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  • 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

  • Don’t forget National Military Spouses’ Day!

    May is Military Appreciation Month, and May 6 has been designated as National Military Spouses' Day. Military Spouse Day has been observed since May 23, 1984, when a proclamation by President Ronald Reagan recognized the profound importance of spouse commitment to the readiness and well-being of

  • VA implementing enhancements to existing

    Department of Veterans Affairs officials published May 3 the interim final rule for implementing the family caregiver program of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act 2010.This new rule will provide additional support to eligible post-9/11 veterans who elect to receive their care

  • Air Force Office of Special Investigations helps keep the Air Force and DoD

    If someone were to ask you, "What does the Air Force Office of Special Investigations do," how would you respond? If you said, they are the people who wear civilian clothes and investigate military members using drugs, you would be partially correct, but that is not all we do.The AFOSI has many

  • Sexual Assault - The Healing Process

    Sexual assault (SA) is a very traumatic and often a private crisis because of the isolation that many survivors feel due to a lack of support or the tendency of some to blame the victim for being assaulted. Individuals react differently to trauma and SA. There is no right way to feel or to heal.

  • 5k Fun Runs attract more than 140 participants

    The Patrick AFB 5k Fun Run on April 15 had 114 participants at Patrick AFB. The top three male runners were Capt. Myron Larrick, Air Force Tactical Applications Center, pictured at far right, with a time of 18:04, 1st Lt. Kyle Anderson, 45th Civil Engineer Squadron, with a time of 19:19, and 2nd Lt.

  • Eagle Eyes -Your eyes and ears are critical weapons

    The Air Force, Office of Special Investigations, requests the assistance of "Team Patrick" to be alert and Report suspicious activity around Patrick AFB and Cape Canaveral Air Forces Station.The first step is knowing what to look for! Always keep an Eagle Eye out for these suspicious behaviors:*

  • Deal Averts Shutdown, Normal Government Operations to Continue

    Government agencies are continuing normal operations after the administration, the Senate and the House of Representatives agreed to a fiscal 2011 budget.Speaking at the White House at 11:04 p.m. EDT, April 8, 2011, President Barack Obama announces reaching a budget agreement that averts a

 

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