The Cavalier Air Force Station will be renamed as the Cavalier Space Force Station
in a ceremony on July 30.
Each installation at the base will be under Space Force management, but it will
still be owned by the U.S. Air Force. The Department of the Air Force oversees
both services.
The renaming comes on the heels of news that the station will become part of the
U.S. Space Force on the same day. The renaming, “is critical to help in
establishing a distinct culture and identity for the United States Space Force,”
according to a press release from the public affairs office.
Cavalier’s 10th Space Warning Squadron tracks missiles, satellites and other
objects in space.
Space Force Chief of Space Operations Jay Raymond visited the station for the
first time on Jan. 10 to scout it for a potential move to the Space Force. He also
became the first commander to sign the U.S. Space Command banner hanging in
the station.
Space Force has an estimated 5,000 total personnel. It offers a multitude of career
paths within the branch, including space systems operations, computer systems
programming, cyber surety and more. Technical and military training are offered
to all enlistees, as well as automatic enrollment in the Community College of the
Air Force for enlistees with a high school diploma or GED.
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Grand Forks Herald
Jacob Holley
July 28, 2021
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Cavalier Space Force Station
