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  • LAAFB Officer Selected for Fellowship Award, Headed for Europe

    Lt. Col. Troy Brashear from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Squadron was among the 53 American leaders awarded the 2009 American Marshall Memorial Fellowship. According to the recent article by the German Marshall Fund of the United States, Colonel Brashear and other awardees will be traveling

  • Base to Host Financial Roadshow Event

    Los Angeles Air Force Base will host its first Financial Road Show in the Gordon Conference Center, Feb. 26. The offices of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy (MC&FP), in conjunction with the Airman and Family Readiness Center, are bringing a full range of

  • Base hails recently deployed airmen

    Airmen who recently returned from deployment were honored at an "SMC Welcome Home Airmen Celebration" held at the Gordon Conference Center at Los Angeles Air Force Base, Jan. 29. The 57 men and women marched single-file through flying balloons of red, white, and blue as more than 350 fellow base

  • Second Wideband Global SATCOM Satellite Shipped to Cape Canaveral

    The U.S. Air Force's second Wideband Global SATCOM spacecraft was shipped Jan. 20 to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. WGS-2 was transported to the launch site in an environmentally-controlled container aboard an Air Force C-5 aircraft. From there, the satellite was transported to the Astrotech

  • Major Awarded Bronze Star for Helping Rebuild Iraqi Air Force

    Maj. Dan Belden, Space Development and Test Wing's deputy for Mission Design Division, Space and Missile Systems Center, received the Bronze Star Medal during a ceremony, Jan. 13. The ceremony was officiated by Gen. C. Robert "Bob" Kehler, Air Force Space Command commander. The genesis behind the

  • AF Spouses’ Scholarships Offered for Nursing Assistant Program

    The Airman & Family Readiness Center is offering ten scholarships to spouses of active duty Air Force members to become a Certified Nursing Assistant. The course is offered through the Southern California Regional Occupational Center in Torrance. Each scholarship covers registration fees, tuition,

  • SMC's Newest Lt. Col. Selects Announced

    Space and Missile Systems Center's newest Lieutenant Colonel selects were recently announced.Selected for promotion are:Staff Michelle Dale Lance Dover Scott Krause Stephen Mann Paul Rounsavall Anthony Spaduzzi Gregory Staven Global Positioning Systems Wing Greg Buckner James Lake Michael Hedenskoog