5th Space Warning Squadron

Space Squadron
Space Squadron emblem
Active	19??-1999
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Space Operations
Role	Missile Warning
Part of	AFSPC/14 AF/21st Space Wing
Garrison/HQ	Woomera AS, Australia
Decorations	AFOUA

The United States Air Force's 5th Space Warning Squadron (5 SWS) was a missile warning unit located at Woomera AS, Australia. It used to be known as the 5th Defense Space Communications Squadron.

Commanders

• Col John Harris (1993–1995)
• Col Henry W. Poburka (12 Jul 1995-1997)^[1]

Decorations

• Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
  • 1 Jan 2000-31 Aug 2001^[2]
  • 1 Jan 1999-31 Dec 1999^[3]
  • 1 Oct 1995-30 Sep 1997^[4]
  • 1 Oct 1992-30 Sep 1994^[5]
  • 1 Sep 1989-31 Aug 1991^[6]
  • 2 May 1973-1 May 1976^[7]
  • 17 Nov 1971-1 May 1973^[8]

See also

• Defense Support Program
• 2d Space Warning Squadron
• 8th Space Warning Squadron
• 11th Space Warning Squadron

References

Air Force Space Command (AFSPC)
Air Forces Fourteenth Twenty-Fourth Centers Space and Missile Systems Space Innovation and Development 614th Air and Space Operations 624th Operations Air Force Network Integration Bases Buckley Los Angeles Patrick Peterson Schriever Thule Vandenberg Stations Cape Canaveral Cape Cod Cavalier Cheyenne Mountain Clear Eldorado (closed) Kaena Point New Boston Onizuka (closed)
Wings Combat Communications 689th Information Operations 688th Network Warfare 67th Space 21st 30th 45th 50th 310th 460th
Groups Air Base 61st Combat Communications 3d 5th 201st 226th 254th 281st Cyberspace Engineering Installation 38th Information Operations 318th Network Operations 26th Network Support 690th Network Warfare 67th
Squadrons Combat Communications 3d 5th 23d 31st 32d 33d 34th 35th 42d 51st 52d 53d 54th 55th 147th 221st 232d 236th 239th 242d 263d 264th 265th 267th 269th 271st 282d 283d 291st 292d 293d Command and Control 1st 2d 3d 4th 55th Mobile 119th 153d 222d 721st Mobile Space Control 1st 4th 16th 20th 25th 76th 380th Space Launch 1st 2d 3d 4th 5th Space Operations 1st 2d 3d 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 19th 21st 22d 23d 111th 148th AFSPC Space Warning 2d 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 137th 213th Others 26th Space Aggressor (AFRC) 527th Space Aggressor (ACC) 3d Space Communications 50th Space Communications 850th Space Communications 1st Space Development 2d Space Development 3d Space Development 3d Space Experimentation 1st Space Surveillance 3d Space Surveillance 5th Space Surveillance 1st Air and Space Test 2d Test Operations 3d Space Test 4th Space Test 55th Space Weather