Lineage. Established as 73 Aerospace Surveillance Wing, and activated, on 1 Nov 1966. Organized on 1 Jan 1967. Inactivated on 30 Apr 1971. Redesignated as 73 Space Surveillance Group on 10 Feb 1989. Activated on 1 Mar 1989. Redesignated as 73 Space Group on 15 May 1992. Inactivated on 26 Apr 1995. Redesignated as Space Delta 3, and activated, on 24 Jul 2020. Changed status from unit of the United States Air Force armed force to unit of the United States Space Force armed force on 21 Oct 2020.
Assignments. 9 Aerospace Defense Division, 1 Jan 1967; Fourteenth Aerospace Force, 1 Jul 1968-30 Apr 1971. Air Force Space Command, 1 Mar 1989; 1 Space Wing, 1 Jun 1991; Air Force Space Command, 28 Feb 1992; Fourteenth Air Force, 20 Sep 1993-26 Apr 1995. United States Space Force (later, Space Operations Command), 24 Jul 2020-.
Components. Squadrons. 1 Command and Control: 28 Feb 1992-24 Jun 1994. 1 Deep Surveillance (later, 1 Surveillance; 1 Space Surveillance): 1 Apr 1989-26 Apr 1995. 3 Space Surveillance: 1 Oct 1992-26 Apr 1995. 4 Space Control: 24 Jul 2020-. 4 Surveillance (later, 4 Space Surveillance): 1 Oct 1990-26 Apr 1995. 5 Space Control: 21 Jul 2020-. 5 Surveillance (later, 5 Space Surveillance): 1 Oct 1990-26 Apr 1995. 16 Space Control: 24 Jul 2020-. 16 Surveillance (later, 16 Space Surveillance): 1 Jan 1967-30 Apr 1971; 1 Sep 1991-1 Oct 1994. 17 Surveillance (later, 17 Space Surveillance): 1 Jan 1967-31 Dec 1969; 15 Nov 1993-26 Apr 1995. 18 Surveillance (later, 18 Space Surveillance): 1 Jan 1967-30 Apr 1971; 1 Jul 1991-26 Apr 1995. 19 Surveillance (later, 19 Space Surveillance): 1 Jan 1967-30 Apr 1971; 1 Oct 1991-26 Apr 1995. 20 Surveillance (later, 20 Space Surveillance): 1 Jan 1967-30 Apr 1971; 1 Aug 1991-26 Apr 1995. 73 Operations Support: 15 May 1992-26 Apr 1995. 73 Support (later, 73 Mission Support): 15 May 1992-26 Apr 1995. 721 Operations Support: 21 Jul 2020-.
Stations. Ent AFB, CO, 1 Jan 1967; Tyndall AFB, FL, 17 Jul 1967-30 Apr 1971. Falcon AFB, 1 Mar 1989-26 Apr 1995. Peterson AFB (later, SFB), CO, 24 Jul 2020-.
Service Streamers. None.
Campaign Streamers. None.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. None.
Lineage, Assignments, Components, Stations, and Honors through 26 Jan 2022.
Supersedes statement prepared on 7 Apr 1989.
Emblem. Air Force emblem approved on 14 Apr 1967. Space Force emblem approved on 29 Jul 2022.
Prepared by Margaret Ream.