Total Force shines at Vandenberg!

Published March 28, 2011
By 310th Space Wing Public Affairs

VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. -- The 9th Space Operations Squadron, a Reserve Associate Unit which supports the 614 Air Operations Center and Joint Space Operations Center mission, recently garnered the 2010 Air Force Reserve Command Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance Outstanding Intelligence Division of the Year award.
The 23-person 9 SOPS ISR division, led by Lt. Col. Josh Redden, partnered closely with its active duty counterparts this past year to make significant contributions with global impact.
The team, made up of full- and part-time Reservists, contributed over 340 shifts, 4,000 hours, and 750 mandays to support the JSPOC mission.
Their activities included space and missile event analysis, intel product builds for combatant commanders, and analysis/inputs for real-time events such as the gulf oil spill, combat search and rescue activities, and space object identification.
This recognition is certainly a reflection of the solid teamwork between 9 SOPS and the 614 AOC in the important global space command and control mission being done right here at Vandenberg.
For inquiries about 9 SOPS Reserve opportunities in space operations or intelligence, please contact Chief Master Sgt. Escarcega at Alex.Escarcega@vandenberg.af.mil.