Los Angeles Air Force Base, Home of Space and Missile Systems Center

Join Lt. Gen Thompson, #SMC commander, on Monday, Dec. 7 at 9 a.m. PST during the #AFWERXAccelerate virtual event to hear about groundbreaking SMC, United States Space Force & United States Air Force successes in 2020 and the amazing new partnership opportunities in 2021! This AFWERX event will highlight industry, investment, interagency, and international innovators, as well as those disrupters across the USAF & USSF! Register at AFWERX.AF.mil... #SpaceStartsHere Register at AFWERX.AF.mil

#SMC is back for its second iteration of the successful My Race, My Story! Check out how Christina Johnson discusses her experience and how that experience has made her more #resilient throughout her career. #SpaceStartsHere #MyRaceMyStory

Congratulations to Staff Sgt. Ryan Gomez, a mobile range flight technician from Kirtland Air Force Base, for being selected as #SMC’s November Enlisted Warrior of the Month! #DYK: SSgt Gomez maintains and operates ground-based radio and #satellite communication systems that enable our #missionpartners in the space domain to operate at peak efficiency! #SpaceStartsHere

Join us #LIVE for the Space and Missile Systems Center and the 61st Air Base Group Enlisted Promotion Ceremony! Make sure to congratulate our promotees on this professional milestone in the comments below! #SpaceStartsHere #promotion

Join us #LIVE at 1:00 p.m. PDT for the December Enlisted Promotion Ceremony!

Please join us in congratulating our 2020 Air Force Association Salute to SMC award winners! #DYK: the Los Angeles Chapter of the AFA began a close affiliation with SMC over 40 years ago! Follow the link below for more details about our 15 award winners and give them a shout out in the comment section! #SpaceStartsHere #AFASaluteToSMC

Remember to cover your cough! If you are experiencing any symptoms, please stay home and contact your primary care manager. For base medical beneficiaries, please contact your PCM (310-653-CURE) for #COVID-19 testing questions prior to coming to base. Continue to practice smart #health and #safety habits!

SMC's #internationalspacepitchday team alongside our UK partners has selected 15 companies to pitch their "BIG" #innovative ideas at this year's #intlspacepitchday in Nov. THANK YOU to all who proposed solutions! Check out the UK announcement by #dstlmod #defencehq: https://www.gov.uk//finalists-for-international-space-pitc Check out the companies: https://youtu.be/7lAQiDupcQ0... Follow the International Space Pitch Day event powered by #starburstaero @ https://intlspacepitchday.com/ #SpaceStartsHere #spaceforcedod #SemperSupra

DOUGLAS STREET GATE UPDATE: The Douglas Street Gate will be reopening normal inbound, outbound and pedestrian traffic starting Tuesday Oct. 27 at 1:00 a.m. PDT. The Aviantion Blvd Gate will close upon the reopening of the Douglas Gate. Thank you for your continued patience!

It's deadline day! We have about 15 more hours left for submissions to #SpaceForcePitchDay. For more info, visit www.spaceforcepitchday.com. Good luck & hope to see you all in spring of 2021! #SpaceStartsHere

Practice smart #health and #safety habits such as: Routinely cleaning and disinfecting frequently touched objects and surfaces. Washing your hands.... And staying home if you are sick! Click the link below to review #SMC’s recent Health Protection Condition change and tips to keep you and your family safe! #flu #covid19 #wellness https://www.losangeles.af.mil//smc-installation-changes-t/

#SmallBusinessSaturday vibes! We're down to 2 more days before deadline hits on Monday. #Yougotthis! Join SMC's #SpaceForcePitchDay team to help the #USSF #field, #equip and #train our nation's warfighters @ https://spaceforcepitchday.com. #SpaceStartsHere

Calling all companies! We've only got 3 more days before deadline hits on Oct. 26, 2020. SMC's #SpaceForcePitchDay team is calling on all companies to submit their proposals on https://spaceforcepitchday.com. This is your chance to partner with #USSF to #field, #equip or #train our nation's warfighters! #SpaceStartsHere

#ICYMI: SMC & 61st Air Base Group personnel recently celebrated National Hispanic Heritage Month by offering various cultural events such as cooking classes and Spanish lessons. National Hispanic Heritage Month is a time for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to honor both fallen and active duty Hispanic Americans' who have served in the armed forces.

The COVID-19 pandemic is still an on-going concern and is expected to strain medical resources this winter, which is why getting your flu shot is incredibly important this flu season. - Capt. Alan Hintze, 61st Medical Squadron public health element chief. For the latest changes to the #SMC Health Protection Conditions, as well as #covid19 and #flu season updates, follow the link below! https://www.losangeles.af.mil//smc-installation-changes-t/

Recently, more than 8,500 active-duty #Airmen applied to transfer into the United States Space Force! #SMC is so proud to announce that many of our Space Officers and Enlisted Space Professionals recently completed the permanent transfer into the #USSF and will continue to deliver our nation’s space mission. #SpaceStartsHere #ThisisSpaceForce #SemperSupra #KnowYourMil

Congrats to Space Operations Command for being the FIRST Field Command in the United States Space Force! #SemperSupra For more information, check out their website: https://www.spoc.spaceforce.mil

#SMC is proud to partner with The Aerospace Corporation on the Rogue Alpha/Beta #CubeSats! Demonstrating agile weather data collection and laser comms capabilities, these small sats delivered incredible imagery of #HurricaneSally! Check out the link below for more information: https://aerospace.org//rogue-cubesats-eye-hurricane-sally-