[5] Tracing its history to 1965, the delta is headquartered at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado.

[6][7][8] It replaced the 50th Network Operations Group, which had been part of the former 50th Space Wing.

In 1971, as American participation in the Vietnam War was reduced and United States Air Force closed down its activities at Nha Trang Air Base, the squadron was moved to Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base, Missouri, where it absorbed the mission, personnel and equipment of the 2009th Communications Squadron, which was inactivated.

The 50th Network Operations Group was re-designated as Delta 6 on July 24, 2020.

Space Delta 6's emblem consists of the following elements:[13] Vietnam: