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  • Capt Jim Manna, a member of the Los Angeles AFB Honor Guard from the SBIRS Wing, honors missing comrades in arms at this year’s Space and Missile Systems Center’s Dining Out. The empty table represents Americans still missing from each of the five Armed Services. This honors ceremony symbolizes that they are with us, here in spirit. (Photo by Lou Hernandez)

    SMC Dining Held Oct. 20

  • A replica of a SV-5D lifting body was recently installed in front of Bldg. 270. Originally developed for SMC’s predecessor the Space and Missile Systems Organization’s Project Prime, the lifting body was the first vehicle to maneuver on reentry from space. Information gathered from this program aided in the development of future Air Force and NASA lifting body vehicles including NASA’s Space Shuttle. The replica was presented to SAMSO in 1974 by the Junior Officers Council. (Photo by Lou Hernandez)

    Lifting Body Static Display Installed

  • Belinda Guadarrama, president and CEO of GC Micro, was the featured speaker at the Hispanic Heritage Celebration held, Oct. 18. She spoke about Hispanic Americans making a positive impact on American society. (Photo by Lou Hernandez)

    Event Celebrates Hispanic Culture

  • News Briefs

    Here's the latest news of interest to the LAAFB community. Veterans Day Observance to be Held at Aerospace The Aerospace Corporation is hosting a Veterans Day observance Nov. 8 on Paulikas Mall. All Los Angeles AFB personnel are invited to attend the program starting at 11:15 a.m. The 562nd Air Force Band will perform. The Los Angeles AFB Honor
  • A Delta II rocket carrying GPS IIR-17(M) rolls out to the launch pad prior to its launch, Oct. 17. The satellite was successfully launched at 8:23 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.

    Delta II Rolls Out For GPS Mission

  • An Atlas V rocket carrying the first Wideband Global Satellite streaks into the Central Florida evening sky after liftoff from Space Launch Complex 41, Oct. 10. This first WGS satellite will provide more communications capability for the military than the entire Defense Satellite Communications System satellite constellation currently on orbit. (Photo by Chris Miller, Spaceflight Now.com)

    First WGS Satellite Launched

  • The Atlas V rocket with the Wideband Global SATCOM satellite rolls out to Space Launch Complex-41 from its Vertical Integration Building at 10 a.m., Oct. 9. The Atlas V was rolled to the pad in preparation for the launch of WGS-1 set for Oct. 10 with at launch window of 8:22-9:33 p.m. from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. (Photo by Pat Corkery, ULA)

    Atlas V Rolls Out for First WGS Launch

  • Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration to be Held Oct. 18

    The 2007 Hispanic Heritage Month celebration will be held on the Paulikas Mall Thursday, Oct. 18, beginning at 11 a.m. All Aerospace employees and SMC personnel are welcome to attend the multicultural event. Co-hosted by the Aerospace and Los Angeles Air Force Base Hispanic-American groups, the celebration will include an array of entertainment

  • News Briefs

    Here's the latest news of interest to the LAAFB community. SMC Dining Out Tickets on Sale 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. Entertainment will

  • New Law Protects Service Members From Predatory Loan Practices

    A new California law limiting payday loan offerings to service members took effect, Oct. 1. Under the new law, Senate Amendment 4331, annual interest rates on new loans to service members will be capped at 36 percent, in contrast to average annual interest rates that currently exceed 400 percent. Lenders will be prohibited from using service
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