Operational Acceptance Achieved on SBIRS HEO System

The Air Force announced today operational acceptance of the Space Based Infrared System Highly Elliptical Orbit--HEO-1-- payload and associated ground system into operational service. SMC's Space Based Infrared Systems Wing Commander, Col. Roger Teague, noted, "This is a great moment for the SBIRS

Recruits Experience Enlistment of a Lifetime

Some folks talk up-front about the heroic role Airmen assume when the sky is falling or not. Others, laid back, might think they're just doing their jobs. Either way, if you were to ask any one of the 19 new U.S. Air Force recruits that were sworn in at Rose Bowl Stadium on Saturday they will tell

Civic Leaders Receive Orientation Flight

Airman Recieves Medal Prior to USC Game

Delayed Entry Recruits Sworn In

LAAFB Personnel Participate in Local Veterans Day Events

GPS Wing Receives Approval to Enter Production

Mr. Douglas Loverro, executive director, Space and Missile Systems Center, Air Force Space Command, Los Angeles AFB, Calif., signed the Acquisition Decision Memorandum to enter the production phase of the acquisition life cycle for the Advanced Digital Antenna Production program, Nov. 3. This

Air Force Week Showcases the Service’s People and Missions

Aerial flyovers, military band concerts and Air Force-themed film festivals are planned for Air Force Week 2008 in Southern California - a week-long extravaganza showcasing the U.S. Air Force, its people and their mission. It will be held Nov. 14-21 with events throughout the region. All events,

GPS Wing Announces Successful Completion of the GPS III Integrated Baseline Review

The Global Positioning Systems Wing successfully completed an integrated baseline review of the GPS IIIA program Oct. 31. The IBR was the first major event for the $1.4 billion GPS IIIA development and production contract. The IBR team consisted of members of the GPS III Squadron and support

GPS Modernization Steps Forward

In the fall of 2009, the U.S. Air Force will achieve another milestone on the path toward GPS modernization. Operators at the 50th Space Wing and the 2nd Space Operations Squadron will upload new software to the IIR-M satellites enabling the first broadcast of a transitional Civil Navigation (CNAV)