Los Angeles Air Force Base

Los Angeles Air Force Base, in El Segundo, California, is the headquarters of Space Systems Command, the U.S. Space Force field command that acquires and delivers space capabilities, and the only active-duty installation in Los Angeles County, according to the MilitaryINSTALLATIONS overview of LAAFB. Space Base Delta 3 supports the base, which also serves Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine and Coast Guard personnel across the Greater Los Angeles area. As listed in October 2026, the overview puts the city’s cost of living 68.2% above the national average, and the installation says housing and transportation “can be the single biggest concern for members and their families.”

Arriving: no 24-hour reporting station

“Los Angeles Air Force Base does not have a 24-hour reporting station”, the check-in page says, so if you fly in, arrange for your sponsor to meet you at the airport. Bring all your material from your previous duty location and report in uniform. Members assigned to Space Base Delta 3 in-process at the Customer Support Section, Building 272, 1st Floor lobby, and Space Systems Command members at the SSC Commander’s Support Staff, Building 270, Room A1-211; in-processing hours are 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on weekdays, and both offices close on the first Thursday of the month for training. Your checklist includes a stop at the Military and Family Readiness Center, Building 272, Room C1-209, and the quarterly INTRO briefing.

Housing: family homes are 20 miles away in San Pedro

Military family housing is privatized and located at Fort MacArthur in San Pedro, about 20 miles south of the base: 613 homes with two, three or four bedrooms, divided among historic Fort MacArthur, Pacific Heights and Pacific Crest, and available to all ranks, per the housing page. Contact the Housing Management Office (310-653-8460) or Tierra-Vista Communities (310-241-6184). Single first-term Airmen must contact their First Sergeant for housing arrangements, per the LAAFB MilitaryINSTALLATIONS page. The Housing Referral Office helps with off-base rentals at the Housing Management Office number, 310-653-8460.

Medical care

The 61st Medical Squadron clinic is at 483 N. Aviation Boulevard, Building 210, El Segundo (310-653-2873), per the health care page.

Schools

“There are no schools on base”, the education page says; students attend local schools based on where they live. Children in base housing in San Pedro attend Los Angeles Unified School District schools: Leland Street Elementary for Fort MacArthur, White Point Elementary for the Crest or the Heights, Dana Middle School and San Pedro High School. Some districts are districts of choice that accept interdistrict transfer requests.

Pets and household goods

In the City of Los Angeles, dogs must be licensed, and dogs and cats must be spayed or neutered with few exceptions, per the shipping pets page. When your household goods are delivered, list any missing or damaged items on the Notification for Loss and Damage At Delivery form the delivery crew gives you, per the Military OneSource moving claims guide; the LA AFB check-in page still calls this the DD Form 1840. For shipments picked up on or after May 15, 2020, you have 180 calendar days from delivery to give the moving company that written notice, at delivery or with the after-delivery form in the Defense Personal Property System, and the itemized claim is due within 12 months of delivery if the shipment was picked up on or after May 15, 2026, or within nine months if it was picked up earlier, to keep full replacement value.

Legal assistance

The legal office, SSC/JA, is at 483 N. Aviation Boulevard, Building 271, Room B1-464 (310-653-3084), per the legal assistance page.

Before you fly in

Arrange for your sponsor to meet you at the airport, and decide early between the San Pedro military housing and a rental closer to El Segundo, because the commute between them is part of the cost.