Editing Peterson Space Force Base (section)

{{Short description|US Space Force base in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States}}
{{Redirect|Peterson Field|the [[IATA]], [[ICAO]], & [[FAA]] information ('''COS, KCOS''') for the airfield shared by this military installation|Colorado Springs Airport|airfield near [[Plains, Georgia|Plains]]|Peterson Field (Georgia)}}
{{Use American English|date=July 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox military installation
| name          = Peterson Space Force Base
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| partof        = <!-- for elements within a larger site -->
| location      = [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]]
| nearest_town  = <!-- used in military test site infobox -->
| country       = United States
| image         = PetersonAFB.jpg
| alt           = Peterson SFB's Hartinger Building which is the headquarters of Space Operations Command and United States Space Command.
| caption       = Peterson SFB's Hartinger Building which is the headquarters of Space Operations Command and [[United States Space Command]].
| image2        = [[File:Emblem of Space Base Delta 1.svg|150px]]
| caption2      = Shield of [[Space Base Delta 1]]
| type          = [[List of United States Space Force installations|U.S. Space Force base]]
| coordinates   = {{Coord|38|49|25|N|104|41|42|W|name=Peterson AFB|notes=}}
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| pushpin_map   = USA Colorado # USA # North America
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| pushpin_relief = y
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| pushpin_label = Peterson SFB
| pushpin_label_position = top
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| ownership     = [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]]
| operator      = [[United States Space Force]]
| controlledby  = [[Space Base Delta 1]]
| open_to_public = <!-- for out of use sites/sites with museums etc -->
| site_other_label = <!-- for renaming "Other facilities" in infobox -->
| site_other    = <!-- for other sorts of facilities – radar types etc -->
| site_area     = <!-- area of site m2, km2 -->
| code          = <!-- facility/installation code, applies to US -->
| built         = {{Start date|1942}}
| used          = 1942 – present
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| height        = <!-- height of tallest part, not above sea level -->
| length        = <!-- for border fences or other DMZs -->
| fate          = <!--changed from demolished parameter-->
| condition     = Operational
| battles       = 
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| current_commander = [[Colonel (United States)|Col]] Zachary S. Warakomski
| past_commanders = Col [[James E. Smith (general)|James E. Smith]]
| garrison      = Space Base Delta 1 (Host)
| occupants     = <!-- squadrons only -->
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| website       = {{URL|https://www.peterson.spaceforce.mil/}}
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| IATA          = COS
| ICAO          = KCOS
| FAA           = COS
| TC            = 
| LID           = 
| GPS           = 
| WMO           = 724660
| elevation     = {{cvt|1885.7|m}}
| r1-number     = 17L/35R
| r1-length     = {{cvt|4114.8|m}}
| r1-surface    = [[Concrete]]
| r2-number     = 17R/35L
| r2-length     = {{cvt|3359.5|m}}
| r2-surface    = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
| r3-number     = 13/31
| r3-length     = {{cvt|2520.7|m}}
| r3-surface    = Asphalt
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| airfield_other_label = <!-- for renaming "Other facilities" in infobox -->
| airfield_other = <!-- for other sorts of airfield facilities -->
<!--  end airfield information   -->
| footnotes     = Airfield shared with [[Colorado Springs Airport]]<br />'''Source:''' [[Federal Aviation Administration]]<ref>{{Source-attribution|sentence=yes|{{cite web|url=https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/1910/00087ad.pdf#nameddest=(COS) |title=Airport Diagram – Peterson AFB (KCOS)|date=12 September 2019|publisher=Federal Aviation Administration|access-date=16 September 2019}} }}</ref>
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'''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 [[United States Space Force|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 [[United States Army Air Forces|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.<ref>{{Source-attribution|sentence=yes|{{cite web|last=Kerridge|first=Kasia|title=Peterson, Schriever and Cheyenne Mountain Air Force installations renamed to Space Force Monday|date=26 July 2021 |url=https://www.kktv.com/2021/07/26/peterson-schriever-cheyenne-mountain-air-force-installations-renamed-space-force-monday/|access-date=2021-07-26|publisher=KKTV}} }}</ref>