Delta 3, Folded in tradition
PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brandon Whittaker, High Frontier Ceremonial Guardsman, folds an American flag during a Space Delta 3 – Space Electromagnetic Warfare pre-deployment-flag-folding ceremony at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, 2022. Flags folded at these ceremonies are flown during deployment by members from DEL 3. DEL 3’s ceremonial tradition of folding flags to bring on deployment, dates back over 20 years to the 76th Space Control Squadron. (U.S. Space Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Aaron Edwards)