73rd Space Group

517th Air Defense Group
Emblem of the 73d Space Group
Active	1966-1975
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Part of	Air Force Space Command

The 73d Space Group is an inactive United States Air Force organization. Its last assignment was with Fourteenth Air Force, being stationed at Falcon Air Force Base, Colorado. It was inactivated on 26 April 1995

History

Lineage

• Established as: 73d Aerospace Surveillance Wing on 1 Nov 1966

Organized on 1 Jan 1967

Inactivated on 30 Apr 1971

• Redesignated as 73d Space Surveillance Group on 10 Feb 1989

Activated on 1 Mar 1989

Redesignated as 73d Space Wing on 1 Jun 1991

Redesignated as 73d Space Group on 1 May 1992

Inactivated on 26 Apr 1995

Assignments

• 9th Aerospace Defense Division., 1 Jan 1967
• 14th Aerospace Force, 1 Jul 1968-30 Apr 1971
• Air Force Space Command, 1 Mar 1989
• 1st Space Wing, 1 Jun 1991
• 14th Air Force, 20 Sep 1993-26 Apr 1995

Stations

• Ent AFB, Colorado, 1 Jan 1967
• Tyndall AFB, Florida, 17 Jul 1967-30 Apr 1971
• Falcon AFB, Colorado, 1 Jun 1991-26 Apr 1995

Components

• 1 Command and Control Squadron (28 Feb 1992-24 Jun 1994)
• 1 Deep Surveillance Squadron (later, 1st Surveillance Squadron, 15th Space Surveillance Squadron(1 Apr 1989-26 Apr 1995)
• 3 Space Surveillance Squadron (1 oct 1992-26 Apr 1995)
• 4 Surveillance Squadron (later, 4th Space Surveillance Squadron) (1 Oct 1990-26 Apr 1995)
• 5 Surveillance Squadron (later, 5th Space Surveillance Squadron) (1 Oct 1990-26 Apr 1995)
• 16 Surveillance Squadron (later, 16th Space Surveillance Squadron) (1 Jan 1967-30 Apr 1971; 1 Sep 1991-1 Oct 1994)
• 17 Surveillance Squadron (later, 17 Space Surveillance Squadron) (1 Jan 1967-31 Dec 1969; 15 Nov 1993-26 Apr 1995)
• 18th Surveillance Squadron (later, 18th Space Surveillance Squadron) (1 Jan 1967-30 Apr 1971; 1 Jul 1991-26 Apr 1995)
• 19 Surveillance Squadron (later, 19th Space Surveillance Squadron) (1 Jan 1967-30 Apr 1971; 1 Oct 1991-26 Apr 1995)
• 20th Surveillance Squadron (later, 20th Space Surveillance Squadron) (1 Jan 1967-30 Apr 1971; 1 Aug 1991-26 Apr 1995)
• 73d Operations Support Squadron (15 May 1992-26 Apr 1995)
• 73d Support Squadron (later, 73d Mission Support Squadron (15 May 1992-26 Apr 1995

Operations

Undetermined

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

• Information compiled by Daniel L. Haulman, Phd; Chief, Organizational Histories Branch; Air Force Historical Research Agency