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Aug. 24, 2020
Raymond and Space Force enter new, ambitious phase as U.S. Space Command changes leaders

In a ceremony that was both crisp and solemn, Army Gen. James H. Dickinson took the reins Aug. 20 of U.S. Space Command, and in the process further cemented space’s ever-enlarging importance in national defense and in countless familiar acts of everyday life.
Aug. 21, 2020
Thompson presented prestigious Hartinger Award

LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, Calif-- Lt. Gen. John F. Thompson, Space and Missile Systems Center commander, was virtually presented the 2020 Gen. James V. Hartinger Award August 20 on behalf of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) at the Space Warfighting
Aug. 21, 2020
SMC Annual Award Winner Highlight: MSgt Fabio Batista Sanchez

LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE, Calif.—The United States Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) recently announced its outstanding military and civilian personnel for 2019.
Aug. 20, 2020
USSF SMC hosts upcoming Space Force Pitch Day in Spring 2021

LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The United States Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) is hosting the Space Force Pitch Day (SPD) event in the spring of 2021. The event is tentatively scheduled to be held in Los Angeles, however, SMC is also considering a virtual environment
Aug. 17, 2020
First female general officer promotes, transfers to Space Force

In a significant milestone for the nation’s newest armed service, Lt. Gen. Nina Armagno became the first female officer to promote to three-star general and transfer into the U.S. Space Force during a ceremony at the Pentagon, Aug. 17.
Aug. 14, 2020
Coalition Partners, U.S. and U.K., agree to share technical foundation for space operations

The U.S. Space Force reached an important milestone by recently signing an agreement to allow sharing of the Standardized Astrodynamics Algorithm Library with the Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Aug. 13, 2020
SMC Annual Award Winner Highlight: Maj. Stefanie Knox

LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.—The United States Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) recently announced its outstanding military and civilian personnel for 2019
Aug. 12, 2020
GPS III Space Vehicle 04 safely arrives in Florida

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. -- The U.S. Space Force Space and Missile Systems Center successfully delivered the fourth Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, July 14.
Aug. 12, 2020
Global Positioning System Military-Code Installs Complete at Operational Sites

The United States Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center took a major step towards Operational Acceptance of the long awaited Global Positioning System (GPS) Military-Code (M-Code) with the completion of the major M-Code Early Use (MCEU) hardware and software upgrade to the GPS Operational
Aug. 10, 2020
GPS III SV03 Receives Operational Acceptance

The United States Space Force (USSF) and the Space and the Missile Systems Center achieved another major Global Positioning System (GPS) milestone on July 27 when the GPS III Space Vehicle (SV) 03 received United States Space Force’s Operational Acceptance approval.

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