Leaders provide update, vector on Air Force space efforts at symposium

Senior Air Force leaders, military members and industry partners gathered for the Air Force Association's annual Global Warfare Symposium here on Nov. 18 and 19. This year's symposium focused on innovation, operating under financial constraints, building partnerships, and managing space acquisition.

Global Positioning System Satellite Achieves 20 Years On-Orbit

The Global Positioning System (GPS) constellation is the most robust and capable system in the history of space. Space Vehicle Number (SVN) 23 is a testament to how the Air Force continues to meet and exceed its operational requirements with GPS. GPS Block IIA-10 (SVN-23), built by Boeing (formerly

SMC Appoints Record Number of Presidential Management Fellows

The Space and Missile Systems Center appointed nearly 30 Class of 2010 Presidential Management Fellows; the most PMFs ever appointed in a single-year since the agency began utilizing the PMF appointing authority in 2002. SMC is the number one recruiter of Class of 2010 PMFs throughout both the U.S.

LA Storm Wins Home Game Against Miramar

SMC Redesignates Wings and Groups

Lt. Gen. John T. Sheridan, Space and Missile Systems Center commander, officiated at a transition ceremony changing SMC's wings to directorates, Nov. 10, in the Schriever Space Complex Courtyard.This change was made as part of the Air Force's continued efforts to improve acquisition, better

LA County Honors DSP Program's 40th Anniversary

GPS IIF-1 Introduces a Host of New Capabilities for Users

There's no satellite system that touches so many lives in so many ways around the world like the Global Positioning System. From finance to farming, from ATMs to UAVs, from rescue missions to shopping trips, GPS is the premier provider of positioning, navigation and timing services for civil and

2010 a Big Year for Energy and Water Conservation Initiatives at LAAFB

2010 has been an eventful year in energy and water conservation for SMC. Lighting system upgrades, which primarily work off motion-occupancy sensors, were placed in the main office areas, corridors, restrooms and break-rooms of buildings 270, 271 and 272. Photovoltaic (PV) panels above the east-side

Team MCSW Trains, Completes Half Marathon

Twenty-two MILSATCOM wingmen, joined by 12,000 other runners and walkers, hit the streets of LA for the inaugural Rock 'n' Roll Los Angeles Half Marathon, Oct. 24. Team MCSW was a true total force with active duty, reserve, civilian, contractor and family participants. Eight MCSW runners crossed the

GPS IIF Session Held at ION Conference

The Global Positioning Systems Wing's GPS IIF Program and Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems recently co-chaired a session at the Institute for Navigation's Global Navigation Satellite Systems Conference held in Portland, Ore. ION is considered the world's premier non-profit professional society