SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — Two units from the 310th Space Wing earned top national awards this year, underscoring continued mission impact as the wing moves through its drawdown under the Space Force Personnel Management Act.
The 26th Space Aggressor Squadron was named the 2025 Reserve Organization of America Air Force Reserve Outstanding Non-Flying Unit of the Year, and the 380th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron received the Department of the Air Force EW Level II Outstanding Unit of the Year for CY24. Both honors recognize performance delivered during a period when the wing is consolidating 17 units into four and transitioning hundreds of Reserve members into new Air Force and Space Force roles.
26th Space Aggressor Squadron:
The 26th SAS led the wing’s PMA transition planning, developing the roadmap to move 1,400 Reserve members into new positions and streamline processes across six units.
The squadron executed nearly 12,000 hours of Unit Training Assembly and field training, producing a 140 percent increase in advanced threat-replication proficiency and certifying 47 personnel supporting two areas of responsibility.
They supported 52 joint events, preparing 78,000 warfighters for future missions. They integrated USSF capabilities into Navy pre-deployment certifications for the first time, trained 300 Sailors in adversary tactics, and led contributions to the annual Space Flag exercise and Weapons School capstones.
The squadron also stood up the first intelligence aggressor element in the U.S. Space Force, partnering with 18 Department of War and intelligence agencies to advance counter- Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance concepts and expand joint exercise support by 600 percent.
The 26th SAS trains joint and coalition forces to operate against realistic space and electromagnetic threats by replicating adversary tactics, techniques and capabilities to prepare warfighters for contested, degraded, and operationally limited environments across all domains.
380th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron:
The 380th EWS earned the Air Force’s top EW award for operations across three combatant commands, rapid capability improvements, and major advances in spectrum dominance.
Responding to a 733 percent increase in electromagnetic activity, deployed teams coordinated $1 million in system upgrades that increased monitoring capability by 90 percent. The squadron led Bounty Hunter combat operations, boosted Super High Frequency tasking by 153 percent, and expanded partnerships across nine organizations in United States Indo-Pacific Command.
During the award period, 380th EWS responded to 4,700 EW events, enabling seven enemy kills, 43 high-value target strikes, and producing 90 strategic reports for 18 named operations. The unit mitigated 775 interference events across 4,380 Remotely Piloted Aircraft sortie hours, supporting Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance missions from four CCMDs and Operation Atlantic Resolve.
Internationally, members helped launch the first U.S. Space Force–Japan Space Operations Group exercise during Exercise Keen Sword 2025 and briefed a congressional delegation on rising space-domain threats in European Command.
The awards highlight the 310th Space Wing’s continued operational relevance as the wing executes its PMA-driven restructuring. Although manpower and full-time support is shrinking, both squadrons delivered global-level impact across joint and coalition missions.
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