111th Space Operations Squadron

111th Space Operations Squadron
111th Space Operations Squadron emblem
Active 2003 – present
Country  United States
Allegiance  Arizona
Branch   Air National Guard
Type Space Operations
Role Communications
Size 27
Part of Air Force Space Command
Garrison/HQ Sky Harbor International Airport, Arizona[1]
Motto(s) EYES OF THE EAGLE
Commanders
Current
commander		 Lt Col Patty Tuttle[2]

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.[3]


Previous designations[4]

  • 111th Space Operations Squadron (2003 – present)
  • Det 2, Arizona Air National Guard (???)[5]

Bases stationed

Equipment Operated[6]

  • Combat SkySat balloons (2003 – present)[7]

References

  1. ↑ Airman Magazine: Guard’s mission expands into space"
  2. ↑ Singer, Jeremy (18 July 2007). "Pentagon Eyes High-Altitude Balloons for Emergency Communications System". Space.com. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  3. ↑ Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs Annual Report 2006-07
  4. ↑ Rogers, B. (2006). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. ISBN 1-85780-197-0
  5. ↑ "Arizona Air National Guard Headquarters and Units". Arizona Air National Guard. Archived from the original on 22 March 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  6. ↑ World Airpower Journal. (1992). US Air Force Air Power Directory. Aerospace Publishing: London, UK. ISBN 1-880588-01-3
  7. ↑ Morse, Joni (9 September 2005). "Military testing balloons as communications option". Space Data. RCR Wireless News. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
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