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  • Commentary: Serve Like a Champion Today

    If you didn't know, I happen to be a rabid Notre Dame Irish football fan.  I've spent many Saturdays huddled around the television cheering my Irish to victory.  The winning tradition that I've grown accustomed to over the past 40 years has changed quite a bit.  The wins are a little less frequent

  • SMC Stands Up New Advanced Systems and Development Directorate

    Our "Innovation to Operations" mindset recently shifted into high-gear with the merger of two SMC directorates charged with charting the future for Air Force Space Command: the Space Development and Test Directorate and the Development Planning Directorate.  The newly combined directorate, now known

  • U.S. Air Force tests first All-Electric Vehicle-to-Grid Fleet in the Nation

    The Air Force unveiled the Federal Government's first non-tactical vehicle fleet composed entirely of plug-in electric and hybrid vehicles at Los Angeles Air Force Base, home of the Space and Missile Systems Center, Friday, Nov. 14.Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Miranda A. A. Ballentine and

  • AEHF Team Wins David Packard Award

    The Space and Missile Systems Center's AEHF Program Team has won the 2014 David Packard Excellence in Acquisition Award.The Packard Award recognizes DoD organizations for innovation and best acquisition practices. The team was cited for its revolutionary Block Buy space acquisition strategy to

  • Wingman Day Provides the Tools to Build Resiliency

    Los Angeles Air Force Base held a "Wingman Day" to strengthen the foundation of trust and resiliency within the men and women working here, Nov. 6.Wingman Day offers a break in the day-to-day work requirements and allows Airmen and civilian employees to focus on their own resiliency, to get to know

  • LISC Contract Awarded

    The Air Force awarded the Launch and Test Range Integrated Service Contract (LISC) to Range Generation Next LLC on Nov. 6.  The total contract value, including all potential options and potential award fee is $2 billion.   LISC will provide the Government with a single prime contractor responsible

  • GPS IIF-8 Successfully Launched from Cape Canaveral AFS

    The U.S. Air Force successfully launched the Boeing-built eighth Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellite aboard  an ULA Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla., at 1:21 p.m. EDT."I'm delighted with the outcome of today's launch. Thanks to the men and women of SMC,

  • GPS IIF-8 Rolls Out to Launch Pad

    An Atlas V rocket with GPS IIF-8 aboard was rolled out to the launch pad from the Vertical Integration Facility ahead of the satellite's scheduled launch from Cape Canaveral AFS' Space Launch Complex-41, Oct. 28. The launch is set for Oct. 29 with the 18-minute launch window opening at 1:21 p.m.

  • GPS IIF-8 Ready for Launch

    The U.S. Air Force is scheduled to launch the eighth Boeing-built Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle, Oct. 29. The launch window opens at 1:21 p.m. EDT and will remain open for 18 minutes.This mission marks a major achievement for the

  • Remote Sensing Systems Directorate Team Crowned LAAFB Soccer Champions

    Space and Missile System Center's Remote Sensing Systems Directorate (RS) team "A" beat out SMC's Launch Systems Directorate (LR) in the Los Angeles Air Force Base soccer playoffs Oct. 8, 2014. LR took the first game 3 to 1 over RS but RS came back to force the playoff and won 2 to 1 over LR for the

 

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