1st Sergeants Association donates armfuls of joy

1st SLS home of workhorse Delta II

Tech Sgt. Will McCormick of the 1st Space Launch Squadron is a veteran 35 launches. When he became a member of the 45th Space Wing, the current Atlas V and Delta IV vehicles weren't operational. "We had the Titan IV and Delta II. I was selected for the Delta II program," he said.On launch day he

NSPS pay pools in process of reconciliation

Patrick's National Security Personnel Service (NSPS) pay pool panels are in the process of reconciliation, and those employees under the new pay system can expect to receive their appraisals in the first few weeks of the new year, according to Darlene Berger, the 45th Space Wing's program

Atlas V launch scores major milestones

Shortly after the Atlas V rumbled off the pad late Monday afternoon, Maj. Dewitt Morgan "high-fived" Rick Day in the Morrell Operations Center's mission control room and said, "Great launch! Way to turn the Range."The two members of the 1st Range Operations Squadron were in celebratory moods as the

AFTAC holds annual Pearl Harbor Memorial Ceremony

The Air Force Technical Applications Center held its 13th Annual Pearl Harbor Memorial Ceremony Dec. 7, to honor Pearl Harbor survivors.The ceremony featured AFTAC troops in formation, AFTAC members of the Patrick Air Force Base Honor Guard, and Florida Air Academy's Junior ROTC color guard and

Toy drive gives back to local community

Patrick's 1st Sergeants Association will be making the holiday season just a little bit brighter for more than 300 foster children throughout Brevard County, according to Senior Master Sgt. Bill Trainer, who is heading up his organization's 6th annual Toy Drive.Sergeant Trainer said his association

Residents adjust as dorm renovations begin

Starting with 11 rooms, renovations have begun on the dormitories on Patrick AFB. Each room is to get fresh paint, carpet, bathroom fixtures, "the whole nine yards," said Tech. Sgt. Spellman LeBlanc, dorm manager, 45th Civil Engineer Squadron. "The dorms were last renovated in 1996," said Sergeant

Delta IV puts last DSP satellite in precise orbit

The Delta IV Heavy booster that launched the final Defense Support Program into space here Nov. 10 put it into a spot in orbit that many are saying may be the most precise inject of a DSP satellite ever."The satellite was placed 35 nautical miles from the targeted apogee and six nautical miles from

Runway undergoing three-phase renovation

A three-phase renovation of the base's main runway began Nov. 7. It will continue for approximately the next five months, according to Lt. Col. Patrick Youngson, operations officer, 45th Operations Support Squadron."The Patrick Air Force Base runway construction project will remove and replace the

USAF launches last DSP (EARLY WARNING) satellite

The U.S. Air Force successfully launched the 23rd and last Defense Support Program satellite on a United Launch Alliance-built Delta IV-Heavy Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle from Space Launch Complex 37B Nov. 10 here. For almost four decades, DSP satellites have provided early warning for