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Military unit
The
6th Space Warning Squadron
is located at
Cape Cod Space Force Station
, in
Sagamore, Massachusetts
, United States. It operates the
PAVE PAWS
radar to watch for missiles launched toward North America. The squadron is assigned to
Space Delta 4
. The squadron was first organized in October 1979 as the
6th Missile Warning Squadron
Mission
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The mission of the 6th SWS is to observe
United States
coasts for incoming sea?launched or intercontinental ballistic missiles using the
PAVE PAWS
radar system. Also, the 6th is to determine the potential threat of the numbers and destination of incoming missiles; then report continuous information to the
North American Aerospace Defense Command
,
Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station
, and
NORTHCOM
.
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History
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The
6th Space Warning Squadron
was founded at
Cape Cod Missile Early Warning Station
in August 1977. It was the first squadron in the country to be equipped with
PAVE PAWS
.
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PAVE PAWS also generates information on the location and velocity of earth-orbiting satellites to NORAD.
The squadron also had a detachment at
North Truro Air Force Station
from 1977 to 1985, when the station closed and operations at the accompanying radar dome were taken over by the
Federal Aviation Administration
. The
2165th Communications Squadron
was a separate tenant at CCAFS until 1986 when it was merged with the 6th SWS.
Lineage
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- Constituted as the
6th Missile Warning Squadron
- Activated on 1 October 1979
- Redesignated
6th Space Warning Squadron
on 15 May 1992
Assignments
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Stations
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Awards and decorations
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- Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
- 1 January 1998 ? 31 December 1998
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- 1 October 1997 ? 30 September 1999
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- 1 October 1995 ? 30 September 1997
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- 2014
- 2004 Partridge Slemon Award as North American Aerospace Defense Command's most outstanding unit for its support of the common defense and partnership in protecting the U.S. and Canadian homelands
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List of commanders
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- Col Judson 1989
- Col 1990-1993
- Col Richard Cable
- Col Mario V. Mascola
- Col William R. Smith
- Lt Col Craig Z. Lowry, 29 June 1995 ? ???
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- Lt Col Paul Hamilton
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- Lt Col Christopher R. Gentry
- Lt Col J. Arnett
- Lt Col C. Lowery
- Lt Col
Nina Armagno
, June 2003 ? December 2004
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- Lt Col Paul S. Hamilton, 14 December 2004 ? 10 August 2006
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- Lt Col Max E. Lantz II, June 2008 ? June 2010
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- Lt Col Walt Jackim, ??? ? 27 June 2014
- Lt Col David Anderson, 27 June 2014 ? ???
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- Lt Col Nathan J. Hippe, ??? ? 28 June 2018
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- Lt Col James E. Roberts, 28 June 2018 ? 23 June 2020
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- Lt Col Timothy “Skip” Sheehan, 23 June 2020 ? June 2022
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- Lt Col Stewart C. Smith, June 2022 ? 12 June 2024
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- Lt Col Bryan Becker, 12 June 2024 ? present
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