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  • 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

  • Engineer earns spot in golf championships

    Five years ago, Capt. Bai Lan Zhu had never played golf in her life. Her only exposure to the sport came from a video game. Now, after playing for only four and a half years, the 5th Space Launch Squadron engineer responsible for the electrical subsystems to the Delta IV launch vehicle at Cape

  • Tickets Available for 60th Anniversary Air Force Ball

    Patrick and Cape Canaveral AFS will celebrate the Air Force's 60th Anniversary during the annual Air Force Ball Sept. 22 in the Radisson at the Port in Port Canaveral. The guest speaker is Space Development and Test Wing Commander Col. Kevin McLaughlin. Entertanment will be provided by the Air Force

  • 45th SW joins beach cleanup

    Many 45th Space Wing employees, contractors and their families will join the general public to fight the war on trash Sept. 11 and 15 during annual beach cleanups.Each year, the wing joins the Brevard County effort during the Ocean Conservancy Florida Coastal Cleanup, sponsored locally by Keep

  • Unscathed by Hurricane Felix, Patrick medics continue relief ops in Honduras

    Barely affected by the landfall of Hurricane Felix this week, seven medics currently deployed to Honduras from the 45th Medical Group are continuing operations there.With the worst part of the storm missing their base at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, the seven medics from Patrick AFB are OK."We're

  • Multi-purpose sports field aids "Fit to Fight

    Construction on a new multi-purpose sports field near the Riverside Dining Facility on Patrick is slated for completion in November.This state-of-the-art, regulation-size, multi-purpose field will be used for numerous activities such as football, soccer and "warfit" activities to aid in Patrick's

  • 1st ROPS vital to all launches

    When NASA, a private corporation, the National Reconnaissance Office or the Department of Defense wants to put something into orbit using the Air Force's Eastern Range, the personnel of the 1st Range Operations Squadron (1st ROPS) make it happen.The squadron, under the 45th Operations Group, plans

 

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