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

Guardian Challenge 2010 - Day 4 of Security Forces Competition

On May 19, the last day of the security forces competition at Guardian Challenge 2010, the Space and Missile Systems Center's 61st Security Forces Squadron team's performance could serve as a script for a sports movie.A serious injury forced a member from the original team to withdraw late into

Guardian Challenge 2010 - Day 3 of Security Forces Competition

Day 3 of Guardian Challenge 2010 saw the Space and Missile Systems Center's 61st Security Forces Squadron team members practice on the Academy's obstacle course in preparation for the final portion of the security forces competition.Team members participating in this event are Department of Defense

Guardian Challenge 2010 - Day 2 of Security Forces Competition

Guardian Challenge 2010's security forces competition continued with the marksmanship portion on Day 2 May 17 at the U.S. Air Force Academy's Jack's Valley.The Space and Missile Systems Center's 61st Security Forces Squadron team sent four of its best shooters to the competition: Department of