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  • Word on the LAAFB Street

    This week, members of the Los Angeles Air Force Base were asked ... "What job would you like to be doing if you were not working for the Air Force? Why?" "Completing my paralegal degree - then go to law school." Cheryl Franklin Global Positioning Systems Wing "Elementary school teacher because I

  • Fort MacArthur Cub Scout roundup begins

    Have you seen this banner recently as you enter or depart the Los Angeles Air Force Base housing areas? If so, you've been exposed to the Fort MacArthur's Cub Scout Pack 665 campaign to recruit new members. Promising "Fun at Every Turn," the racing theme is the heart of one of the most extensive

  • SMC Wing activation ceremony designates new organizations

    The Air Force's Space and Missile Systems Center has reorganized and renamed its organizations to mirror a more traditional Air Force structure following a ceremony, July 31. The Center activated or "stood up" six subordinate wings, 21 groups, 12 squadrons, 20 divisions, two system offices and the

  • GPS technology not just for military, also benefits civilian users

    You're stranded in the middle of Los Angeles. You can't get to where you need to be. You pull out your cell phone or log onto the navigation system in your car and voila ... instant directions to your destination! Since first launched in 1978, the Navstar Global Positioning System has been available

  • Airman's Attic opens for operation

    The Los Angeles Air Force Base Airman's Attic is now open after closing its doors in April 2005 upon losing its facility to renovation efforts on Fort Mac Arthur. This valuable resource is once again available to airman and their families in a new location, just in time for the Summer PCS move

  • SMC Test Wing sets new record with C-17A drop

    A government and industry test team broke their own record in late July by releasing a full-scale simulated 72,000-pound rocket from an unmodified C-17A aircraft at the operational launch altitude of 32,000 feet and an air speed of 200 knots. This feat marked the largest single object to be dropped

  • Company Grade Officers ‘brown bags’ mentoring program

    Col. Edward Bolton Jr., Launch and Range Systems Wing commander at the Space and Missile Systems Center, gave a mentorship briefing during the Air Force Cadet Mentor Action Program Brown Bag Luncheon, July 20. Primarily for Company Grade Officers, Colonel Bolton spoke on the changing roles of

  • Kudos to SMC's Professionals

    Congratulations AFSPC Winner Blacks in Government - Meritorious Service AwardMajor Eric Reed, SMC Directorate of Staff Congratulations Quartely Award Winners Senior Company Grade Officer Capt. Miguel Garcia, Launch and Range Systems Wing Junior Company Grade Officer 1st Lt. Mandi Fuller, Space

  • Rakus Family shares ‘tremendous gratitude’

    Ladies and Gentlemen: I am writing you today to express the deep and heartfelt thanks my family and I have for the overwhelming support you have provided us following the tragic and untimely passing of our beloved son Jeffrey Alan Rakus, on July 7, 2006. In the time since, we have experienced

  • Word on the LAAFB Street

    This week, members of the Los Angeles Air Force Base were asked ... "The month of August is referred to as the 'dog days of summer.' What is your favorite breed of dog and why?" "The Bulldog. One of the smallest breed of dogs but always ready for the fight." Senior Airman Deshawn Little SMC

 

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