Space Force Poised to See Major Growth, New Uniforms in 2021 Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond administers the oath of enlistment to 73 officer and enlisted space professionals selected to transfer into the U.S. Space Force stationed at Peterson-Schriever Garrison, Sept. 15, 2020. (U.S. Air Force/ Airman 1st Class Alexus Wilcox) 20 Dec 2020 U.S. Space Force had existed for only 18 days when an early missile detection team from the 2nd Space Warning Squadron of the 460th Space Wing at Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado, spotted the launch of 16 ballistic missiles headed from Iran toward Al Asad Air Base and other locations in Iraq on Jan. 8.