Lineage. Constituted as 3 Surveillance Squadron on 10 Aug 1990. Redesignated as 3 Space Surveillance Squadron, and activated, on 1 Oct 1992. Inactivated on 20 Feb 2002. Redesignated as 3 Space Experimentation Squadron on 16 Feb 2006. Activated on 10 Mar 2006. Changed status from a unit of United States Air Force armed force to a unit of United States Space Force armed force on 21 Oct 2020. Redesignated as 3 Test and Evaluation Squadron on 23 Aug 2021.
Assignments. 73 Space Group, 1 Oct 1992; 21 Operations Group on 26 Apr 1995-20 Feb 2002. 595 Space Group, 10 Mar 2006; 50 Operations Group, 1 Apr 2013; 750 Operations Group, 19 Jun 2020; United States Space Force (later, Space Operations Command), 24 Jul 2020; Space Delta 12, 23 Aug 2021-.
Stations. Misawa AB, Japan, 1 Oct 1992-20 Feb 2002. Schriever AFB (later, SFB), CO, 10 Mar 2006-.
Service Streamers. Global War on Terrorism – Service (GWOT-S).
Campaign Streamers. None.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Oct 1995-30 Sep 1997; 1 Oct 1997-30 Sep 1999; 1 Jan-31 Dec 1998; 1 Jan-31 Dec 1999; 1 Jan 2000-31 Aug 2001; 10 Mar-31 Aug 2006; 1 Sep 2006-31 Aug 2007; 1 Sep 2007-31 Aug 2008; 1 Sep 2008-31 Aug 2009; 1 Sep 2009-31 Aug 2010; 1 Jan 2015-31 Dec 2016.
Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 6 Jul 2023.
Supersedes previous statement prepared on 10 Mar 2006.
Emblem. Air Force emblem approved on 27 Jul 1993. Space Force emblem approved on 27 Jul 2022.
Prepared by Mark Usry.
Reviewed by Margaret Ream.