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  • Security officer completes 50 years on the job

    Working 50 years at the same job is more than enough time for retirement, but when Gary "Hogman" Johnson came to work Aug. 25, it was just another day on the job.At 11 a.m., he arrived at a supply building adjacent to the lighthouse at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for what he was told would be a "Pre-launch/Guardian Challenge
  • Tech. Sgt. Darryl Diggs, deployed from the 45th Security Forces Squadron at Patrick Air Force Base, is one of two NCOs at Balad Air Base who provide education services seven days per week. The two sergeants have proctored more than 1,000 exams. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Lisa Kostellic)

    Deployed Patrick NCO Proctors Over 1,000 Exams

    The education center staff recently administered its 1,000th test, helping Airmen achieve academic advancement on its way to surpassing the last deployment rotation's record of 1,406. Tech. Sgts. Tommy Reid and Darryl Diggs, 332nd Services Squadron Education Center, proctored 1,134 tests from May 9 to Aug. 4. "The goal," said Sergeant Reid,

  • Anthony Led The Way

    On Aug. 26, Women's Equality Day will mark the 86th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution. Also known as the Susan B. Anthony Amendment, this legislation granted women the right to vote and ended the long struggle by women seeking that right. Interestingly, near the end of the late 19th century

  • Drunk Driving Risk Not Worth the Cost

    With Labor Day fast approaching, many Airmen will be celebrating the close of another great summer on Florida's Space Coast. But with those festivities comes a responsibility to remain safe, especially with drinking and driving. According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving, of the 339 fatal accidents that occurred in 2004 on Labor Day, over 50

  • Shark of the Week: Staff Sgt. Michael Hughes

    Reason for nomination: "Staff Sgt. Hughes led the effort to replace a severely corroded support structure on Patrick AFB's TACAN, critical to safety of flight. This weeklong project involving several base agencies and a systems expert TDY from Colorado sprung numerous opportunities to excel on Sergeant Hughes. With personnel working long hours atop

  • 45th SW Identifies Personnel Reductions

    The 45th Space Wing identified and sent forward through 14th Air Force to Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) 22 government civilian positions proposed for elimination March 31, 2007. These reductions are part of an Air Force-wide civilian personnel reduction of approximately 2,000 civilian slots across the Air Force, as directed by the Office of the

  • 45th SW Top Space Launch Wing in AF

    Around 30 members of the 45th Space Wing and its supporters all jumped and cheered as if they were springloaded as Guardian Challenge judge Maj. Gen. Roger Burg announced the 45th SW winners of the 2006 Schriever Trophy during a spirited awards ceremony Aug. 24 at Peterson AFB, Colo. This is the second year in a row the Sharks have secured the
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