The
United States Space Force
The United States Space Force (USSF) is the space force branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is one of the six United States Armed Forces, armed forces of the United States and one of the eight uniformed services of the Unite ...
's Global Positioning Systems Directorate is a unit of
Space Systems Command
Space Systems Command (SSC) is the United States Space Force's research and development, space development, Military acquisition, acquisition, space launch, launch, and Military logistics, logistics field command. It is headquartered at Los An ...
located at
Los Angeles AFB,
California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
.
Mission
To develop, produce and maintain the fleet of
Global Positioning System
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based hyperbolic navigation system owned by the United States Space Force and operated by Mission Delta 31. It is one of the global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) that provide ge ...
satellites, their associated ground control equipment, and end-user technologies. The day-to-day operations of the GPS network are handled by the
50th Space Wing
The 50th Wing is an inactive United States Air Force wing.
It was activated in 1949 as the 50th Fighter Wing, serving as a reserve air defense unit, and was redesignated as the 50th Fighter-Interceptor Wing in 1950, before being inactivated i ...
.
History
Previous designations
* GPS Joint Program Office (JPO) 1973–2006
* Global Positioning Systems Wing(GPSW) 2006-
Bases stationed
*
Los Angeles AFB,
California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
List of directors
* Col Wesley Ballenger Jr., ~2003–18 June 2007
* Col David Madden, 18 June 2007–July 2010
* Col Bernard Gruber, July 2010–13 June 2013
* Col
William Cooley, 13 June 2013 – 8 July 2015
* Col
Steven P. Whitney, 8 July 2015–June 2019
* Col John C. Claxton
References
External links
GPSW Fact Sheet2007 July Interview with Col. David Madden Inside GNSS
''Inside GNSS'' (IG) is an international Magazine#Controlled circulation, controlled circulation trade magazine and website owned by Gibbons Media and Research LLC. It covers space-based National Executive Committee for Space-Based Positioning, N ...
Military units and formations in California
Units and formations of the United States Space Force
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