Toy drive gives back to local community

Patrick's 1st Sergeants Association will be making the holiday season just a little bit brighter for more than 300 foster children throughout Brevard County, according to Senior Master Sgt. Bill Trainer, who is heading up his organization's 6th annual Toy Drive.Sergeant Trainer said his association

Residents adjust as dorm renovations begin

Starting with 11 rooms, renovations have begun on the dormitories on Patrick AFB. Each room is to get fresh paint, carpet, bathroom fixtures, "the whole nine yards," said Tech. Sgt. Spellman LeBlanc, dorm manager, 45th Civil Engineer Squadron. "The dorms were last renovated in 1996," said Sergeant

Delta IV puts last DSP satellite in precise orbit

The Delta IV Heavy booster that launched the final Defense Support Program into space here Nov. 10 put it into a spot in orbit that many are saying may be the most precise inject of a DSP satellite ever."The satellite was placed 35 nautical miles from the targeted apogee and six nautical miles from

Runway undergoing three-phase renovation

A three-phase renovation of the base's main runway began Nov. 7. It will continue for approximately the next five months, according to Lt. Col. Patrick Youngson, operations officer, 45th Operations Support Squadron."The Patrick Air Force Base runway construction project will remove and replace the

USAF launches last DSP (EARLY WARNING) satellite

The U.S. Air Force successfully launched the 23rd and last Defense Support Program satellite on a United Launch Alliance-built Delta IV-Heavy Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle from Space Launch Complex 37B Nov. 10 here. For almost four decades, DSP satellites have provided early warning for

Wing commander congratulates Air Force's newest enlistees

45th Space Wing support NASA World Space Expo

Remembering our vets, honoring the flag

Sunday is Veterans Day, a day to honor and reflect on all of those who served this nation as a member of the United States Armed Forces. According to the Senate Resolution 357 that was passed Oct. 26, tens of millions of Americans have served in the Armed Forces of the United States during this past

Young officer spearheads prep of last DSP

When 1st Lt. Lindsey Mahoney was born in 1982, Defense Support Program Satellites had been launching for nearly a dozen years. Tomorrow night between 8:39 and 10:42 p.m., the Clearwater, Fla. native, is scheduled to help put an exclamation point on the much-valued constellation with the 23rd -- and

ROCC renamed after Gen. Morrell

The Range Operations Control Center, or "ROCC," at Cape Canaveral AFS was renamed the Morrell Operations Center Nov. 2 in honor of the late Maj. Gen. Jimmey R. Morrell. General Morrell was the first commander of the 45th Space Wing. He served in that capacity from Nov. 12, 1991, through June 23,