Lineage. Constituted as 20 Surveillance Squadron, and activated, on 9 Nov 1966. Organized on 1 Jan 1967. Redesignated as: 20 Missile Warning Squadron on 1 Jul 1979; 20 Surveillance Squadron on 31 May 1987; 20 Space Surveillance Squadron on 15 May 1992; 20 Space Control Squadron on 1 Mar 2003. 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 20 Space Surveillance Squadron on 13 Apr 2022.
Assignments. Air Defense Command, 9 Nov 1966; 73 Aerospace Surveillance Wing, 1 Jan 1967; Fourteenth Aerospace Force, 30 Apr 1971; 20 Air Division, 1 Oct 1976; Aerospace Defense Command, 1 Oct 1979; 42 Air Division, 1 Dec 1979; 1 Space Wing, 1 May 1983; 73 Space Surveillance (later, Space) Group, 1 Aug 1991; 21 Operations Group (later, Space Delta 2), 26 Apr 1995-.
Stations. Eglin AFB, FL, 1 Jan 1967-.
Service Streamers. None.
Campaign Streamers. None.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 7 Jan 1969-25 May 1970; 1 Jan 1972-30 Jun 1973; 1 Jul 1974-30 Jun 1975; 1 Jul 1977-30 Jun 1978; 1 May 1983-30 Apr 1984; 1 Sep 1988-31 Aug 1990; 1 Sep 1990-31 Aug 1991; 1 Sep 1991-31 Aug 1993; 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; 1 Oct 2005-30 Sep 2007; 1 Oct 2009-30 Sep 2011; 1 Oct 2011-30 Sep 2012; 1 Oct 2012-30 Sep 2014.
Lineage, Assignments, Stations, and Honors through 21 Jul 2023.
Supersedes statement prepared on 23 Jan 2013.
Emblem. Air Force emblem approved 18 Jul 1995. Space Force emblem approved on 19 Apr 2023.
Prepared by Mark Usry.
Reviewed by Margaret Ream.