Global Positioning Systems Directorate
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| Global Positioning Systems Directorate | |
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| Active | 1973-present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch |  United States Space Force |
| Role | GPS service |
| Size | ~700 military & civilian |
| Part of |  Space and Missile Systems Center |
| Garrison/HQ | Los Angeles AFB, California |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel John C. Claxton |
The United States Space Force's Global Positioning Systems Directorate is a unit of Space Systems Command located at Los Angeles AFB, California.
Mission[edit]
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.
History[edit]
![[icon]](File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg){kind=small} | This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (May 2010) |
Previous designations[edit]
Bases stationed[edit]
List of directors[edit]
- Col Wesley Ballenger Jr., ~2003–June 18, 2007[3]
- Col David Madden, June 18, 2007–July 2010[4][5]
- Col Bernard Gruber, July 2010–June 13, 2013[6][7][8]
- Col William Cooley, June 13, 2013 – July 8, 2015[9][10]
- Col Steven P. Whitney, July 8, 2015–June 2019[11][12]
- Col John C. Claxton
References[edit]
- ^ Rogers, B. (2006). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. ISBN 1-85780-197-0
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Los Angeles Air Force Base > Home".
- ^ "Los Angeles Air Force Base > Home".
- ^ "Los Angeles Air Force Base > Home".
- ^ "GPS Directorate Has Selected Command Successor". 13 January 2013.
- ^ "Exit Interview: GPS Directorate's Col. Bernie Gruber". 31 July 2013.
- ^ https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/9229286/gps-program-status-gpsgov
- ^ "Exit Interview: GPS Directorate's Col. Bernie Gruber". 31 July 2013.
- ^ "William T. Cooley".
- ^ "GPS Directorate Gains New Leader". 10 July 2015.
- ^ "BRIGADIER GENERAL STEVEN P. WHITNEY > U.S. Air Force > Biography Display". Archived from the original on 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
External links[edit]
- GPSW Fact Sheet
- 2007 July Interview with Col. David Madden Archived 2008-05-21 at the Wayback Machine Inside GNSS
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