AFCEA LA Chapter In-Person Event
Colonel Stevie Medeiros
June 16, 2026
Please join us on 16 June to hear about Missile Warning, Missile Tracking, and Missile Defense from the SYD 84 Commander!. Colonel Stevie Medeiros will be prepared to speak for about 20 minutes and then take questions.
This is an in-person event in the Gordon Conference Center (GCC). Enter the building near The South Bay Grill and turn right once inside to enter the GCC. Check in for the luncheon to get your table assignment and proceed into the room! The event starts at 11:30am on 16 June with networking. We will have opening remarks around 11:45am followed by lunch. The guest speaker’s remarks will start around 12:15, and we’ll conclude Q&A around 1:00pm.
Cost is: $35 for members and $45 for non-members
Register by 8 June!
To register go to the AFCEA LA homepage, https://afcea-la.org/, and at the top of the page under the “Upcoming Events” heading, click on this event.
While we will do everything we can to get you access to base if you provide the requested information by 8 June, things happen. *If you do not have base access, be sure to bring your Real ID or passport with you and arrive a little early in case you need to go through the Visitor Control Center.*
If you have any questions, please contact Todd Wiest, AFCEA LA Chapter President at todd.wiest@kratosdefense.com and Mike Gabor, AFCEA LA Chapter Vice President of Programs at mgabor@turionspace.com
Col. Stevie Medeiros is Commander of System Delta 84 (SYD 84), Space Systems Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. In this role, Col. Medeiros is responsible for delivering space-based battlespace awareness and end-to-end sensor-to-shooter capabilities for the warfighter through rapid development and integration of Missile Warning, Missile Tracking, and Missile Defense with interagency, industry, and allied partners.
Corporate sponsorships for this event are currently available. If you are sponsoring *and* attending, please ensure you register and include whether you need or have base access. We also ask that sponsors have *all attendees registered* (up to 4) by 8 June.
Los Angeles STEM Ride
Presented by AFCEA-LA
Join our sponsors for the Sixth Annual AFCEA Bicycling Event on Saturday, July 11 2026. Proceeds will benefit AFCEA-LA’s STEM education program.
- On-site registration opens at 8:00 A.M. The ride starts at 9:00 A.M. in Redondo Beach on N. Harbor Dr. and Portofino Way. This year there will be three rides – 20, 40 and 65 miles. The 20 and 40-mile rides will follow the Marvin Braude Bike Trail to the Temescal Canyon parking area. The 65 miler will include a Palos Verdes route. Helmets required. Jerseys: hewitt@affigent.com; Sponsors: waynekauffman@roadrunner.com
- Enjoy three supported rest stops – at Marina Del Rey, the Abalone Cove Park on Palos Verdes, and Temescal Canyon. In addition to the rest stops, there will be SAG support. Registered riders will receive an AFCEA STEM jersey. Go to: ridewithgps: AFCEA Cycling for STEM 2025 · https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50476593
- For more information, please contact Dan Mathews at 310.641.1466, or mathews.daniel@ensco.com
All Available briefing slides are available on the Past Event page.
Upcoming AFCEA-LA Events
| Date | Luncheon Speaker/Event | Topic | Location |
| 19 May | Colonel Bendan Hochstein | Commander, System Delta 89 (SYD 89), Space Combat Power | GCC-1 |
| 16 Jun | TBD | TBD | GCC-1 |
| 11 Jul | LA STEM Ride | ||
| 21 Jul | TBD | TBD | GCC-1 |
| 18 Aug | TBD | TBD | GCC-1 |
| 22 Sep | TBD | Scholarship Luncheon | GCC-2 |
| 21-22 Oct | Space Industry Days 2026 | LAX Marriott | |
| 17 Nov | TBD | TBD | GCC-1 |
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