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721st Support Group [721st SPTG]

The 721st Support Group operates, maintains, secures, sustains, mobilizes, tests, and controls the worldwide warning and surveillance system for North America, normally referred to as the Integrated Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment (ITW/AA) weapon system. It consists of airborne, land-based and space-based systems which sense and report on all activities in air and space.

These reports are sent to Cheyenne Mountain AFS where they are integrated into a total air, land and space picture for the on-duty command director who decides whether North America is or is not under attack.

The 721st SPTG Comprises more than 950-person group and is composed of four squadrons and a test control section. It provides and operates secure, survivable systems and facilities for North American Aerospace Defense Command, United States Space Command, and Air Force Space Command crews to perform their air defense, space surveillance, and missile warning missions.

The 721st SPTG directs all support operations, maintenance, and testing for Cheyenne Mountain's integrated tactical warning and attack assessment systems, and actively participates in on-going system upgrades.

The 721st Support Group operates all systems inside the mountain. It is composed of more than 950 personnel and has four squadrons to carry out its mission, as well as a test control section.