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  • Col. Steve Beatty, 61st Air Base Wing vice commander and Master Sgt Rico Pamintuan, 61st Communications Squadron, jump for the ball, while Chaplain Brad Kimble looks on during a walleyball game at the Los Angeles AFB Fitness Center, Sept. 19. Played on a racquetball court, walleyball is similar to volleyball. Sponsored by the Chaplain’s Office, the base community is invited to join in the play every Wednesday from 7 to 8:30 a.m. (Photo by Lou Hernandez)

    Calling All Walleyball Players

  • Lt. Gen. Michael Hamel addresses the crowd at AIAA’s Space 2007 Conference held in Long Beach, Calif., Sept. 18-20. (Photo by Joe Juarez)

    AIAA Space 2007

  • Brig. Gen. Susan Mashiko, MILSATCOM Wing Commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Mark Rafferty cut a birthday cake at Los Angeles AFB’s celebration in honor of the Air Force’s 60th Anniversary, Sept. 18. The celebration was held in the Gordon Conference Center. (Photo by Joe Juarez)

    Base Celebrates Air Force's 60th Birthday

  • Los Angeles Air Force Base's Commissary is located on the main base in El Segundo. (Photo by Lou Hernandez)

    New Commissary Hours Begin Oct 15

    Starting Oct. 15, the Los Angeles AFB Commissary will have new store hours. The biggest change is the store will be open for early bird shopping everyday. It continues to remain closed on Mondays. The new hours are: Sundays: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays: Closed Tuesdays: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesdays: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursdays: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

  • TSAT - Moving Satellite Technology to New Heights

    The Air Force, through the efforts of the MILSATCOM Systems Wing (MCSW) at the Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) and others, is taking the concept of high speed information transfer and internet protocol technologies literally to new heights with the launch of the first satellite of the Transformational Satellite Communications System

  • News Briefs

    Here's the latest news of interest to the LAAFB community. SMC Dining Out Tickets on Sale, Sept. 20 The annual SMC Dining will be held this year at the Long Beach Westin, Oct. 20. Social hour begins at 6 p.m. with dinner starting at 7 p.m. Retired General Thomas Moorman Jr., a former Air Force Vice Chief of Staff, is the keynote speaker.
  • The 61st Medical Operations Squadron and the 61st Medical Support Squadron became the two newest medical squadrons at Los Angeles Air Force Base during an activation ceremony held in the Gordon Conference Center, Sept. 12. Pcitured from left to right are Lt. Col. Bernadette Anderson, 61st Medical Operations Squadron commander; Col. Brian Deckert, 61st Medical Group commander; and Lt. Col. K. David Huth , 61st Medical Support Squadron commander.

    Med Group Activates Two New Squadrons

    The 61st Medical Operations Squadron and the 61st Medical Support Squadron became the two newest medical squadrons at Los Angeles Air Force Base during an activation ceremony held in the Gordon Conference Center, Sept. 12. "Thank you for attending today's historic ceremony marking the activation of the 61st Medical Operations Squadron and the 61st
  • Volunteers from SMC joined with other companies and community groups in a recent Coastal Cleanup Day organized by Heal the Bay and sponsored by Southern California Gas Company. Pictured at the Compton Creek cleanup site are (l-r); Maj. Cecilia Brawner, Compton Council Member Yvonne Arceneaux, TSgt. Mike McGeever, and Maj. Sean Rucker. Two-hundred volunteers picked up six dump truck loads of trash.

    SMC Volunteers Participate in Coastal Cleanup Day

  • News Briefs

    Here's the latest news of interest to the LAAFB community. NCO Induction Ceremony to be Held Approximately 20 senior airmen will be inducted into the Non-Commission Officer ranks at a ceremony to be held in the Gordon Conference Center, Sept. 28. The ceremony begins at 11:30 a.m. Retired Chief Master Sgt. Robert Gaylor, the Fifth Chief Master
  • Front view, elevated

    Schriever Statue Dedication Plans Made

    A 9-foot bronze statue of Gen. Bernard Schriever, Father of the U.S. Air Force's Space and Missile program and the Architect of the service's Ballistic Missile and Military Space program, will be unveiled and dedicated in the Schriever Space Complex Courtyard, Nov. 15. Crafted by local San Pedro artist, Eugene Daub, the Air Force Association's
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