73rd ISRS activates, becomes part of US Space Force
September 12, 2020 Amy Rollins - Dayton Daily News
The Air Force’s 18th Intelligence Squadron was deactivated then activated as the 73rd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Squadron, U.S. Space Force, during a ceremony held Sept. 3 in the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force’s Space Gallery.
The 73 ISRS is one of the first ISR squadrons to support space operations and acquisition. It will be located within the National Air and Space Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, as the 18 IS was. It is assigned to Space Force Delta 7, Peterson-Schriever Garrison, Colorado.
“What an auspicious day for the Space Force,†said Col. Chandler Atwood, commander, Space ISR Delta (Delta 7), U.S. Space Force, who presided over the in-person and remote ceremony. “Thank you for supporting a truly historic event in American military history.â€
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2020/09/73rd-isrs-activates-becomes-part-of-us-space-force/
