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April 16, 2016
USAF Special Operations looking to recruit current Airmen for special tactics

U.S. Air Force Special Operations recruiters will be here April 28 to meet with and educate male and female enlisted and officer Airmen interested in cross training into Special Tactics.The recruiters are looking for motivated Airmen interested in Combat Control, Tactical Air Control Party, Special
April 12, 2016
61st MDS enlisted member selected for officer commissioning

An enlisted member from the 61st Medical Squadron has been selected for Officer Training School through the Senior Leader Enlisted Commissioning Program.Staff Sgt. Katelin Robinson, 61st MDS noncommissioned officer in charge of Dental Logistics at the Los Angeles Air Force Base medical clinic, was
April 5, 2016
CMSAF visits SMC wounded warrior

The Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force, James A. Cody paid a personal visit to a wounded warrior from the Space and Missile Systems Center during his two-day stay here March 9-10. Following his full day visit with Airmen at the center, Cody took time to travel to the VA Medical Center in Long Beach
April 5, 2016
CMSAF visits SMC

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody visited the Space and Missile Systems Center March 9-11 to discuss the current state of the Air Force from an enlisted perspective. The visit offered active duty and civilian personnel a rare opportunity to directly address the service's senior
April 5, 2016
SMC alumni was linchpin in Operation Desert Storm

Not too long ago, the navigation devices we used to travel from one location to another were known as printed maps or celestial navigation sights. Today, while those devices still exist, the navigation device of choice is a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver.In 1991, Operation Desert Storm
April 4, 2016
Command and control of SBIRS and DSP satellites successfully transferred to new ground system

Air Force Space Command's Space and Missile Systems Center and the 460th Space Wing have confirmed that Command and Control of the Space-Based Infrared Systems and Defense Support Program satellites and payloads have been transferred from their legacy ground system to the new Block 10 ground
April 1, 2016
SMC's Cost Centralization Team earns high honors

A team from the Space and Missile Systems Center's Financial Management and Comptroller Directorate was recently recognized for saving over $76 million in budgeted Air Force funding through their cost centralization initiatives.SMC/FM's Cost Centralization Team earned a Special Acts and Services
April 1, 2016
SMC leadership team prepares for a dynamic future

Twenty-three principal leaders and directors from across Space and Missile Systems Center along with senior executives from The Aerospace Corporation and Mitre gathered for an off-site conference April 1 at the Fort MacArthur Community Center in San Pedro, Calif. The purpose of the off-site was to
April 1, 2016
SMC commander enlists Delayed Entry recruits at NASCAR race

In front of a National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing crowd, Lt. Gen. Samuel Greaves, SMC commander and Air Force program executive office for space, administered the oath of enlistment for Air Force Delayed Entry recruits during a racing event at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, March
March 23, 2016
The evolution of GPS: From Desert Storm to today's users

In a desert, it's easy to get lost.There are no roads, no signposts, nor vegetation to give you a clue as to where you are. That was the grim situation facing U.S. and coalition forces during the 1990-1991 crisis in the Persian Gulf, known as Desert Shield/Desert Storm.Sometimes called "the first

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