"This will be valuable in shaping the future leaders of the 100th Missile Defense Brigade, 117th Space Battalion and the Colorado Army National Guard," said Hatfield.

Members of the Colorado Army National Guard's 117th Space Battalion's Army Space Support Team 24 stand on stage at a the group's pre-deployment ceremony, held Jan. 24 on Fort Carson.

The Colorado Army National Guard’s Army Space Support Team 24, also composed of soldiers from the Guard’s 117th Space Battalion, deployed to the Middle East in January.

Colin, a lieutenant, and Gibson, a sergeant, were members of a one-of-a-kind unit in the U.S. military: the 117th Space Battalion of the Colorado Army National Guard.

The Soldiers are a part of Army Space Support Team 30, 117th Space Support Battalion with the Colorado National Guard. (Photo by Capt. Benjamin Gruver, 105th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment) ...

Colorado Army National Guard Sgt. Nathan Faith, with the 117th Space Battalion, checks a satellite dish during the West Fork Complex Fire from their location in Pagosa Springs Colo. (Tech. Sgt ...

SMDC has training, readiness and oversight for two Colorado National Guard units, the 100th Missile Defense Brigade (Ground-based Midcourse Defense) and the 117th Space Battalion.

Colorado Army National Guard Sg5. Maj. Fred Korb (left) and Staff Sgt. Joseph Fauskee, of the 117th Space Battalion, brief reporters at the Pentagon Sept. 5. (Image credit: SpaceNews) ...

Colorado senators joined a bipartisan group this week to introduce the Space National Guard Establishment Act.

Army Col. Mike Hatfield, the commander of the 100th Missile Defense Brigade, right, and Lt. Col. Michael Lane, the commander of the 117th Space Battalion, unfurl the colors of the 117th Space ...

“This will be valuable in shaping the future leaders of the 100th Missile Defense Brigade, 117th Space Battalion and the Colorado Army National Guard,” said Hatfield.