111th Space Operations Squadron

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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The United States Air Force's 111th Space Operations Squadron (111 SOPS) is an Air National Guard space communications unit located at Sky Harbor International Airport, Arizona. 111 SOPS is the military's first unit to operate free-floating balloons in the near 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

* 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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