Nov. 9, 2020 Raymond document outlines Space Force’s management practices, priorities, and identity Chief of Space Operations, Gen. John Raymond, unveiled Nov. 9 a seminal document that aims to cement the new service’s purpose and identity while also outlining specific management principles for guiding the Space Force’s development, future and success.
Nov. 5, 2020 SMC and its Partners Successfully Launch Fourth GPS III Satellite LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The U.S. Space Force, Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) and its mission partners successfully launched the fourth Global Positioning Systems (GPS) III satellite at 6:24 p.m. EST, Nov. 5 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station,
Oct. 29, 2020 46th Annual AFA Salute to SMC LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.-- Members of the Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) and the 61st Air Base Group gathered to celebrate the accomplishments of fifteen recipients during the 46th annual Air Force Association Salute to SMC, here.
Oct. 19, 2020 SMC installation changes to HPCON Bravo LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.-- Effective Oct. 19, leadership from the Space and Missile Systems Center and the 61st Air Base Group have updated the local health protection condition (HPCON) from “Charlie” to “Bravo.”
Oct. 7, 2020 WGS-11+ Satellite Completes Preliminary Design Review Leveraging the Space and Missile Systems Center’s cross-corps enterprise structure, the three-day event was co-chaired by SMC’s Production Corps and Portfolio Architect’s Mission System Integration leadership. Stakeholders across the Wideband community including system engineers from the Army, Navy
Oct. 2, 2020 SMC Officer wins first-ever USSF Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Capt. Gilbert Rayhill, executive officer to the Space and Missile Systems Center Development Corps Program Executive Officer, is the first-ever recipient of the U.S. Space Force’s Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award in the junior officer category.
Sept. 29, 2020 SMC and its Partners Poised to Launch Fourth GPS III Satellite CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. -- The U.S. Space Force’s newest Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite, Space Vehicle 04 (GPS III SV04) rolled out to Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 40, Sept. 27.
Sept. 25, 2020 U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center announces landmark contract modifications for reuse of SpaceX launch vehicles The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center Launch Enterprise and Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) recently signed a contract modification to reuse a Falcon 9 first-stage booster – for the first time on a National Security Space Launch mission – starting with the fifth
Sept. 25, 2020 Fourth GPS III Satellite Encapsulated Ahead of Launch CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. – The U.S. Space Force Space and Missile Systems Center’s Lockheed Martin-built GPS III Space Vehicle 04 (GPS III SV04) satellite was encapsulated within a SpaceX payload fairing at Astrotech Space Operations Florida facility on Sept. 21 in preparation for its
Sept. 24, 2020 SMC graduates first-ever Airman Leadership School class LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.-- Sixteen Airmen were honored following completion of Airman Leadership School (ALS) here, a twenty-four day course specifically designed to arm junior enlisted service members with the tools needed as they prepare for their role as future noncommissioned officers