Global Positioning Systems Directorate

Global Positioning Systems Directorate
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

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.

Previous designations

• GPS Joint Program Office (JPO) 1973–2006 ^[1]
• Global Positioning Systems Wing(GPSW) 2006- ^[2]

Bases stationed

• Los Angeles AFB, California

List of directors

• Col Wesley Ballenger Jr., ~2003–18 June 2007 ^[3]
• Col David Madden, 18 June 2007–July 2010 ^{[4] [5]}
• Col Bernard Gruber, July 2010–13 June 2013 ^{[6] [7] [8]}
• Col William Cooley , 13 June 2013 – 8 July 2015 ^{[9] [10]}
• Col Steven P. Whitney , 8 July 2015–June 2019 ^{[11] [12]}
• Col John C. Claxton

References

1. Rogers, B. (2006). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. ISBN   1-85780-197-0
2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2008.
3. "Los Angeles Air Force Base > Home".
4. "Los Angeles Air Force Base > Home".
5. "Los Angeles Air Force Base > Home".
6. "GPS Directorate Has Selected Command Successor". 13 January 2013.
7. "Exit Interview: GPS Directorate's Col. Bernie Gruber". 31 July 2013.
8. https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/9229286/gps-program-status-gpsgov ^{[ bare URL ]}
9. "Exit Interview: GPS Directorate's Col. Bernie Gruber". 31 July 2013.
10. "William T. Cooley". Archived from the original on 29 June 2017.
11. "GPS Directorate Gains New Leader". 10 July 2015.
12. "BRIGADIER GENERAL STEVEN P. WHITNEY > U.S. Air Force > Biography Display". Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.

External links

• GPSW Fact Sheet
• 2007 July Interview with Col. David Madden Archived 2008-05-21 at the Wayback Machine Inside GNSS