Photo by Airman Amanda Lovelace | 50th Space Wing | 02.05.2020
Col. Nick Hague, NASA astronaut for space expeditions 59/60 in 2019, learns how the 2nd Space Operations Squadron conducts its mission at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, Feb. 5, 2020. The squadron controls the Global Positioning System, which provides vital support to the International Space Station. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman Amanda Lovelace)...
Photo by Airman Amanda Lovelace | 50th Space Wing | 01.27.2020
From left, Col. Laurel Walsh, 50th Operations Group commander, and Airman 1st Class Michael McCowan, 2nd Space Operations Squadron satellite systems operator and mission planner, give the final command to decommission Satellite Vehicle Number-36 at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, Jan. 27, 2020. SVN-36 was launched March 10, 1994, and exceeded its design life of approximately seven years.......
Photo by Airman Jonathan Whitely | 50th Space Wing | 07.29.2019
Johnathon Caldwell, Lockheed Martin Space vice president of navigation systems, right, presents Lt. Col. Stephen Toth, 2nd Space Operations Squadron commander, with a GPS III model satellite as a token of appreciation for the 2nd SOPS critical mission in space at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, July 29, 2019. The 2nd SOPS operates the largest Department of Defense spacecraft constellation......
Photo by Airman Jonathan Whitely | 50th Space Wing | 07.29.2019
The 2nd Space Operations Squadron receives a GPS III model satellite from Lockheed Martin Space representatives at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, July 29, 2019. GPS has been identified by the Department of Homeland Security as essential to 14 of 16 industries that are classified as part of the Nations’ critical infrastructure. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Whitely)...
Photo by Airman Jonathan Whitely | 50th Space Wing | 07.29.2019
Lt. Col. Stephen Toth, 2nd Space Operations Squadron commander, left, presents a coin to Johnathon Caldwell, Lockheed Martin Space vice president of navigation systems, for their support of the space mission at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, July 29, 2019. Schriever AFB solely operates the GPS constellation of over 30 satellites which provides worldwide precision, navigation, and timing......
