The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command has officially established two new system deltas, or SYDs, at a ceremony at the Los Angeles Air Force Base on July 10. The SSC said Wednesday that during the ceremony, Col. Stevie Medeiros and Col. Dane Bannach took charge of SYDs 84 and 810, respectively. USSF Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant, the SSC commander, led the ceremony.
What Are System Deltas?
SYDs combine SSC program offices responsible for designing, delivering and developing mission systems, following a structured approach to acquisitions. SYDs aim to analyze mission needs regularly and strengthen mission planning by focusing on specific missions, improving teamwork and clearly defining responsibilities.
Some support teams from SSC have already moved to the Space Operations Command, under SpOC mission deltas that handle mission generation, intelligence support and cyber defense.
In 2023, the USSF began matching system deltas and mission deltas from its two field commands. This started with trial pairings, where SpOC’s integrated mission deltas were matched with SYDs from SSC.
SYD 84, 810 Details
SYD 84 will be in charge of space-based missile warning and tracking, which means it will monitor missile threats like hypersonic weapons in space. SpOC Mission Delta 4 will be working with the SYD.
SYD 810 will handle space-based sensing and targeting, which involves environmental monitoring and tactical sensing. The SYD delivers worldwide cloud forecasts and weather images to support planning and execution, and it also provides the military with environmental surveillance vital to operations. SpOC Mission Delta 2 and Space Force component commands will work with SYD 810.
USSF’s Philip Garrant Shares Thoughts
Garrant called the launch of the two SYDs a “historic day”.
“Through unity of effort, the Space Force’s System Delta framework allows us to streamline the work between acquisitions and operations accomplished through intimate collaboration with our Mission Delta counterparts across the field commands,” he said.
