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  • Fifth WGS Satellite Set to Launch

    The Air Force has scheduled the launch of a WGS satellite aboard a Delta IV launch vehicle on May 23 from Space Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. This is the fifth launch for the WGS constellation and the third WGS launch on the Delta IV launch vehicle. The WGS-5 satellite

  • WGS-6 Satellite Shipment Postures Air Force for Launch

    The U.S. Air Force's sixth Wideband Global Satellite communication spacecraft arrived at the Shuttle Landing Facility at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., today. The shipment of WGS-6 marks an important milestone for the spacecraft and launch campaign. Following arrival at the Shuttle Landing Facility,

  • SMC's STEM, MILSATCOM Team Efforts Recognized by FEB

    The Space and Missile Systems Center's STEM-Diversity Outreach Group won the Greater Los Angeles Federal Executive Board Public Service Partnership Award, receiving recognition for its exemplary demonstration of partnership through Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education

  • SMC Acquisition and Financial Support Contracts Awarded

    U.S. Air Force Space Command's Space and Missile Systems Center awarded two Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity contracts for SMC Acquisition and Financial Support, May 13.BTAS Inc., headquartered in Beavercreek, Ohio, and MCR Federal, LLC., headquartered in McLean, Va., were each awarded IDIQ

  • GPS IIF-4 Successfully Launched from Cape Canaveral

    A U.S. Air Force Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite built by Boeing was successfully launched today. The fourth GPS IIF satellite, Space Vehicle Number (SVN) 66, was carried aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V Launch Vehicle at 5:38 p.m. EDT May 15 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station,

  • President Issues Military Spouse Day Proclamation

    President Barack Obama has issued a proclamation declaring May 10 as Military Spouse Appreciation Day.Here is the text of the president's proclamation:As long as there have been courageous men and women willing to protect our Union and our ideals, there have been extraordinary spouses at their side

  • LR Team Wins AF Safety Award

    SMC's Launch and Range Systems Safety Team is this year's winner of the Air Force Chief of Safety Space Safety Award. The team was one of two Air Force Space Command-level winners to take the top spot at the Air Force-level. The other team being the Air Force Network Integration Center at Scott AFB

  • SMC Captain's First-Hand Account of Chaos After Boston Marathon Bombing

    Editors note: The Boston Marathon bombing occurred a little more than two weeks ago; however,memories are still fresh for the eyewitnesses, one of whom is SMC's own Capt. Ruben Arredondo, a contract specialist with the Global Positioning Systems directorate. He ran in the marathon and finished in

  • SMC Commander Speaks at Milken Conference

    Lieutenant General Ellen Pawlikowski, SMC commander, along with other panel members including Astronaut Mae Jemison and Space X President Gwynne Shotwell participated in a panel about the future of space at the Milken Institute's Global Conference, April 30. The topic of the panel discussion was

  • Help for Those Lost in Smog: Getting Ready for ECARS

    The Employee-vehicle Certification and Reporting System, or ECARS, will be implemented at LAAFB May 13, 2013. This is an Air Force program that will ensure the base aligns with Clean Air Act, section 118(d), which requires vehicles operated by federal military and civilian employees (not

 

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