<sod>This Air Force Base is named in honor of General [[Bernard Adolph Schriever]], who pioneered in the development of the American ballistic missile programs. It is the home of the [[50th Space Wing]] of the [[Air Force Space Command]], and this base provides command and control for over 170<ref>[http://www.schriever.af.mil/library/factsheets/index.asp Schriever AFB Fact Sheet]</ref> [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] warning, navigational, and communications satellites. Also housed at Schriever AFB are the [[Missile Defense Integration and Operations Center]] and the [[Space Innovation and Development Center|Space Innovation & Development Center]]. Schriever AFB is the main control point for the [[Global Positioning System]] (GPS).<ref name=GPS>{{cite web | date = July 28, 2007 | url = http://www.schriever.af.mil/gps/index.asp | title = Schriever Air Force Base - Global Positioning System | publisher = US Department of Defense | accessdate = July 28, 2007}}</ref> Schriever AFB is manned by more than 8100 active duty and guard/reserve personnel, civilian employees, and contractors.<ref>{{cite web|last=50 Space Wing|first=Public Affairs|title=50 Space Wing Fact Sheet|url=http://www.schriever.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=3909|accessdate=20 September 2012}}</ref><eod>
<sod>This Air Force Base is named in honor of General [[Bernard Adolph Schriever]], who pioneered in the development of the American ballistic missile programs. It is the home of the [[50th Space Wing]] of the [[Air Force Space Command]], and this base provides command and control for over 170<ref>[http://www.schriever.af.mil/library/factsheets/index.asp Schriever AFB Fact Sheet]</ref> [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] warning, navigational, and communications satellites. Also housed at Schriever AFB are the [[Missile Defense Integration and Operations Center]] and the [[Space Innovation and Development Center|Space Innovation & Development Center]]. Schriever AFB is the main control point for the [[Global Positioning System]] (GPS).<ref name=GPS>{{cite web | date = July 28, 2007 | url = http://www.schriever.af.mil/gps/index.asp | title = Schriever Air Force Base - Global Positioning System | publisher = US Department of Defense | accessdate = July 28, 2007}}</ref> Schriever AFB is manned by more than 8100 active duty and guard/reserve personnel, civilian employees, and contractors.<ref>{{cite web|last=50 Space Wing|first=Public Affairs|title=50 Space Wing Fact Sheet|url=http://www.schriever.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/275809/50th-space-wing|accessdate=4 October 2016}}</ref><eod>