National Defense Industry Association Greater Los Angeles Chapter

Based on the Public Health Gathering Guidance Governor Newsom released last night, we unfortunately must postpone all events associated with this week’s NDIA West Coast Dinner. We have begun the process of discussing potential future dates with the Ritz Carlton--we consider this a postponement, not a cancellation. Once we fully understand our contractual obligations and options moving forward, we will post an update here.

https://www.losangeles.af.mil//smc-ndia-hosts-4th-success/

The SMC Heritage Center Museum will be closed temporarily from Monday August 26, 2019 until mid-October due to construction. Hopefully we will be able to announce the re-open date.

A bit of Space and Missile History for your Friday. Enjoy!

NDIA Greater Los Angeles Chapter proudly supports the SMC Heritage Center. If you have not yet visited the Heritage Center, start planning your visit by emailing [email protected].

On May 2nd, fourth grade students from St Lawrence Martyr visited the Heritage Center at Los Angeles Air Force Base for a tour and STEM event. Among other teac...hing moments, the students learned about the Armillary in the Schriever Space Complex, commissioned for the Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) by the Air Force Association's Chapter 147 to commemorate twenty five years of military space. If you would like to plan a visit, email [email protected]. We hope to see you there! See more

The fourth of April 2019 the JR ROTC contingent from Cimarron High School in Las Vegas came all the way to SMC for a visit to the SMC Heritage Center and to rec...eive some in depth mentoring from SMC military members on life in the United States Air Force working in the field of military space. Carla Rosepryor from Public Affairs expertly organized the visit with Maj Jamal Williams from Cimarron High. Capt Ha from Remote Sensing offered a historical perspective on the operation of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, showcasing the beautiful DMSP satellite bus on display in the Gordon Conference Center and his own experiences in the field. Lt Gouri from Global Positioning discussed the path that led to her engineering career in the Air Force and fielded multiple questions on her experiences. Lt Nguyen from Advanced Systems discussed his career and also participated in the round table discussions that morning. Then the group visited the SMC Heritage Center to immerse themselves in the world of military space and the rich history of its accomplishments. If you would like to do the same, email [email protected] to start planning your visit. See more

The third of April St. Peter and Paul Middle School stood below the Armillary Sphere in the Schriever Courtyard at the Space and Missile Systems Center (Home of... Military Space!) at the beginning of their visit to the SMC Heritage Center and STEM Program. They had a choice of three monuments in the courtyard for their group photo. They chose well in deciding to have the photo taken in front of the Armillary. It is a monument that has often been used to represent SMC and now it is the emblem used by the SMC Heritage Foundation which supports the SMC Heritage Center. The Armillary was commissioned in 1978 by the Air Force Association’s Chapter 147 and created by artist Jack Brogan of San Pedro. The inner rings of the monument represent the Earth, while the outer rings represent the tracks of satellites developed by SMC orbiting around it. The sculpture was unveiled in 1979 by Gen Schriever (then retired), Secretary of the Air Force Hans Mark, and others. It was originally located in front of SMC’s old headquarters across the street from SMC, but it was moved to its current location in 2006. If you would like to bring your school group to visit, start by emailing your contact info and preferred dates for visiting to [email protected]. See more

The SMC Heritage Center received a package this past week from one of the school groups, St. John Fisher School that visited Los Angeles Air Force Base on 14 Ma...rch 2019. The students contemplated their visit, took the time to take stock and think about what made the largest impression on their visit to SMC to see the SMC Heritage Center and participate in STEM Activities. What resulted was a collection of cards carefully created by the students depicting images from their visit and words of thanks to the whole team for making the visit possible. If you’re curious what these cards look like, plan a visit to see the SMC Heritage Center and its associated Local Art Wall which features these cards. Email us at [email protected] to plan your visit! See more

14 Feb 1955 - The President’s Technological Capabilities Panel issued a report warning of progress in Soviet missile capabilities. The Killian Report (named for... its chairman, Dr. James R. Killian), cited the vulnerability of North America to surprise attack. It recommended making the ICBM program a nationally supported effort of the highest priority and urged as an expedient measure the rapid development and deployment of the shorter range IRBMs. 14 Feb 1989 The Air Force launched its first Delta II from Cape Canaveral. Its payload was the first GPS block 2.