61st ABW Quarterly Awards Winners Announced

The winners of the 61st Air Base Wing's Quarterly Awards were announced at a ceremony, Jan. 23.  The Administrative Support Civilian of the Quarter: Ryan Youngsma The Junior Level Civilian of the Quarter: Barbara Davis The Mid-Level Civilian of the Quarter: Jeanne Knier The Senior Level Civilian of

Base Celebrates MLK Legacy

The Space and Missile Systems Center personnel celebrated and honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy with a special luncheon, which took place at the Proud Bird Restaurant in Los Angeles, Jan. 30. Dr. King was known for his efforts to bring awareness to equal rights and for his famous "I Have a

Airman Awarded Airman's Medal for Heroic Act in Redondo Beach

Master Sgt. Michael Garrison, Space and Missile Systems Center, was awarded the Airman's Medal recently for putting himself in harm's way when he came to the aid of a driver who had a seizure while driving in Redondo Beach, Calif. Thanks to his quick- thinking and split-second action, not only was

GPS Wing Takes WARFIT Crown in Challenge Against SYSW

Gen Douglas MacArthur once said "On the fields of friendly strife are sown the seeds that on other days and other fields will bear the fruits of victory." Two of Team SMC's premier units have taken this to heart and will be living out that ideal right here at Los Angeles Air Force Base. The Global

Free Tax Assistance Available To Military Families, Retirees

The 2008 income tax return season has begun and taxpayers who have not yet filed their returns are encouraged to do so before the April 15 deadline. The Los Angeles Air Force Base Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Tax Center offers free tax preparation services. The center is staffed by trained,

Rose Parade Fanfest Offers Behind the Scenes View of Float Construction

GPS IIR-18(M) Satellite Set Healthy

GPS IIR-18(M), the fifth modernized GPS IIR satellite built by Lockheed Martin and launched aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket, was set healthy to navigation and timing users worldwide, Jan 2. The satellite joins four operational modernized IIR and 12 IIR satellites currently on-orbit

Mr. William Maikisch - an SMC Icon Retires

Mr. William Maikisch, a member of the Senior Executive Service and Executive Director of the Space and Missile Systems Center, officially retired Jan. 2 after 34 years of federal service. He began his career in the program office that evolved into the GPS wing. "That's kind of fun because of what

Foundation Makes Donation to Spouses Club

Base Security Forces Squadron and Police Officer's Union extend Holiday Cheer to Family of Deployed Army Private

Members of the 61st Security Forces Squadron (SFS) went out of their way to exemplify the meaning of camaraderie and the spirit of the holiday season when they delivered a Christmas tree to the family of a deployed soldier during the recent Wingman Day, Dec. 6. The wife and five children, ages 2