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

GPSW Spouse Organizes Effort to Give Back to Area Vets

Recently, the Air Force Association's Schriever Chapter and the Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association - Los Angeles Chapter sponsored more than 220 veterans and their families on a free whale watching trip. Tracy Learned, wife of Lt. Col. David Learned, GPS IIF Mission Integration

GPS Partnership Council to be Held Here, May 4-5

The Global Positioning Systems Wing and the Los Angeles Chapter of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) are hosting the 2010 GPS Partnership Council. The conference will be held here, May 4 and 5. The theme for this year is "Advancing Positioning, Navigation, and

The Global Positioning Systems Wing: Space Assets as a Force Multiplier in All Facets of Life

The first thought for most people when they hear the term "GPS" is a device that that gets them from place A to B. GPS stands for the Global Positioning System and started out as a US military system for space-based radio navigation. Over the past decade, the use of GPS has exploded beyond simple

GPS IIR Team Honored by AFA

Recently, the Global Positioning System IIR Team was named as the Air Force Association's 2010 Aerospace Citation of Honor Award winner. The GPS IIR team, consisting of personnel from the GPS, Launch and Range Systems, 50th Space and 45th Space wings, and industry partners Lockheed Martin and ITT,

Toys Donated by GPS Wing Benefit Annual Toys for Tots Campaign

Recently, the Global Positioning System Wing held its annual holiday party and Toys for Tots kick-off charity event at the Gordon Conference Center. The GPS Wing selected the Toys for Tots Foundation because of its pledge to bring the joy of Christmas to America's needy children. Christmas is a time

GPS Wing's Food Drive Helps to Feed Nearly 100 Families

Following a two-week food drive, the Global Positioning Systems Wing contributed 94 boxes of food to the Salvation Army in Redondo Beach. Each box consisted of 13 items of food including rice, milk, cereal, canned meat, canned fruits and vegetables, peanut butter and jelly, macaroni and cheese,

Torch Run Held to Mark POW/MIA Recognition Day

The Space and Missile Systems Center at Los Angeles Air Force Base kicked off their 2nd Annual POW/MIA Recognition Day observance, Thursday, with a small ceremony followed by a torch relay run from Redondo Beach to the Base's running track in El Segundo. The ceremony officially began a 24-hour

GPSW AFSO21 Success Story - The Badging Process

In March, 2008, the GPSW SE&I Plans & Processes team kicked off an AFSO21 Process Improvement Project with the SE&I Integrated Data Environment (IDE) Team, GPSW Security Personnel, and the Los Angeles AFB Badging Office to reduce the time it takes contractor employees to receive their Common Access

Helicopter and Other Displays Show GPS in Action During Conference