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  • SMC exercises contract options to procure two additional GPS III satellites

    The Space and Missile Systems Center awarded a contract option to Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company to procure two additional Global Positioning System III satellites today.  The contract option procures long lead and production hardware to produce space vehicles 9 and 10 for the next generation

  • Warrior of the Week: Linda Doerfler

    Duty Location: Hanscom Air Force Base, MassachusettsDirectorate/Unit:  AFLCMC/HNASDuty Title:   Senior Acquisition Management SpecialistYears in Service:  6Time on Station:   6Hometown:  Chelmsford, MassachusettsGoals:  To continue to contribute to the Air Force mission and mentor the next

  • SBIRS Combined Task Force Recognized in Decommissioning Ceremony

    The Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center decommissioned the Space Based Infrared Systems (SBIRS) Combined Task Force (CTF) in a ceremony September 1.  This milestone concludes more than 15 years of successful CTF contributions to the mission.  The CTF is comprised of SMC Remote Sensing, AF

  • Looking Ahead: the Future of Military Satellite Communications

    As SMC’s Military Satellite Communications (MILSATCOM) Directorate and its mission partners make ready for the launches of the fourth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite and the eight Wideband Global Satellite Communication (WGS) satellite, energies are turning to the next generation

  • Warrior of the Week: Staff Sgt Austin Cox

    Directorate/Unit: SMC/MCL, Peterson AFB, ColoradoDuty Title:  Milstar Depot Maintenance Technician Years in Service:  5 yearsTime on Station:  3 yearsHometown:  Tuscon, AZGoals:  To become more proficient in all the Milstar terminals, to one day run the shop at MCL, and to complete his Bachelor’s

  • Warrior of the Week: “RT” Hicks

    Directorate/Unit:  SMC/MCODuty Title:   Chief, IT and Network BranchYears in Service:  21 years Active Duty military service Time on Station:   Nearly 9 yearsHometown:  Washington, D.C. Goals:  To provide the MC Directorate with an innovative workforce that keeps current with evolving technologies

  • U.S. Air Force set to launch next GSSAP spacecraft

    The U.S. Air Force is scheduled to launch the third and fourth Orbital/ATK built Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) satellites aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV launch vehicle on Aug. 19. The mission, called AFSPC-6, will deliver two Geosynchronous Space Situational

  • SBIRS GEO Flight 3 Arrives in Florida, Prepares for October Launch

    The U.S. Air Force’s Space Based Infrared Systems program completed a major program milestone on Aug. 2, successfully delivering a Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellite Flight 3 to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. “GEO Flight 3 delivery and launch marks a significant milestone in fulfilling

 

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