Space Flag

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Space Flag

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{{Short description|US Space Force military exercise}}
{{Third-party|date=January 2021}}
{{Third-party|date=January 2021}}
[[File:Space_Flag.jpg|thumb|Space Flag Insignia]]
[[File:Space_Flag.jpg|thumb|Space Flag Insignia]]
'''Exercise Space Flag''' is a [[United States Space Force]] (USSF) exercise intended to train tactical space units to gain and maintain [[Space warfare|space superiority]]. It aims to present realistic threats to analyze and respond to in a contested, degraded, and operationally-limited environment. Modeled after the U.S. Air Force's Red Flag Exercise, it is the USSF's largest space-warfare exercise.{{Cite web|title=CHIPS Articles: Space-superiority exercise, Space Flag, concludes successfully on U.S. Space Force birthday|url=https://www.doncio.navy.mil/chips/ArticleDetails.aspx?ID=13117|access-date=2020-12-02|website=www.doncio.navy.mil}}{{Cite web|date=2017-05-04|title=Air Force's Space Flag Training Exercise Seeks to Hone Warfighting Skills|url=https://www.executivegov.com/2017/05/air-force-inaugurates-space-flag-training-event-to-prepare-pilots-for-potential-space-scenarios/|access-date=2020-12-02|website=Executive Gov|language=en-US}}
'''Exercise Space Flag''' is a [[United States Space Force]] (USSF) [[Military exercise|exercise]] intended to train tactical space units to gain and maintain [[Space warfare|space superiority]]. It aims to present realistic threats to analyze and respond to in a contested, degraded, and operationally-limited environment. Modeled after the [[US Air Force]]'s [[Exercise Red Flag|Red Flag Exercise]], it is the USSF's largest space-warfare exercise.{{Cite web|title=CHIPS Articles: Space-superiority exercise, Space Flag, concludes successfully on U.S. Space Force birthday|url=https://www.doncio.navy.mil/chips/ArticleDetails.aspx?ID=13117|access-date=2020-12-02|website=www.doncio.navy.mil}}{{Cite web|date=2017-05-04|title=Air Force's Space Flag Training Exercise Seeks to Hone Warfighting Skills|url=https://www.executivegov.com/2017/05/air-force-inaugurates-space-flag-training-event-to-prepare-pilots-for-potential-space-scenarios/|access-date=2020-12-02|website=Executive Gov|language=en-US}}


Since 24 July 2020, the exercise has been run by [[Space Training and Readiness Delta Provisional]] Operating Location-Alpha, previously known as Distributed Mission Operations Center-Space (DMOC-S) or the 705th Combat Training Squadron (CTS), OL-A, It is located at [[Schriever Air Force Base]], Colorado.{{Cite web |title=Space Flag, the premier exercise for training space forces, successfully concludes for the |url=https://www.spaceforce.mil/News/Article/2321531/space-flag-the-premier-exercise-for-training-space-forces-successfully-conclude |access-date=2020-12-01 |website=United States Space Force |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Space Force begins transition into field organizational structure |url=https://www.spaceforce.mil/News/Article/2287005/space-force-begins-transition-into-field-organizational-structure |access-date=2020-12-01 |website=United States Space Force |language=en-US}}
Since 24 July 2020, the exercise has been run by [[Space Training and Readiness Delta Provisional]] Operating Location-Alpha, previously known as Distributed Mission Operations Center-Space (DMOC-S) or the 705th Combat Training Squadron (CTS), OL-A, It is located at [[Schriever Air Force Base]], Colorado.{{Cite web |title=Space Flag, the premier exercise for training space forces, successfully concludes for the |url=https://www.spaceforce.mil/News/Article/2321531/space-flag-the-premier-exercise-for-training-space-forces-successfully-conclude |access-date=2020-12-01 |website=United States Space Force |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Space Force begins transition into field organizational structure |url=https://www.spaceforce.mil/News/Article/2287005/space-force-begins-transition-into-field-organizational-structure |access-date=2020-12-01 |website=United States Space Force |language=en-US}}
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The [[527th Space Aggressor Squadron]] and [[26th Space Aggressor Squadron]] operate the red cell and provide [[Opposing force|opposing forces]], or OPFOR, for Space Flag.
The [[527th Space Aggressor Squadron]] and [[26th Space Aggressor Squadron]] operate the red cell and provide [[Opposing force|opposing forces]], or OPFOR, for Space Flag.

== See also ==
* [[Exercise Red Flag]] – A similar training exercise hosted by the US Air Force


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:United States Space Force]]
[[Category:United States Space Force]]
[[Category:Military in Colorado]]
[[Category:2017 establishments in Colorado]]
[[Category:Recurring events established in 2017]]
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