SPOCMD400 governs the mission, organization, and responsibilities of USSF HQ Space Delta 4.
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It describes DEL 4's missile warning, nuclear detonation detection, space warfighting, and support missions. It requires records maintenance and routing waiver requests through the chain of command.
Applies to: This Mission Directive applies to DEL 4 and subordinate USSF units and personnel, and the Air National Guard.
DEL 4 provides ready forces for reliable, unambiguous, timely, continuous, and accurate Missile Warning (MW) and Nuclear Detonation (NUDET) Detection sensor information as part of the Integrated Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment (ITW/AA) system to the USSPACECOM Missile Warning Centers and the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) command center, who in turn provide processed missile warning information and threat assessments to the President of the United States (POTUS), Secretary of Defense (SecDef), Prime Minister of Canada, Canadian Chief of Defense Staff, Combatant Commanders (CCDRs), and other users of ITW/AA data. (paragraph 1)
All units must be able to operate in varying threat level environments to ensure reliable, unambiguous, timely, continuous, and accurate MW and/or NUDET reporting. (paragraph 1)
The mission of DEL 4 is to provide ready forces for strategic and theater missile warning and tracking for the United States, International Partners, and Combatant Commanders to deter attack, protect human lives, and, if necessary, enable a decisive response. (paragraph 1)
Ensure that all records created as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are maintained IAW AFI 33-322, Records Management and Information Governance Program, and disposed of IAW the Air Force Records Information Management System Records Disposition Schedule.
Submit requests for waivers through the chain of command to the Publication OPR for non-tiered compliance items.