Image: 4th Space Operations Squadron (7141781)

Description: SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. -- U.S. Space Force SPC 3 Michelle Skeets, A Space Operator for the 4th Space Operations Squadron, Mobile Operations Flight (DOM) pulls security during a routine training exercise at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, April 8, 2022. The 4th SOPS' mission is to operate the U.S. Space Force's protected and wideband Military Satellite Communications systems. They provide warfighters global, secure, survivable, strategic and tactical communications during peacetime and throughout the full spectrum of conflict. The squadron is responsible for command and control of the Milstar/Advanced Extremely High Frequency Defense Satellite Communications System Phase III, and Wideband Global Satellite Comunications satellite constellations through dedicated Extremely High Frequency antennas and the Air Force Satellite Control Network. The squadron also operates three mobile constellation control stations at various locations in conjunction with host partners. (U.S. Space Force Photo by Dennis Rogers)
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