Base Leadership Participates in Operation Welcome Home Kickoff

LAAFB, Air Force Stands Down to Talk Safety, Suicide Prevention

In response to an alarming rise in the number of Airmen and Air Force civilians who died in motor vehicle accidents or took their own lives in 2010, Los Angeles Air Force Base recently took a day to stand down and talk about safety and suicide prevention.So far this year, nearly 30 Airmen,

RNASA Foundation Honors Stellar Space Performers

The Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation recognized outstanding individual and team achievements in space April 30 in Houston, Texas, presenting the prestigious Stellar Award to top performers in government, the military and the aerospace industry.The foundation honored Capt. Gina

Team LAAFB Takes on Relay Challenge

It was high noon in the Nevada desert. The relentless heat simmered on the highway surface. The Mercury kept rising inexorably under the bright, cloudless sky. Quiet solitude was palpable, for nothing seemed willing to stir in the 98-degree heat. Even the breeze slowed to die.But a column of runners

Base Personnel Turnout for Don't Forget the Lyrics Casting Call

Most people would love to have their fifteen minutes of fame. At Los Angeles Air Force Base, everyone had the opportunity to make it big when a team from the show, "Don't Forget the Lyrics!" came out Wednesday, May 19, for an open casting call.Although anyone could audition, the team's sole focus

GPSW Green Monsters Ragnar Relay Adventure

Imagine running more than 200 miles from Ventura to Dana Point, Calif., with a few of your closest friends. Now imagine running it all in a single day, packed into a too-small van with these (now very sweaty) friends, your only opportunity for sleep is perhaps two hours on a wooden pier, and your

Guardian Challenge 2010: Space Development and Test Wing Retains King Trophy

Guardian Challenge 2010: Team SMC at Arrival, Opening Ceremonies

The Space and Missile Systems Center's Guardian Challenge 2010 team arrived at Air Force Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., May 20 to attend the festivities.

Med Ops Squadron Commander Trains Afghan Nurses

A leader, mentor and former commander of the 61st Medical Operations Squadron, Lt Col Bernadette Anderson is currently deployed to Afghanistan. A combat medic, she has been involved in the launch of an Afghan nurse training program - serving as an instructor and advisor to the Afghan director of

Work on telemetry antenna continues

Members of the Air Force Space Command's Launch and Range Systems Wing team, headquartered at the Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, participated in a ground breaking construction effort which kicked off a project to install a new 44 foot telemetry antenna at the