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  • AFTAC team earns Air Force Science and Engineering Award

    The Air Force Technical Applications Center's Nuclear Debris Collection and Analysis Research and Development team was awarded the 2007 Air Force Science and Engineering Award (Exploratory or Advanced Technology Devel-opment).In a ceremony at the U.S. Air Force Academy Oct. 4, AFTAC Commander Col.

  • Tides membership drive begins

    The management and staff at The Tides invite all eligible nonmembers and members to their kickoff parties for the Air Force Clubs Annual Membership Drive on Oct. 19, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The parties will be held at the Blockhouse and The Tides."We are excited about our drive," said Johnnie Rivera,

  • Security Forces open new complex

    The 45th Security Forces Squadron officially opened its new home on Patrick Drive with a ribbon cutting Oct. 5.The squadron accepted the $7.5 million, 25,000-square-foot building July 10.The old security forces building dated back to the World War II era as a barracks for the Women Accepted for

  • AFTAC celebrates 60th anniversary

    While the entire Air Force celebrates its 60th anniversary, the Air Force Technical Applications Center will celebrate another 60th as well.The Long-Range Detection Pro-gram, a key part of AFTAC's nuclear treaty monitoring mission, began two days before the Air Force became a separate service."While

  • Dawn rises from the Cape

    The 45th Space Wing supported the successful Sept. 27 launch of a NASA probe called "Dawn" that will be the first spacecraft to orbit two asteroids on a single voyage. The probe was launched at 7:34 a.m. (EDT) aboard a Delta II booster from Space Launch Complex 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force

  • Last DSP satellite mated to first Delta IV

    History will soon be made at Space Launch Complex (SLC)-37 at Cape Canaveral AFS with the launch of the first operational payload on a Delta IV Heavy Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle.The payload, the last Defense Support Program satellite, was mated to the booster Sept. 25."The operation began with

  • Civil engineers return home

    Tears of joy and smiles filled the faces of families and friends as Airmen from the 45th Civil Engineer Squadron arrived back home from deployment Wednesday at the Melbourne International Airport.The 17-member team redeployed after a four-month deployment to Al-Udeid, Air Base, Qatar, in support of

  • Sharks support GWOT; help mission partners navigate inprocessing

    Four members from the 45th Space Wing's Military Personnel Flight are proving that Airmen don't have to deploy to the theater of operations to contribute to the Global War on Terrorism. For just over three months, they have supported the war effort from just across the state at MacDill AFB.Maj.

  • Sharks competing in Air Force Marathon

    A seven-member team from Patrick left Thursday to compete in the 11th Annual Air Force Marathon to be held Saturday at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.Four members of the team will compete in the relay, while two others will run the half marathon and another in the full marathon.The

  • Final preparations under way for DAWN mission to explore solar system

    The 1st Space Launch Squadron participated in one of the final stages in the preparation for the launch of NASA's DAWN spacecraft Tuesday at Cape Canaveral AFS. Members of the squadron monitored the mating of the spacecraft to the Delta II launch vehicle that will send it on a mission to observe two

 

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