EAGLE
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United States Air Force 's 111th Space Operations Squadron (111 SOPS) is anAir National Guard space communications unit located atSky Harbor International Airport ,Arizona . 111 SOPS is the military's first unit to operate free-floating balloons in thenear space environment. [http://www.azdema.gov/06-07%20Annual%20Report.pdf Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs Annual Report 2006-07]Mission
History
Previous designationsRogers, B. (2006). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. ISBN 1-85780-197-0
* 111th Space Operations Squadron (2003-Present)
* Det 2, Arizona Air National Guard (???) [http://www.azguard.gov/hqang/Arizona_Air_National_Guard_Hqs.htm Arizona ANG: Headquarters & Units]Bases stationed
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Sky Harbor International Airport ,Arizona (2003 -Present)Equipment OperatedWorld Airpower Journal. (1992). US Air Force Air Power Directory. Aerospace Publishing: London, UK. ISBN 1-880588-01-3
* Combat SkySat balloons (2003-Present) [http://www.spacedata.net/news090905.htm SpaceData.net: Military testing balloons as communications option]
References
External links
* [http://www.azguard.gov Arizona Air National Guard]
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