Ascension wins Air Force award for best overseas environmental quality

Ascension Air Field, a vital link in the support chain of the 45th Space Wing, recently won the Air Force's Gen. Thomas D. White Environmental Quality Award for Overseas Installations.This is the second time Ascension has won an award for environmental practices. Sitting in the Atlantic Ocean 4,400

2009 Air Force Assistance Fund campaign a resounding success

The 2009 Patrick Air Force Base/Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Air Force Assistance Fund (AFAF) campaign, "Commitment to Caring", officially concluded April 10. The campaign, which kicked off March 2, was a resounding success. The goal for this year's 6-week campaign was $39,201 with 100 percent

Kids Fair marks start of Child Abuse Prevention Month

Red Cross volunteers: 400 years worth of service

Satellite to enhance military communications launched

An important piece of warfighting equipment was launched April 3 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station atop an Atlas V booster.The second in a new generation of military communication satellites, the Wideband Global SATCOM satellites will, from 22,300 miles away, provide ever-increasing capabilities

Federal stimulus package to aid Airmen

Improvements in dormitories, child development centers and energy conservation plans will come to fruition as the Air Force receives about $1.7 billion in Defense-related appropriations through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, military finance officials said."The Air Force fully supports

30 years of service

Stamp out sexual assault in April

This April, America and the Department of Defense (DoD) take a concerted stand against sexual assault as we observe Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). This annual event provides us with the opportunity to increase knowledge and promote prevention of this crime through special events and public

Wing launches 20th GPS satellite

The U.S. Air Force early Tuesday morning successfully launched a United Launch Alliance Delta II booster carrying the 20th modernized NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite into space from Pad 17A at Cape Canaveral AFS.The GPS IIR-20(M) satellite will take over a key location in the

Wing's work continues after successful launch

While many were celebrating the successful launch of the Delta II as it streaked across the Atlantic Ocean, others who were gathered in the 45th Launch Support Squadron headquarters held off until successful separation of the spacecraft from the vehicle and the all-important acquisition of signals