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The L.A. Air Force Base (LAAFB) is a key part of the foundation supporting the Southern California aerospace industry. The Los Angeles Air Force Base is home to the Air Force Space and Missile Command (SMC). SMC is the Air Force’s command center for researching, developing, acquiring and launching military space systems. Some of SMC’s major programs are integral to modern life, particularly its GPS and weather satellites. Other SMC satellite systems support military communication and surveillance efforts. The SMC’s mission is to deliver resilient and affordable space capabilities. The center is responsible for on-orbit check-out, testing, sustainment and maintenance of military satellite constellations and other Department of Defense space systems. SMC is headquartered at Los Angeles AFB in El Segundo, CA. The center employs an estimated 5,879 people including military, civilians and contractors at LAAFB and other locations worldwide. With nearly a $1.7 billion impact on the Los Angeles County economy, keeping the LAAFB active and viable is a communitywide effort. This is why the Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce is supporting Assembly Bill 306 by South Bay Assemblyman David Hadley. AB 306 would make LAAFB more attractive to the Pentagon and military families considering deployment to LAAFB – an important goal given that our military bases are always at risk in the next base closing commission or could lose functions and jobs to other bases in lower-cost areas. AB 306 would allow active duty military families to send their kids to public school districts of their choice without a “veto” of the home school district. This bill recently received bipartisan support from local South Bay legislators Assemblywoman Burke and State Senator Allen, who after meeting with base leadership, signed on as cosponsors of AB 306. This bill was recently passed an Assembly floor vote with 78-0 in support. This bill has now been referred to the Senate chambers and will be heard in the Senate education committee. With continued support from the area community we can pass this vital bill.
The L.A. Air Force Base (LAAFB) is a key part of the foundation supporting the Southern California aerospace industry. The Los Angeles Air Force Base is home to the Air Force Space and Missile Command (SMC). SMC is the Air Force’s command center for researching, developing, acquiring and launching military space systems. Some of SMC’s major programs are integral to modern life, particularly its GPS and weather satellites. Other SMC satellite systems support military communication and surveillance efforts.
The SMC’s mission is to deliver resilient and affordable space capabilities. The center is responsible for on-orbit check-out, testing, sustainment and maintenance of military satellite constellations and other Department of Defense space systems. SMC is headquartered at Los Angeles AFB in El Segundo, CA. The center employs an estimated 5,879 people including military, civilians and contractors at LAAFB and other locations worldwide.
With nearly a $1.7 billion impact on the Los Angeles County economy, keeping the LAAFB active and viable is a communitywide effort. This is why the Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce is supporting Assembly Bill 306 by South Bay Assemblyman David Hadley. AB 306 would make LAAFB more attractive to the Pentagon and military families considering deployment to LAAFB – an important goal given that our military bases are always at risk in the next base closing commission or could lose functions and jobs to other bases in lower-cost areas. AB 306 would allow active duty military families to send their kids to public school districts of their choice without a “veto” of the home school district.