117th Space Battalion

September 2026 117th Space Battalion 20 October 2007 - present United States Space Cowboys "Guardians of Space" co.ng.mil/Army/Space-Support-Bn 100px Distinctive unit insignia The 117th Space Battalion is a battalion of the Colorado National Guard constituted in 2006.Darack Ed Need a Satellite Link? Call the 117th Space Battalion https://www.airspacemag.com/flight-today/14_on2015-the-117th-space-battalion-180956610/ September 2, 2019 Air & Space Magazine October 2015117th SPACE BATTALION https://history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/misc/0117spacebn.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20120818021058/http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/misc/0117spacebn.htm dead August 18, 2012 army.mil Center for Military History September 2, 2019 Nicknamed the "Space Cowboys", by 2018 the unit was one of the most deployed in the National Guard of the United States.Brooks Drew In Space https://www.ngaus.org/about-ngaus/newsroom/space ngaus.org National Guard Association of the United States September 2, 2019 On 20 October 2007 the provisional 193rd Space Battalion became a permanent-status unit, the 117th Space Battalion.http://www.peterson.af.mil/News/Display/Article/328713/117th-space-battalions-new-colors-flown-on-shuttle-atlantis/ https://web.archive.org/web/20171025074651/http://www.peterson.af.mil/News/Display/Article/328713/117th-space-battalions-new-colors-flown-on-shuttle-atlantis/ dead October 25, 2017 117th Space Battalion's new colors flown on shuttle Atlantis Kenney Laura D. 25 October 2007 Peterson Air Force Base 2017-10-25 en-US The 117th Space Battalion is not part of 1st Space Brigade and is controlled by the National Guard. However, it has a Training, Readiness, Oversight (TRO) relationship with 1st Space Brigade. See also United States Space Command References Category:Colorado National Guard Category:Battalions of the United States Army National Guard Category:Space units and formations of the United States Army Category:Military units and formations established in 2007