Los Angeles Air Force Base

Los Angeles Air Force Base
El Segundo, California in the United States
The dedication ceremony of the Schriever Space Complex at Los Angeles Air Force Base on 24 April 2006
The dedication ceremony of the Schriever Space Complex at Los Angeles AFB on 24 April 2006
Los Angeles AFB is located in the United States
Los Angeles AFB
Los Angeles AFB
Shown within the United States.
Coordinates33°55′09″N 118°22′50″W / 33.91917°N 118.38056°W / 33.91917; -118.38056
TypeU.S. Space Force base
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defense
OperatorUnited States Space Force
Controlled bySpace Base Delta 3
ConditionOperational
Websitewww.losangeles.spaceforce.mil
Site history
Built1962 (1962)–1964 (as Los Angeles Air Force Station)
In use1964–present
Garrison information
Current
commander
Col Andrew C. Dermanoski[1]
GarrisonSpace Base Delta 3
OccupantsSpace Systems Command

Los Angeles Air Force Base (LAAFB) is a United States Space Force base located in El Segundo, California. Los Angeles Air Force Base houses and supports the headquarters of the Space Systems Command field command of the United States Space Force, which was established on August 13, 2021.[2] The center manages research, development and acquisition of military space systems.

  1. ^ "Colonel Mia L. Walsh". Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "Los Angeles Air Force Base In El Segundo To Become U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command". CBS Los Angeles. April 8, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2021.