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Military Satellite Communications

The completed Tactical Communications Satellite (TACSAT) undergoes testing at Hughes Aircraft Company in 1969. It was successfully launched Feb. 9, 1969. (USAF photo)
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Military Satellite Communications

A Skynet II satellite is packed for shipment at a contractor’s facility. (USAF photo)
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Military Satellite Communications

A NATO III satellite is prepared for testing by two technicians at Philco-Ford Corporation April 15, 1976. (USAF photo)
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Military Satellite Communications

The second and last Skynet II satellite is unpacked at Cape Canaveral for launch processing Oct. 3, 1974. It was successfully launched Nov. 22, 1974. (USAF photo)
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Military Satellite Communications

Artist’s concept of IDCSP satellites being released in orbit from their Titan IIIC launch vehicle. The IDCSP constellation consisted of 26 operational satellites. (USAF photo)
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Military Satellite Communications

The payload fairing is installed on Titan IIIC-16 at Cape Canaveral. Enclosed are the last 8 satellites of the Initial Defense Communications Satellite Program (IDCSP), successfully launched June 13, 1968. (USAF photo)
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Global Positioning System

Launch of NAVSTAR II-1 on 14 February 1989. This was the first GPS Block II satellite in orbit and the first use of the Delta II rocket. (USAF photo)
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GPS Early User Equipment 2

Two soldiers test early models of GPS manpack receivers in 1978. (USAF photo)
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GPS Early User Equipment 1

A soldier holds one of the Small Lightweight GPS Receivers (SLGRs) used during Operation Desert Storm in 1991. (USAF photo)
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GPS Predecessors 2-2

Testing the concept for the 621-B program at White Sands Missile Range Sept. 8, 1972 are A.E. Gillogly of The Aerospace Corporation and M. Moore of Grumman Aerospace Corporation. (USAF photo)
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GPS Predecessors 2-1

The Naval Research Laboratory’s managers for the Timation program and, later, the GPS program: Roger L. Easton (left) and Al Bartholemew. (USAF photo)
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GPS Predecessors 1-4

Artist’s concept of the NTS-2 satellite in orbit. SAMSO launched it successfully June 23, 1977. (USAF photo)
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GPS Predecessors 1-3

Personnel at Vandenberg AFB add a Stage Vehicle upper stage to the Naval Research Laboratory’s NTS-2 satellite. (USAF photo)
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GPS Predecessors 1-2

Artist’s concept of the Naval Research Laboratory’s Timation III satellite. It was also known as the first Navigation Technology Satellite (NTS-1). SAMSO’s Space Test Program successfully launched it July 13, 1974. (USAF photo)
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GPS Predecessor 1-1

The first navigation satellites were the Naval Research Laboratory’s Transit prototypes. The first to achieve orbit was Transit 1B, shown here during pre-launch testing. AFBMD successfully launched it using a Thor Ablestar rocket April 13, 1960. (USAF photo)
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LAAFB Volleyball Playoff

Players from SMC’s Infrared Space Systems directorate volleyball team attempt to block a return shot from the MILSATCOM team during a playoff game, May 30. The MILSATCOM team won the match for the overall volleyball championship. (Photo by Joe Juarez)
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WGS- 6

WGS-6 arrives at the Shuttle Landing Facility at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla. The satellite is scheduled to launch aboard a Delta IV launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral, May 22. (Courtesy photo)
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FEB Partnership Awards

The Military Satellite Communications Engineering Division is recognized by the Federal Executive Board with a Partnership Award, May 8. The division was cited for its partnerships in providing communications for approximately 16,000 aircraft, ships, mobile and fixed sites. (Photo by Sarah Corrice)
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FEB Partnership Awards

Leonard Gonzales, director of the SMC Equal Opportunity Office, accepts the FEB Partnership award on the STEM-Diversity Group’s behalf, May 8. (Photo by Sarah Corrice)
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SMC Captain Runs Boston Marathon

Captain Ruben Arredondo, SMC Global Positioning Systems Directorate, crosses the finish line at the Boston Marathon, April 15. (Courtesy photo)
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