1st Range Operations Squadron

The 1st Range Operations Squadron (1 ROPS) is a United States Space Force unit responsible for executing real-time command and control of the Eastern Range in support of spacelift operations, ballistic missile test and evaluation, and aeronautical test and evaluation. It is under Space Launch Delta 45 and headquartered at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida. It was activated on 1 December 2003.[1]

1st Range Operations Squadron
1 ROPS emblem
Active1 December 2003–present
Country United States
Branch United States Space Force
TypeSquadron
RoleSpace launch
Part ofSpace Launch Delta 45
HeadquartersPatrick Space Force Base, Florida, U.S.
Commanders
Notable
commanders		James E. Smith
Insignia
Former 1st Range Operations Squadron emblem

List of commanders
  • Lt Col James E. Smith, August 2012 – May 2014
  • Lt Col Mark J. Faulstich, 2 May 2016 – May 2016[2]
  • Lt Col Monique DeLauter, 23 May 2016 – June 2018[3]

See also

References
  1. https://ww38.usafunithistory.com/PDF/1-4/1%20RANGE%20OPERATIONS%20SQ.pdf
  2. "Faulstich Selected Commander of 1st Range Operations Squadron - WTCA". 6 May 2014.
  3. "1st ROPS change of command". 23 May 2016.
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