The 16th Space Control Squadron is the Space Force's premier defensive space control unit. The squadron protects critical satellite communication links to achieve a near-global capability to detect, characterize, geolocate and report sources of electromagnetic interference (EMI) on U.S. military and commercial satellites. The squadron also provides combat-ready crews to deploy and employ defensive space control capabilities for theater combatant commanders. The squadron is assigned to Space Delta 3, Peterson-Schriever Garrison, Colo., operating location Peterson Space Force Base.