2, 19 SOPS accept SCA of SVN-73 in record time
Maj. Roland Rainey, 2nd Space Operations Squadron director of operations, Lt. Col. Todd Benson, 2 SOPS commander, Col. Anthony Mastalir, 50th Space Wing vice commander, Lt. Col. Samuel Baxter, 19th Space Operations Squadron, and Lt. Col. Karen Slocum, 19 SOPS director of operations, pose with “the key” to GPS IIF-11 satellite vehicle number 73 after accepting satellite control authority Friday, Nov. 6, 2015, at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado. SVN-73 will add to the Global Positioning System constellation which is the largest in the Air Force and Department of Defense. The GPS constellation is comprised of 40 satellites and provides precision timing to more than three billion users worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Debbie Lockhart)
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