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Counter Communications System Block 10.2

Airmen from the 4th Space Control Squadron take a picture in front of the Counter Communications System Block 10.2 on March 12 on Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The 4th SPCS received the B10.2 from the Space and Missile Systems Center on Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. The B10.2 is a transportable space electronic warfare system that reversibly denies adversary satellite communications. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Andrew Bertain)

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Counter Communications System Block 10.2

Lt. Col William Sanders, left, 4th Space Control Squadron commander, receives the Counter Communications System Block 10.2 from Lt. Col. Stephen Brogan, right, combat systems branch materiel leader at the Space and Missile Systems Center at Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif., on March 12 on Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Once handed over, the B10.2 became the first offensive weapon system assigned to the United States Space Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Andrew Bertain)

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U.K. Ministry of Defense delegation visit

Sir Stephen Lovegrove, the United Kingdom’s Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Defense, is escorted by Brig. Gen Donna. D. Shipton, Space and Missile Systems Center vice commander, and Ms. Joy M. White, SMC Executive Director and Atlas Corps director, during a tour of Los Angeles Air Force Base, El Segundo, Calif., Feb. 21, 2020. The UK Ministry of Defense delegation received briefings on SMC’s mission and Chief Partnership Office, and had discussions on SMC’s innovation initiatives and emerging partnership opportunities. (U.S. Air Force Photos / Van Ha)

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U.K. Ministry of Defense delegation visit

Members of the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense delegation, led by Sir Stephen Lovegrove, UK Permanent Secretary to the MOD, receive a briefing at the Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Feb. 21, 2020. Sir Stephen and his team discussed emerging partnership opportunities with SMC for space capability and innovation. (U.S. Air Force Photos / Van Ha)

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Parsons Ribbon Cutting

Rich Waterman, Parsons lead on business development, addresses representatives from the Space and Missile Systems Center and company officials during a ribbon-cutting ceremony, officially opening a new small satellite integration facility in Torrance, California, operated by Parsons Corporation. In February 2019, SMC awarded Parsons a five-year Launch Manifest Systems Integration (LMSI) contract to perform the task of allowing small satellites to hitch a ride as a secondary payload on national security or civil space missions. (U.S. Air Force photo / James Spellman, Jr.)

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Parsons Ribbon Cutting

Ben Bowen from Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Satellite and Space Mission Systems, explains how 12U multi-manifest small satellites can be flown on an Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Secondary Payload Adapter, or ESPA flight system during a reception at Parsons Corporation’s new small satellite integration facility in Torrance, California, Feb. 27, 2020. In February 2019, SMC awarded Parsons a five-year Launch Manifest Systems Integration (LMSI) contract to perform the task of allowing small satellites to hitch a ride as a secondary payload on national security or civil space missions. (U.S. Air Force photo / James Spellman, Jr.)

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Parsons Ribbon Cutting

Lt. Col. Richard Kniseley, materiel leader of the Mission Integration Branch within the Space and Missile Systems Center’s Launch Enterprise, flanked by 1st Lts. Bryce Leiter and Levi Braley, project managers for the Mission Manifest Office at SMC, shares a light moment with SMC honorary commander Donna Duperron, president and CEO of Torrance Chamber of Commerce after a ribbon-cutting ceremony officially opening Parsons Corporation’s new small satellite integration facility in Torrance, California, Feb. 27, 2020. In February 2019, SMC awarded Parsons a five-year Launch Manifest Systems Integration (LMSI) contract to perform the task of allowing small satellites to hitch a ride as a secondary payload on national security or civil space missions. (U.S. Air Force photo / James Spellman, Jr.)

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Parsons Ribbon Cutting

Carey Smith, Parsons chief operating officer, under the watchful eyes of Aarish Gokaldas, head of Parsons space and geospatial business, Rich Waterman, Parsons lead on business development, Donna Duperron, president and CEO of Torrance Chamber of Commerce, and Lt. Col. Richard Kniseley, materiel leader of the Mission Integration Branch within SMC Launch Enterprise, prepares to cut the ribbon officially opening the company’s new small satellite integration facility in Torrance, California, Feb. 27, 2020. In February 2019, SMC awarded Parsons a five-year Launch Manifest Systems Integration (LMSI) contract to perform the task of allowing small satellites to hitch a ride as a secondary payload on national security or civil space missions. (U.S. Air Force photo / James Spellman, Jr.)

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Parsons Ribbon Cutting

Scale models representing 12U multi-manifest small satellites on an Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Secondary Payload Adapter, or ESPA flight system, are on display at Parsons Corporation’s new small satellite integration facility in Torrance, California, Feb. 27, 2020. In February 2019, SMC awarded Parsons a five-year Launch Manifest Systems Integration (LMSI) contract to perform the task of allowing small satellites to hitch a ride as a secondary payload on national security or civil space missions. (U.S. Air Force photo / James Spellman, Jr.)

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TDO-2

TDO-2 is the multi-manifest small satellite vehicle flying with the AEHF-6 mission. TDO-2 supports space domain awareness through optical calibration and satellite laser ranging. (Courtesy photo)

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EZ-2

EZ-2 is integrated on the aft-end of the Centaur on the Atlas V 551 launch vehicle where it will deploy the TDO-2 Multi-manifest satellite vehicle approximately 31 minutes after AEHF-6 launches.

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United States Space Force

U.S. Space Force organizes, trains, and equips space forces in order to protect and defend U.S. and allied interests in space and to provide space capabilities to the joint force.

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Hiring Day

Ms. Aine Nakai, director of talent management, Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), Los Angeles Air Force Base, California, takes a break from interviews where over 100 candidates received on-the-spot employment offers to join SMC. The Air Force Civilian Service SoCal hosted the event at the Los Angeles Airport Marriot, Feb. 19, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Richard Lewis)

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DMSP-14 launch

DMSP-14 lifts off aboard a Titan 23G rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, April 4, 1997. Decommissioned in February 2020, the satellite provided global weather data to the U.S. and its allies for more than 22 years and completed 118, 052 orbits around the Earth. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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ABMS Demo

Robert Sivili, chief of Data and Analytics Portfolio, under SMC’s Special Programs directorate in partnership with AFRL, speaks to the audience at the “Flip the Script” event at Los Angeles Air Force Base, Feb. 5, 2020. (USAF Photo by Van Ha)

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GPS III-3 Transport

A satellite transport container with GPS III SV03 "Columbus" is offloaded upon its arrival at Space Coast Regional Airport in Titusville, Florida, Feb. 5, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo / Lt. Col. Maggie Sullivan)

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GPS III-3 Transport

A satellite transport container with GPS III SV03 "Columbus" aboard, prepares to move to Astrotech Space Operations facility for final testing and checkout after its arrival at Space Coast Regional Airport in Titusville, Florida, Feb. 5, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo / Lt. Col. Maggie Sullivan)

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GPS III-3 Transport

From left to right: Mr. Bill Causey, Aerospace Corp. support to GPS III launch ops at CCAFS/Eastern Range, 2nd Lt. Anthony Bacani, Mr. Dreux Zimmer, Lt. Col. Maggie Sullivan, Capt. Kenneth Devine, and Capt. Charles Capps from SMC Production Corps' Medium Earth Orbit Space Systems Division, GPS III program are all smiles upon the successful delivery of GPS III SV03 "Columbus" at Space Coast Regional Airport in Titusville, Florida, Feb. 5, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo / 45th Space Wing Public Affairs)

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GPS III-3 Transport

Dreux Zimmer from the Space and Missile Systems Center's Production Corps' Medium Earth Orbit Division, GPS III program, prepare the satellite transport container with GPS III SV03 "Columbus" for loading aboard a C-17 Globemaster III early Sunday morning, Feb. 2, 2020 at Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado. (U.S. Air Force photo / Capt. Ken Devine)

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GPS III-3 Transport

Loadmasters from the 62nd Airlift Wing, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, prepare to install the satellite container with GPS III SV03 "Columbus" aboard a C-17 Globemaster III for the trip from the Lockheed Martin facility in Waterton, Colorado via Buckley Air Force Base to Space Coast Regional Airport in Titusville, Florida. (U.S. Air Force photo /Capt. Ken Devine)

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