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GPS IIF-12 Command Authority Handoff Ceremony

The 2nd and 19th Space Operations Squadrons assume satellite control authority of SVN-70 a GPS IIF-12 satellite, from 14th Air Force (Air Forces Strategic) during a ceremony Feb. 12 at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo. Following its launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Feb. 5 operators from the 50th and 310th Space Wings completed an extensive checkout of the satellite before placing it into its assigned orbital slot in the GPS constellation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Christopher DeWitt)

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