Medical Group observes Health Information Privacy Week

"Confidential is Essential-Protect Health Information" is the theme of Health Information Privacy and Security Week 2008. This invaluable awareness event, held Sunday through April19, assures our communities that the Medical Group takes extraordinary measures to put and keep health information in

First term Airmen get a good start

In the civilian world, employees who start a new job typically begin their first day by visiting the Human Resources Department. They start by filling out papers to initiate their W-2 information, health insurance and other important documents. In many cases the new employees transition right into

Budding artists kick off Child Abuse Prevention Month

Family Advocacy with the help of the Patrick Youth Center sponsored a poster contest to kick off April's Child Abuse Prevention Month at the Youth Center in Pelican Coast Housing.Thirty-eight children ages 5-13 participated in the contest to see who could best depict the idea of keeping children

Patrick commissary ranked Number One

For the first time in its history, the Patrick Air Force Base Commissary beat out 98 other stores and was selected No. 1 in the Defense Commissary Agency's Eastern Region in the "Super Store" division."We're thrilled and honored; this is a tremendous thing for our store and it speaks volumes about

Wing Safety Office wins multiple awards

The 45th Space Wing Safety Office has been recognized by Air Force Space Command and the Air Force for their exemplary performance during the past year.The office received the Air Force Chief of Safety Outstanding Achievement Award for Ground Safety, while Air Force Space Command honored three

2008 Air Force Assistance Fund campaign a resounding success

The 2008 Air Force Assistance Fund (AFAF) campaign, "Commitment to Caring", concluded today here and at Cape Canaveral. The campaign, which kicked off Feb. 11 was a resounding success. The goal for this year's six-week campaign was $39,579 with 100 percent contact of all assigned Air Force

Delta II launches flawlessly

The U.S. Air Force successfully launched a United Launch Alliance Delta II booster carrying the sixth modernized NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite into space Saturday at 2:10 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 17A here.The satellite will join the constellation of on-orbit satellites

Captain wins 14th Air Force award

The awards keep rolling into the 45th Space Wing.Recently the 14th Air Force awarded the Gen. Charles Horner award to Capt. Davina Fallaw of the 5th Space Launch Squadron.In the words of Operations Officer Lt. Col. Kent Nickle, this award is meant to "recognize the accomplishments of people who

I got it!

45th Space Wing Supports NASA's Successful Launch of Space Shuttle

With support from the U.S. Air Force's 45th Space Wing, Space Shuttle Endeavour blasted off safely from Kennedy Space Center today at 2:28 a.m. (EDT), starting NASA's 25th mission to the International Space Station. The 45th SW's support included providing weather forecasts, helping organize and