2nd Space Warning Squadron

2d Space Warning Squadron
2d Space Warning Squadron Patch
Active	15 May 1992 - Present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Space Operations
Role	Missile Warning
Part of	AFSPC/14 AF
Garrison/HQ	Buckley AFB, Colorado
Nickname(s)	"Squawkin' Dogs"
Motto(s)	"They Shall Not Pass"
Decorations	AFOUA

The 2d Space Warning Squadron (2SWS) Is part of the 460th Space Wing at Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado. It operates the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) satellites conducting global monitoring for significant infrared events.

Operate and maintain the SBIRS satellite constellation and Mission Control Station. Additionally, they report ballistic missile and space launches, nuclear detonations, and infrared data of operational value to the President, Secretary of Defense, combatant commanders, intelligence agencies, and global warfighters.

The 2d has operated ground stations set up to control the Defense Support Program (DSP) and Space-Based Infrared System, space-based surveillance systems configured to detect and report ballistic missile launches, space launches, and nuclear detonations since 1992.