California Aerospace Caucus Co-chairs Lieu And Calvert Announce Space Force Systems Command At LA AFB

LOS ANGELES – California Aerospace Caucus Co-Chairs Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) and Congressman Ken Calvert (R-CA) April 8, announced that the U.S. Space Force will establish Space Systems Command at the Los Angeles Air Force Base. The secretary of the Air Force announced that LA AFB will now be home to the headquarters of Space Systems Command, which will be tasked with overseeing all efforts to develop, acquire, launch, and sustain military space systems. SSC is one of three major commands under the U.S. Space Force. SSC will generate additional missions for the base, including oversight for launch operations out of Vandenberg AFB and Cape Canaveral. The Pentagon’s decision cements Southern California’s leading role as an aerospace hub based on a unique ecosystem including the base, the Aerospace Corporation (a federally-funded research and development center), outstanding research universities, and leading aerospace companies and startups. In the coming months, the Air Force will hold a change of command ceremony following the nomination and confirmation of a U.S. Space Force Systems Commander. Both Representatives Lieu and Calvert had been working with the Pentagon on Space Force issues and requested the Pentagon to consider locating Space Systems Command at LA AFB.