South Bay and Orange County Chapter meeting and tour in El Segundo on Thursday, September 12, 2024
Please join us in El Segundo, CA, on Thursday, September 12, 2024, 4:00-5:30 pm am Pacific Time, for a tour of the Los Angeles Air Force Base, home to Space Base Delta 3 and our Field Command, Space Systems Command (SSC). We are the only active duty military installation in the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area, located just two miles south of Los Angeles International Airport in El Segundo, Calif.
Space Base Delta 3 includes all of the base support services:. LAAFB has over 7K personnel assigned, with $1 billion in physical plant assets and has a $61.4 million annual budget.
Our co-located Field Command, SSC, is responsible for developing, acquiring, equipping, fielding, and sustaining lethal and resilient space capabilities for warfighters. As part of fielding, the command is responsible for launch operations, on-orbit checkout, developmental testing, sustainment and maintenance of military satellite constellations and other Department of Defense space systems.
About Space Systems Command
Space Systems Command (SSC) is the U.S. Space Force field command responsible for acquiring and delivering resilient war fighting capabilities to protect our nation’s strategic advantage in, from and to space. We manage a $15.6 billion space acquisition budget for the Department of Defense and work in partnership with joint forces, industry, government agencies, academic and allied organizations to accelerate innovation and outpace emerging threats.
The meeting is free for A&D Forum Individual Members and Corporate Members, and $30 for Non-members. Register to attend at https://adfsbsep24.eventbrite.com.
The number of attendees is limited to 25. A waiting list will be maintained if registrations exceed 25.
Information about joining The A&D Forum is at https://aerospacedefenseforum.org.
The South Bay and Orange County chapters are hosted by Moss Adams.
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