Patrick first base to get the word about personnel

Hundreds of Patrick Air Force Base Airmen and civilian personnel took part in an Air Force Personnel Center-led "Spread the Word" briefing held Wednesday morning and afternoon at the PAFB Base Theater.This was the first of nine such briefings the AFPC team will conduct during "Mission One" of their

Shark helps history in the making

Normally Maj. Janice Hance could be found in the Patrick Command Post.Since Dec. 1 however, she's been in Washington D.C., where she aided in preparations for the historic inauguration Jan. 20 of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States.Some temporary assignments are just better than

All eyes on him... fingers, too

Wing wins Outstanding Unit Award

Gen, C. Robert Kehler, commander, U.S. Air Force Space Command, recently signed certificates honoring the 45th Space Wing as one of four units to earn the prestigious Air Force Space Command Outstanding Unit Award for 2008.Also earning the distinction are Headquarters, 14th Air Force, Vandenberg Air

Top athletes named at Sport Banquet

WIng member wins coveted award

If you ever want to know what it feels like to be recognized as being in the top one percent, all you have to do is ask Chris Malbon of Detachment 3, 45th Operations Group. Chris recently received a surprise visit from NASA Astronaut Navy Capt. Kay Hire. She made a special trip from Johnson Space

Separated, but keeping it all together

It happens every month. But it just so happens in months like this one, the dinners and get-togethers take on a little more meaning. But just a little bit more. Because being apart from loved ones can hurt any time of year.At least that is the opinion of Lil Cassidy, director, Airman & Family

Local recruiters among top in Air Force

Fourteen Air Force recruiters were named tops in their field for 2008 by Air Force Recruiting Service officials here this month.Two of them are Master Sgt Michael Kovach and Staff Sgt. Alpha Tyler of the 333rd Recruiting Squadron based in Melbourne."Sergeant Tyler was also our top squadron recruiter

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