Lineage. Established as Air Force Division, Joint Long Range Proving Ground, and organized, on 1 Oct 1949. Redesignated as: Long Range Proving Ground Division on 16 May 1950; Air Force Missile Test Center on 30 Jun 1951; Air Force Eastern Test Range on 15 May 1964. Inactivated on 1 Feb 1977. Redesignated as Eastern Space and Missile Center, and activated, on 1 Oct 1979. Redesignated as 45 Space Wing on 12 Nov 1991. Redesignated as Space Launch Delta 45, and concurrently changed status on 11 May 2021, from a unit of the United States Air Force armed force to a unit of the United States Space Force armed force.
Assignments. Headquarters Command, USAF, 1 Oct 1949; United States Air Force, 16 May 1950; Air Research and Development (later, Air Force Systems) Command, 14 May 1951; National Range Division, 15 May 1964; Air Force Systems Command, 1 Feb 1972–1 Feb 1977. Space and Missile Test Organization, 1 Oct 1979; Space Systems Division, 1 Oct 1989; 9 Space Division, 1 Oct 1990; Air Force Space Command (later, Space Operations Command), 1 Oct 1991; Fourteenth Air Force, 20 Sep 1993; United States Space Force (later, Space Operations Command), 20 Dec 2019; Space Systems Command, 13 Aug 2021-.
Components. Wings. 4800 Guided Missile (later, 6555 Guided Missile Wing; 6555 Guided Missile Group): 30 Dec 1950–7 Sep 1954. 6541 Missile Test (later, 6541 Operations Group [Range]): 4 Sep 1951–7 Sep 1954. Groups. 45 Launch: 1 Dec 2003-31 Jul 2018. 45 Operations: 12 Nov 1991–4 May 2021. 6550 Test (Missile): 1 Jul–1 Oct 1955. 6555 Guided Missiles (Test and Evaluation) (later, 6555Aerospace Test): 15 Aug–21 Dec 1959; 1 Oct 1979–1 Oct 1990. Squadrons. 1 Pilotless Bomber: 1 Oct 1951–1 Feb 1952 (detached). 1 Range Operations: 11 May 2021-. 1 Space Launch: 1 Oct 1990–12 Nov 1991. 5 Space Launch: 4 May 2021-. 45 Weather: 4 May 2021-. 6550 Operations: 7 Sep 1954-1 Jul 1955; 1 Oct 1955–1 Feb 1960. 6555 Guided Missile (later, 6555 Guided Missiles): 7 Sep 1954–1 Jul 1955; 1 Oct 1955–15 Aug 1959.
Stations. Patrick AFB, FL, 1 Oct 1949–1 Feb 1977. Patrick AFB, FL, 1 Oct 1979–.
Service Streamers. None.
Campaign Streamers. None.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Meritorious Unit Commendation (Navy): 1 Jul 1967-26 Jul 1969.
Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Dec 1979-30 Nov 1981; 1 Oct 1991-30 Sep 1992; 1 Sep 1993-30 Aug 1995; 1 Oct 1995-30 Sep 1996; 1 Sep 1997-31 Aug 1998; 1 Sep 1998-31 Aug 2000; 1 Oct 2002-30 Sep 2004; 1 Oct 2003-30 Sep 2004; 1 Jan-31 Dec 2004; 1 Oct 2004-30 Sep 2005; 1 Jan-31 Dec 2005; 1 Oct 2005-30 Sep 2006; 1 Dec 2006-30 Sep 2008; 1 Oct 2008-30 Sep 2010. Air Force Organizational Excellence Awards: 1 Jan 1986-31 Dec 1987; 1 Oct 1988-30 Sep 1990; 1 Oct 1990-30 Sep 1991.
Lineage, Assignments, Components, Stations, and Honors through 17 May 2023.
Supersedes statement prepared on 1 Jun 2014.
Emblem. Approved on 19 Jul 1967. Space Force emblem approved 8 Nov 2023.
Prepared by Mark Usry.
Reviewed by Margaret Ream.