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KUDOS teaches military children the many aspects of deployment

Justin Diedolf, 61st Air Base Group Emergency Manager at Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif., assists a participant with properly fitting his gas mask at the annual Kids Understanding Deployment Operations event at Fort MacArthur in San Pedro, Calif., Oct. 22, 2011. KUDOS is a military and youth interaction program sponsored by the Airman & Family Readiness Center at Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo, Calif., and is designed to give children a taste of what deployment is like. The children ages five to 15 pass through a mobility line, interact with displays and engage in military-inspired activities throughout the event. (Photo by Sarah Corrice)

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2011 LAAFB POW/MIA Run

Twenty members of the 738th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group in Afghanistan joined runners at LAAFB via web camera in the early morning hours of Sept. 16, to run in honor of Army Sgt. Bowe R. Bergdahl. The sergeant has been held by the Taliban in Afghanistan since his capture on July 3, 2009. (Photo by Sarah Corrice)

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2011 LAAFB POW/MIA Run

The torch is carried through San Pedro, Sept. 15. (Photo by Lou Hernandez)

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2011 LAAFB POW/MIA Run

Runners are escorted across the Vincent Thomas Bridge into San Pedro. More than 50 runners representing all branches of the military services commemorated National POW/MIA Recognition Day with a 24-hour 60-plus-mile torch relay run that culminated in a wreath-laying ceremony, Sept. 16. (Photo by Lou Hernandez)

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2011 LAAFB POW/MIA Run

A bugler from VFW Post 2967 plays during the wreath laying ceremony, Sept. 16. (Photo by Joe Juarez)

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2011 LAAFB POW/MIA Run

Runners ran around the LAAFB track through the night. (Photo by Joe Juarez)

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2011 LAAFB POW/MIA Run

Members of VFW Post 2967 stand at attention at the POW/MIA Day wreath laying ceremony, Sept. 16. (Photo by Jim Gordon)

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2011 LAAFB POW/MIA Run

Col. Bernard Gruber, GPS director, hands off the torch following the completion of the 24-hour run. The torch was carried from Terminal Island to LAAFB by relay teams comprised of members from all Armed Forces. (Photo by Jim Gordon)

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2011 LAAFB POW/MIA Run

Air Force Col. Bernard Gruber, GPS director; Redondo Beach Mayor Mike Gin and Coast Guard Cmdr. Andy Clyburn, Base Support Unit San Pedro commanding officer; light the flame to hand off to the first runners, Sept. 15. The 24-hour, 60-mile torch run started on Terminal Island and ended on LAAFB. (Photo by Lou Hernandez)

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LAAFB’s Air Force Birthday Celebration

Brig. Gen. Roger Teague, SMC vice commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Vicki Robinson are joined by Los Angeles AFB’s youngest officer and enlisted members for the ceremonial cake cutting marking the Air Force’s 64th birthday, Sept. 16. (Photo by Jim Gordon)

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9-11 Remembrance

Col. Frank Simcox, 61st ABG commander, speaks at a ceremony marking the 10th Anniversary of the 9-11 terrorist attack, Sept. 11. Members of the Los Angeles and El Segundo police and fire departments participated in the event held at Fort MacArthur. Col. Charles Helwig, Satellite Control and Network Systems Division director, was the keynote speaker. (Photo by Joe Juarez)

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Heroes Day

Brig. Gen. Roger Teague, SMC vice commander and Col Frank Simcox, 61st ABG commander, join representatives from other armed forces, and local police and fire departments in a mass first pitch and catch prior to the Los Angeles Dodgers game, Sept. 12. The Dodgers recognized the military and first responders at the game in observance of the 10th Anniversary of the 9-11 terrorist attacks. (Photo by Joe Juarez)

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NHS-B RBC project

Ground is broken for a new remote tracking station upgrade at New Boston Air Force Station. The project will bring enhanced telemetry, tracking and command capabilities to the Air Force Satellite Control Network.

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GPS IIF 2 Launch

A United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket blasts off from Space Launch Complex-37 at 2:41 a.m. EDT, July 16, with the Air Force's Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF-2 payload.This launch marks the 50th successful GPS launch on a Delta vehicle. GPS IIF-2 is the second in a series of next generation GPS satellites and will join a worldwide timing and navigation system utilizing 24 satellites in six different planes, with a minimum of four satellites per plane positioned in orbit approximately 11,000 miles above the earths' surface. The GPS IIF series provides improved accuracy and enhanced performance for GPS users. (Photo by Pat Corkery, United Launch Alliance)

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ORS-1 Launch

ORS-1 lifts off from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, June 29. The satellite, launched aboard a Minotaur rocket, was deployed 12 minutes after launch. ORS-1 is the Operationally Responsive Space Office's first operational prototype satellite and represents the potential of low-cost, tactically focused satellites designed to provide critical battlespace awareness capabilities to the joint warfighter. (Photo courtesy of NASA)

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FAB-T Test

Boeing's RC-135 Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft carries the U.S. Air Force's FAB-T hardware in a demonstration of in-flight communications to ground platforms.( U.S. Air Force photo)

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SMC Change of Command

Musicians from the Band of the Golden West, play ceremonial music during the SMC change of command ceremony, June 3. Lieutenant Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski assumed command from Lt. Gen. Tom Sheridan at the ceremony. (Photo by Sarah Corrice)

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SMC Change of Command

As Lt. Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski assumes command from Lt. Gen. Tom Sheridan, one of Fort MacArthur's two ceremonial cannons fires. The Ceremonial Cannon Detail at Los Angeles AFB has the distinction of being one of the only organizations of its kind in the Air Force. The two French cannons were built in 1917 and 1918 respectively and are mounted on 1940 caissons. The cannons fire 75mm blank cannon shells. (Photo by Sarah Corrice)

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SMC Change of Command

Outgoing SMC Commander, Lt. Gen. Tom Sheridan inspects the troops during the SMC change of command ceremony, June 3. Serving as the SMC commander since May 2008, the general retired from the Air Force after a 36-year career. (Photo by Sarah Corrice)

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SMC Change of Command

Airmen from the 61st Air Base Group stand in formation during the SMC change of command ceremony, June 3. The ceremony was held at Fort MacArthur. (Photo by Sarah Corrice)

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