National Space Intelligence Center
| National Space Intelligence Center | |
|---|---|
Emblem | |
| Active | 24 June 2022–present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Space Force |
| Type | Delta |
| Role | Space intelligence |
| Size | 350 personnel (expected) |
| Part of | Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Intelligence |
| Headquarters | Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | Col Marcus D. Starks |
| Deputy Director | Cheryl Richmond |
| Senior Enlisted Leader | CMSgt Lindsay DeWitt |
The National Space Intelligence Center (NSIC) formerly known as "Space Delta 18" or "DEL 18", is the United States Space Force's intelligence agency. It is headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio and activated on 24 June 2022.
NSIC is a field operating agency that is responsible for performing national and military space missions and evaluating capabilities, performance, limitations, and vulnerabilities of space and counter-space systems and services. It is the Space Force's counterpart to the Army's National Ground Intelligence Center, Navy's Office of Naval Intelligence, and the Air Force's National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC).