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  • 2011 Hurricane Season - Above-Normally Active!

         The 2011 hurricane season is expected to be well above average. The NOAA Climate Prediction Center is predicting 12-18 tropical cyclones, 6-10 hurricanes, and 3-6 major hurricanes of Category-3 strength or higher (111 mph or higher). An average season has just 11 tropical storms, six

  • Colonel Rosen retires after 23 years of service

    Col. Lee W. Rosen, Commander of 45th Launch Group at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., retired Thursday after 23 years of service to the United States of America.Col. Rosen grew up in the Boston area and graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1988. Throughout his career he

  • Air Force leaders issue Memorial Day message

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz send the following Memorial Day message to the Airmen of the U.S. Air Force and their families:As we pause this Memorial Day to honor those who have died in service of our great Nation, it is also useful to

  • White House launches U.S. International Cyber Strategy

    White House officials yesterday launched a strategy that the administration says unifies U.S. engagement with international partners on a range of cyber issues for the first time.The International Strategy for Cyberspace was presented here by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Attorney

  • The Gift of Assistance

    In an effort to help make daily life a little easier for Lori Eagan, living with a cerebral aneurysm, she was presented May 12 with the gift of a specially trained Canine Assistants service dog on behalf of the Milk-Bone brand. Lori lives in Kissimmee, FL with her husband, Ralph, retired U.S. Air

  • One Last Endeavor

    The U.S. Air Force's 45th Space Wing provided flawless Eastern Range support for NASA¹s successful launch of the final flight of Space Shuttle Endeavor last Monday. The launch occurred at 8:56 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center.A combined team of military, government

  • Air Force officials announce civilian hiring controls

    Air Force leaders announced that hiring controls were instituted May 12 to reduce projected growth of the civilian workforce.The Air Force-wide efforts to stem the civilian personnel growth are a result of Secretary of Defense Robert Gate¹s efficiency initiatives to maintain civilian manning at

  • Two Air Force officers inducted into U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame

    Two Air Force officers who served as astronauts with NASA were inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Saturday at Kennedy Space Center, Fla.Lt. Gen. Susan Helms, commander, 14th Air Force, and Col. (ret) Karol "Bo" Bobko were inducted in a ceremony at KSC a little less than an hour after an

  • Cape Hosts 50th Anniversary of U.S.'s First Human Spaceflight

    On May 5, 1961, Alan B. Shepard Jr. was launched in the Freedom 7 spacecraft by a Redstone vehicle on a ballistic trajectory, suborbital flight. His orbit lasted 15 minutes and 23 seconds and carried him at an altitude of 303 statute miles.The success of this launch made him the first American to

  • 45th Space Wing Launches First SBIRS GEO Satellite

    The U.S. Air Force's 45th Space Wing successfully launched a United Launch Alliance-built Atlas V Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle at 2:10 p.m. Saturday from Space Complex 41.The Atlas V rocket carried into orbit the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) GEO-1 satellite. This SBIRS GEO launch begins

 

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