The unit's mission is to 'outwit, outreach and win in the space domain.'
Delta 18 will operate the National Space Intelligence Center , a new intelligence hub based out of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. Space Delta 18 will eventually be staffed by 345 civilian and military personnel, military officials said.
While the U.S. Air Force has operated its own National Air and Space Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson since 1993, Space Force leadership has been pushing for its own dedicated space intelligence unit. Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W."Jay" Raymond first called for the creation of what became the new Delta 18 unit
in order to"meet anticipated demand for increased space intelligence at foundational, tactical, operational and strategic levels." Two existing NASIC intelligence squadrons will be transferred to the new NSIC. At a ceremony marking the creation of the new unit, United States Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines"As the Service Intelligence Center for the U.S. Space Force, NSIC will be well positioned to support U.S. and allied space decision makers at an absolutely critical moment in the history of space development," said Haines."In the years ahead, the environment will only become more contested.
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