Tribute to Area A Traditional Cache
Kosh Naranek: As there's been no further action on repairing this cache, I'm archiving it to keep it from continually showing up in search lists, and to prevent it from blocking other cache placements. If you wish to repair/replace the cache in the immediate future, just contact us (by email), and assuming it meets the guidelines, we'll be happy to unarchive it.
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Los Angeles Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base located in El Segundo, California. Los Angeles Air Force Base houses and supports the headquarters of the Air Force Space Command's Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC). The center manages research, development and acquisition of military space systems.
History
In 1961, the Air Force developed a plan to consolidate its Space Systems Division and the Research and Development (R&D) Center of The Aerospace Corporation, which had been created in 1960 to support Air Force space programs. The plan involved acquisition of two pieces of real estate adjoining the R&D Center. An aircraft plant owned by the Navy at the northwest corner of Aviation and El Segundo Boulevards, was transferred to the Air Force in October 1962. Another site at the southwest corner of the same intersection, was owned by a mining company. The Aerospace Corporation acquired that site in November 1962 and built its new headquarters there between February 1963 and April 1964. By April 10, 1964, the Air Force property at the intersection of Aviation and El Segundo Boulevards was designated as Los Angeles Air Force Station, which was redesignated as Los Angeles Air Force Base in September 1987.
In 2006, Area A of LAAFB was permanently closed making way for the newly created Schriever Space Complex on Area B.
This cache is placed in front of a new housing development that used to be Area A. Initial contents are a Geocoin, a pathtag and an Advanced EHF Military coin.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Ab uvagf lrg, jvyy yrg gur svefg pbhcyr bs svaqref tvir zr srrqonpx ba qvssvphygl engvat naq uvagf. Tbbq Yhpx.