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Schriever Air Force Base
 Schriever Air Force Base formerly Falcon Air Force Base serves
primarily as an operation site for various satellite operations.
Falcon Air Force Station was established in 1983 as a military
space systems control facility. Falcon Air Force Base was
renamed Schriever Air Force Base on June 5, 1998, in honor of
retired General Bernard A. Schriever, who pioneered the
development of the nation's ballistic missile programs and is
recognized as "the father of the United States Air Force's space
and missile program."
The base covers 3,840 acres and its population is approximately
3,800 military, DoD civilians, and contractors. Schriever AFB is
commonly grouped with the other bases in the "Peterson Complex".
This consists of Schriever Air Force Base, Peterson Air Force
Base and Cheyenne Mountain Air Station.
The host unit at Schriever Air Force Base is the 50th Space
Wing, activated on January 30, 1992. The mission of the 50th
Space Wing is to provide combat power from space, through
command, control and support of satellite operations. The wing
operates satellite operations centers at Schriever, remote
tracking stations and other command and control facilities
around the world.
 These facilities monitor satellites during launch, put the
satellite in their proper orbits following launch, operate the
satellites while they are in orbit and fix satellite anomalies
when they occur.
The wing operates and maintains several satellite programs
including the Defense Support Program, the Navstar Global
Positioning System, the Defense Satellite Communications System,
NATO IV/Skynet
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