Base Leaders Participate in Local 4th of July Events

SMC Celebrates 55th Birthday

Project Emily Display to be Unveiled

Project Emily was the code name for the deployment of 60 Thor Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles (IRBM) in the Eastern part of England between 1958 and 1963. The Thor was a nuclear-armed, single-stage, intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) with a range of 1,500 nautical miles. It served as

TacSat-3, Other ORS Initiatives Benefit Warfighter

The Operationally Responsive Space Office was stood up in 2007 to respond to presidential direction to rapidly reconstitute critical space capabilities should they be lost. ORS was chartered by Congress to be the coordination office for ORS initiatives across the Department of Defense. Tactical

Retiree Expo Held on Base

First in DoD, Prescription ATM eases Patients' Wait Time

The 61st Medical Group recently introduced a prescription dispensing machine during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Base Exchange, June 13. The ScriptCenter Express Prescription Refill and Pickup Center is the first of its kind in Los Angeles County, the Air Force, and the Department of

Base personnel and Community Responders Join Together for MERCAT Exercise

On June 12,  the Los Angeles Air Force Base medical response team and local community first responders will be working together to exercise our ability to handle to a major incident. Fire trucks, ambulances and HAZMAT vehicles will be here to provide a realistic training scenario. There is no cause

SMC Standard Space Training Team wins 2008 AF Modeling & Simulation Acquisition Award

The Satellite Control and Network Systems Group's Standard Space Trainer Team won the 2008 Air Force Modeling and Simulation Acquisition Award. The Standard Space Trainer (SST) Team distinguished itself by taking a grassroots idea for a standardized space training simulation architecture and

Base Volunteers Recognized for Their Service

More than 100 people attended the annual Volunteer Recognition Celebration and Reception in the Gordon Conference Center, May 14. The ceremony honored the 417 base volunteers from the Airman & Family Readiness Center, the Airman's Attic, the Clinic; the Catholic and Protestant Chapels; the Company

Outstanding Students Recognized at LAAFB Academic Recognition Ceremony

Thirteen students were recognized at Los Angeles Air Force Base's Academic Recognition Program Ceremony held at the Fort MacArthur Community Center, May 13. The ceremony was hosted by the LAAFB School Liaison Officer, Col. Theresa Katein, with support of the Airman & Family Readiness Center. Each