Peterson Space Force Base

Peterson Space Force Base
Peterson Space Force Base
Colorado Springs, Colorado in United States
	Peterson SFB's Hartinger Building which is the headquarters of Space Operations Command and United States Space Command.
	Shield of Space Base Delta 1
	Peterson SFB Peterson SFB Peterson SFB
Coordinates	38°49′25″N 104°41′42″W / 38.82361°N 104.69500°W
Type	U.S. Space Force base
Site information
Owner	Department of Defense
Operator	United States Space Force
Controlled by	Space Base Delta 1
Condition	Operational
Website	www.peterson.spaceforce.mil
Site history
Built	1942
In use	1942 – present
Garrison information
Current; commander	Col Zachary S. Warakomski
Past; commanders	Col James E. Smith
Garrison	Space Base Delta 1 (Host)
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: COS, ICAO: KCOS, FAA LID: COS, WMO: 724660
Elevation	1,885.7 m (6,187 ft) AMSL
Runways
17L/35R	4,115.1 m (13,501 ft) Concrete
17R/35L	3,359.5 m (11,022 ft) Asphalt
13/31	2,520.3 m (8,269 ft) Asphalt
	Airfield shared with Colorado Springs Airport; Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Peterson Space Force Base, previously Peterson Air Force Base, Peterson Field, and Army Air Base, Colorado Springs, is a United States Space Force base that shares an airfield with the adjacent Colorado Springs Municipal Airport and is home to the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), the Space Force's 21st Space Wing, elements of the Space Force's Space Systems Command, and United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) headquarters. Developed as a World War II air support base for Camp Carson, the facility conducted Army Air Forces training and supported Cold War air defense centers at the nearby Ent Air Force Base, Chidlaw Building, and Cheyenne Mountain Complex. The base was the location of the Air Force Space Command headquarters from 1987 to 20 December 2019 and has had NORAD/NORTHCOM command center operations since the 2006 Cheyenne Mountain Realignment placed the nearby Cheyenne Mountain Complex on standby. On 26 July 2021, the installation was renamed Peterson Space Force Base to reflect its prominent role in the new space service.^[2]

^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: "Airport Diagram – Peterson AFB (KCOS)" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Kerridge, Kasia (26 July 2021). "Peterson, Schriever and Cheyenne Mountain Air Force installations renamed to Space Force Monday". KKTV. Retrieved 26 July 2021.