The 2nd Space Operations Squadron successfully completed a transfer operation of Global Positioning System satellite control authority to the Alternate Master Control Site at a backup location, June 6.
Transfer operations occur as a validation of the alternate site’s abilities to carry on the mission in the event that Schriever could no longer conduct GPS command and control.
In order to fully validate an alternate site would be fully operational in a contingency situation, members must physically go there and practice transferring everything.
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