45 SW Weather Squadron member receives prestigious NASA Launch Director's Award

Mr. Ed Mango (left), Launch Director for NASA's Ares I-X, and Mr. Pete Nickolenko (right), Acting Director Launch Vehicle Processing, recognized Ms. Kathy Winters of the 45th SW Weather Squadron with a NASA Launch Director's Award for her outstanding support of the Ares I-X mission at Kennedy Space

Airmen support lead up event to Air Force Week at Coke-Zero 400

Over 120 Airmen and delayed enlisted members unfurled a football-field-size American flag during the pre-race festivities at the Coke-Zero 400 race on July 3 on the infield of Daytona Speedway.  Coordinated by members of the 333 Recruiting Squadron and other members of Patrick Air Force Base,

Air Force transitions from NSPS to GS

Most Air Force civilians under the National Security Personnel System will convert to the General Schedule by the end of this fiscal year in support of the Department of Defense goal to convert out as quickly as possible. This conversion out of NSPS was mandated by the Fiscal 2010 National Defense

AFTAC’s new commander arrives

Col. Aaron M. Prupas assumed command of the Air Force Technical Applications Center during a ceremony here June 16.Col. Prupas succeeds Col. Lisa Ann Onaga, who commanded the center from August 2008 until May 2010. The newest AFTAC commander previously served as deputy director for the Commander's

U.S., British cooperation ensure Millions Against Malaria success

Recently the men and women of the Air Force Space Command's 45th Space Wing Detachment 4, headquartered in the mid-Atlantic at Ascension Auxiliary Airfield, received a unique request for help from Australian pilot Tim Pryse. Mr. Pryse and his co-pilot and fellow Auzzie, Ken Evers, were in the middle

No Place Outside Is Safe When Thunderstorms Are In The Area!

A 'Phase-2 Lightning Warning' has been issued for your location; what do you do? You're on the beach and you hear thunder; what do you do?Lightning is the leading source of weather deaths in Florida, killing more than nearly all other weather combined. Lightning also inflicts life-long severe

Helping GPS find its way to the stars

Here at the 45th Space Wing, the "World's Premier Gateway to Space," a new generation of Global Positioning System satellites, GPS IIF, has successfully launched and is on its way to join the GPS constellation.The GPS IIF satellite was launched by the U.S. Air Force with a Delta IV evolved

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Guardian of the Week: Airman 1st Class Kinesha Greenlee

Name: Airman 1st Class Kinesha GreenleeHometown: Smyrna, Del.What is your primary role in GC? Fire Team AlternateWhat are you looking to gain from Guardian Challenge? An improvement in my readiness and combat skills.Why is the 45th Space Wing going to win again? Because we have the teamwork that