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| | Air Force Link - LIEUTENANT GENERAL EUGENE L. "GENE" TATTINI |
 | | Eugene L. "Gene" Tattini is commander, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. He is responsible for managing the research, design, development and acquisition of space launch, command and control, and satellite systems. |
 | | The general is the Air Force's designated acquisition commander for the Air Force Satellite Control Network, the Space Lift Ranges, the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, the Space Based Laser Program, and the Atlas, Delta, Titan and Inertial Upper Stage families of launch vehicles that provide assured access to space. |
 | | With more than 3,200 employees nationwide and an annual total obligation authority in excess of $5 billion, SMC is the nation's center of excellence for military space acquisition. |
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