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  • SMC's Directorate Wins Command's Award

    The Space and Missile Systems Center's Space Logistics Directorate (SMC/SL) was recently named the U.S. Air Force Space Command's 2013 Maintenance Effectiveness Award winner in the Depot Maintenance category. "SMC/SL won this honor by accomplishing superior communications and electronics depot

  • 20th Anniversary of Initial Operational Capability of the GPS Constellation

    The Global Positioning System (GPS) Directorate celebrated the 20thAnniversary of achieving Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for GPS Dec. 82013. In 1973, the Navstar Global Positioning System Joint Program Office(JPO), headed by then-Colonel Bradford Parkinson, developed the GPSarchitecture and

  • SBIRS GEO-3 Payload Delivered

    The missile warning sensor for the third Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS)Geosynchronous Orbiting (GEO) satellite completed final acceptance testing and was shipped to Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company (LMSSC) in Sunnyvale, Calif., forfinal integration Dec. 18, 2013. This follows closely on

  • SMC Releases WGS-5 Satellite to Operational Constellation

    The Space and Missile Systems Center recommended to HQ Air Force Space Command the release of WGS-5 communications satellite to the operational constellation. This significant achievement reflects the successful collaboration between numerous organizations including the Space and Missile Systems

  • Air Force Commercially Hosted Infrared Payload Mission Completed

    Following 27 months of successful operation, during which all mission objectives were met, the Space and Missile Systems Center decommissioned the Commercially Hosted Infrared Payload (CHIRP), Dec. 6. The CHIRP sensor, designed and built by Leidos (formerly Science Applications International

  • SMC Commander Presents County's Veteran of the Year Award

    Paul Cohen (middle), 2013 Los Angeles County's Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Veteran of the Year, receives the award Nov. 15 during a ceremony at the UCLA-Washington football game halftime show. Presenting the award were (from left to right): Brig. Gen. (ret.) Ruth A. Wong, Los Angeles

  • SBIRS GEO-2 Achieves AFSPC Operational Acceptance

    The U.S. Air Force announced Nov. 25 that the second Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellite (GEO-2) has achieved Air Force Space Command Operational Acceptance. GEO-2 is part of the constellation that provides continuous missile warning for the U.S. and its allies.The SBIRS

  • SMC Unit, Individual Named Best in AFSPC

    An SMC individual and unit have been the named the best of the best within Air Force Space Command. Both winners will go on to represent the command at the Air Force-level.Robert Reynado from the 61st Force Support Squadron was named AFSPC's Section Chief of the Year. He was cited for his management

  • LAAFB Commissary Holiday Hours Announced

    Los Angeles Air Force Base Commissary's holiday hours have been announced. Except for the hours listed below, the commissary will be open regular hours.Holiday hours of operation are: Thursday and Friday, Nov 28 and Nov. 29 - CLOSEDMonday, Dec. 23 - OPEN 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.Tuesday, Dec. 24 - OPEN 10

  • Small Satellites on a BIG Mission: Air Force Launches High-Tech NanoSats

    In its 60 year history, the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center has successfully launched some of the largest and most sophisticated satellites ever created. On Nov. 19 at 8:15 p.m. EST, SMC charted a new trajectory by launching two small satellites into orbit from Wallops Island, Va., on the