Truckload of toys

Elite basketball team practices at Patrick

The elite All-Armed Forces Women's basketball team, equal to a semi-pro team, arrived here May 5.The team came to practice and get ready to face teams from across the country in the Open AAU National Women's Basketball Championships which start today in Cocoa Beach.Since they arrived, the team has

The best food in the Air Force

There’s a brand new Chief in town

Command Chief Master Sgt. Larry Malcom, who recently assumed the senior enlisted advisor duties here at the 45th Space Wing, said he has lived with and been guided through his entire 22-plus-year Air Force career by one single word. And that word is passion.And responsibility. And dedication. And

45th Medical Group wins multiple awards

The 45th Medical Group has won the following 2008 Air Force Space Command Medical Service Awards:Outstanding Small Dental ClinicOutstanding Diagnostic Imaging Team (Category 2-Medium)Outstanding Clinical Optimization TeamTeam Aerospace AwardOutstanding Health Promotion Program (Large Base)The

Exercise measures base capabilities

Exercise. Exercise. Exercise.That was pretty much the word of the week as the 45th Space Wing underwent a base-wide anti-terrorism exercise.From the placement of suspicious packages, to an unauthorized landing on the 45th's runway, to the taking of hostages, to the evacuation of buildings to the

Wingman Day 2008

Cuban émigré happy to serve country that saved him

In 1992, 8-year-old Leo Castaneda wasn't sure what to expect when his Mom, Dad, and another family of three joined him in a small rubber raft as the six of them embarked on a journey from his hometown of Matanzas, Cuba, headed for the United States.Today, Staff Sgt. Leo Castaneda knows exactly what

Safety report shows drop in mishaps

The 45th Space Wing Safety Office is pleased to announce that the number of mishaps involving wing personnel has dropped substantially.During fiscal year 2008, the wing saw a decrease in mishaps from 220 to 151, with subsequent drops in workdays lost. There continued to be no fatalities in the wing

2008 CFC results set base record

Well, the final 2008 Combined Federal Campaign figures are in. And thanks to many of you - and the hard work of several others - they have never looked better at both Patrick Air Force Base and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.The 2008 CFC concluded Nov. 13, with amazing numbers and a new record!