Active 1973-present Role GPS service | Country United States | |
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Branch United States Air Force Size ~700 military & civilian Part of Air Force Space Command | ||
The United States Air Force's Global Positioning Systems Wing is a unit of the Space and Missile Systems Center located at Los Angeles AFB, California.
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Mission
To develop, produce and maintain the fleet of Global Positioning System 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.
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Aircraft & Missiles Operated
References
Global Positioning Systems Directorate Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA