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  • 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

  • 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

  • LAAFB CFC Drive Kicks Off Oct 12

    The Combined Federal Campaign at Los Angeles Air Force Base kicks off Oct. 12 to offer federal employees an opportunity to support organizations of their choosing from a pool of more than 25,000 non-profits. The LAAFB 2010 CFC drive has a goal of $230,000 and will run for three weeks, concluding