21st Space Wing (U.S. Air Force) Frosted Pint Glass 16oz

The 21st Space Wing is a unit of the United States Air Force (USAF) under the Air Force Space Command. Headquartered at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado, the wing provides global space operations, missile warning, and satellite control for the Defense Department, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and various other agencies. The 21st Space Wing's missions encompass a diverse range of activities including maintaining the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system, providing ballistic missile warning, ensuring space surveillance, managing defense satellite operations, and executing space launch support. Its subordinate units are spread across multiple locations, including Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Schriever Air Force Base in Colorado, and Cheyenne Mountain Air Station, also in Colorado. The wing's history dates back to the establishment of the 21st Missile Wing in 1956, with its redesignation as a Space Wing in 1983 reflecting its evolving role in space operations.