57th Space Aggressor Squadron

The 57th Space Aggressor Squadron is a United States Space Force unit assigned to the Space Training and Readiness Command. It was activated after the creation of Space Training and Readiness Command and organized under Space Delta 11 to provide orbital warfare aggressors. It is stationed at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado.

57th Space Aggressor Squadron
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Active2022–present
Country United States
Branch United States Space Force
TypeSquadron
RoleAggressor Squadron
Part ofSpace Delta 11
Garrison/HQSchriever Space Force Base, Colorado
Commanders
Current
commander
Lt Col Jessica Getrost
Insignia
57th Space Aggressor Squadron emblem

Mission

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57 SAS instills an adversary-focused warfighting culture through its mission to know, teach, and replicate modern, emerging, and integrated space threats via adversary threat academics and virtual/live replication of adversary space and counterspace threats.[1]

The squadron replicates enemy systems and tactics during tests and training exercises. It provides Space Force, joint and coalition military personnel with an understanding of how to recognize, mitigate, counter and defeat these threats to prevail in competition.

History

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The 57th was activated 15 September 2021.[1] Early contributions to U.S. Space Force readiness include participation in exercise Red Skies and the creation of the "stars" series aggressor-led events.

Lineage

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  • Activated on 15 September 2021

Assignments

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Stations

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Aircraft

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None.

List of commanders

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  • Lt Col Josh "Halo" Werner, 15 September 2021 – 9 June 2023
  • Lt Col Jessica "THUMPER" Getrost, 9 June 2023 – present

References

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  This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  1. ^ a b "Fact Sheet: 57th Space Aggressor Squadron" (PDF). Space Training and Readiness Command. 2023. Retrieved 27 Mar 2024.

Further reading

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The following sources relate to USAF history prior to the formation of the squadron:

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