6 SOPS Reserve Citizen Airmen complete 40,000th satellite contact

A crew consisting of all Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 6th Space Operations Squadron at Schriever Air Force Base recently made history by achieving their 40,000th satellite contact. As part of the only space wing in the Air Force Reserve, the 310th Space Wing, 6 SOPS’ accomplishment signifies just how far the Reserve has come in space operations.

Col. Traci Kueker-Murphy, 310th Space Wing commander, and Col. Stephen Slade, 310th Operations Group commander, present members of the 6th Space Operations Squadron with a celebratory "check" to mark their completion of the squadron's 40,000th satellite contact on Tuesday, Mar. 20, 2018.