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  • Wing to benefit from SECDEF’s decision

    Almost immediately following the resignations of Michael Wynne and Gen. C. Michael Moseley, Air Force Secretary and Chief of Staff respectively, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced proposed cuts in Air Force personnel would be curtailed.Stating his desire to ease the burden reduced staffing

  • Air Force launches NASA gamma ray study

    The Air Force successfully launched a United Launch Alliance Delta II booster carrying NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, satellite into space at 12:05 p.m. June 11 from the Space Launch Complex here.The launch will deliver the GLAST observatory into a circular orbit around the

  • Air Force brings back Missile Operations badges, Missile Wings

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley announced the return of the missile badge with operations designator for intercontinental ballistic missile crews June 6. He also announced that the three ICBM wings of Air Force Space Command's 20th Air Force will return to the convention of being

  • Patrick commissary No. 1 in DeCA worldwide

    A little more than two months ago, the Patrick Air Force Base Commissary was named the best store in the Defense Commissary Agency's Eastern Region in the superstore division, beating out 98 other stores.On Tuesday they found out they were No. 1 in DeCA -- worldwide.The announcement came Tuesday

  • Combined Command Post first in AFSPC

    In a move that further illustrates the vanishing line between Reserve and active duty forces, the 45th Space Wing and 920th Rescue Wing Command Post operations have merged.The official ribbon cutting for the new joint Command Post was held in Building 423 Tuesday.Commanders from both units agreed

  • Sergeant schools local students

    This week at Satellite High School approximately 100 freshman students got an education for life.Master Sgt. Stephen Love from Patrick's Equal Opportunity Office spent the week giving presentations on choices, their consequences and how to develop good habits to live a highly effective

  • Competion feels "bite" of third straight Guardian Challenge win

    They came. They saw. They kicked some Chicken Hawk butt. And they proved the third time isn't just a charm, it's also habit-forming. "Being recognized - three times in row - as the 'Best Spacelift Wing' in Space Com-mand and bringing home the Schriever Trophy is a habit we can get used to," said a

  • Wing wins AFSPC Installation Excellence Award

    In 1984 the President established the Commander-in-Chiefs' Annual Award for Installation Excellence to recognize the outstanding efforts of the people who operate and maintain Department of Defense installations and who have done the best with their resources to support the mission. Time to chalk up