The 50th Space Wing’s 2013 proved to be a historic year.
After more than a decade of planning, organizing and building, the wing’s Integrated Operations Environment opened for operations in mid January.
The IOE is a 50 SW initiative to integrate the operations of Department of Defense military satellite communications systems and architectures into a single operations floor.
Combined operations began Jan. 28 and Lt. Gen. Susan Helms, 14th Air Force commander, Col. James Ross, former 50 SW commander, and Brig. Gen. (ret.) Cary Chun also a former 50 SW commander, officially opened the IOE with a ribbon cutting ceremony Feb. 22, 2013.
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