WHEREAS, since 1970, the United States Air Force at Buckley Air Force Base has used infrared data to accurately track missile launches worldwide, providing an essential component of global defense and national security; and
WHEREAS, approximately 8,000 infrared events are detected and addressed each year, all from spacecraft connected to Colorado, providing safety and security to billions of people around the world; and
WHEREAS, the 460th Space Wing at Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora, Colorado provides operational command and control of three constellations of space-based infrared missile warning systems and today celebrates the 45th anniversary of the initial operational capability of the Defense Support Program (DSP) spacecraft; and
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