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  • Guardsmen, reservists support Honor Guard

    For the first time, members of the 114th Range Operations Squadron are serving on the "elite" Patrick AFB Honor Guard team.Airmen volunteer for the Honor Guard to represent the Air Force's military customs and courtesies, thus helping to carry on the Air Force's long-established traditions. Tech.

  • Patrick Youth to marshal July Fourth parade

    One of Patrick's own will serve as the grand marshal in an Independence Day parade.Tori Grissom, 6, daughter of Tech. Sgt. William Grissom, 45th Weather Squadron, and Stephanie Grissom, will be grand marshal of the Limestone Heritage Parade in Bedford, Ind.The theme of the parade is "Coming Home."

  • Insurance helps weather the storm

    Hurricane season has arrived with a vengeance. Tropical Storm Alberto has already kicked open the door and brought near-hurricane force winds to Florida's Gulf Coast. In their June12 Letter to Airmen on personal financial management, Secretary Wynne and General Moseley point out that personal

  • Freedom Fest a July Fourth tradition

    The 45th Space Wing invites base employees, their family and friends to celebrate this year's Independence Day at the annual Patrick AFB Freedom Fest celebration at Chevron Park on the banks of the scenic Banana River. Hosted by the 45th Services Division, this year's bash promises to be one of the

  • Historic complex 36 towers toppled

    More than 3,600 tons of steel crashed to the surface at Space Launch Complex 36 Saturday morning when the old 209-foot-tall mobile service towers there were toppled as part of the ongoing project to demolish the historic complex. Approximately 60 pounds of dynamite strapped to the base of each tower

  • New vice commander is ready to go

    Col. Stephen Butler entered the Air Force in 1985 as a second lieutenant launching global positioning system satellites and has spent most of his career in the space and missile career field at multiple locations. Since June 11, he has been vice commander of the 45th Space Wing. "It been a fast

  • Fireman named one of 12 Outstanding Airmen

    Base firefighter Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Griffin got a little nervous Monday, June 11 when 45th Space Wing Command Chief Master Sgt. Dennis Vannorsdall walked into the fire station with Sergeant Griffin's 7-year-old son Jereon. "I thought maybe something had happened to my wife," said Sergeant Griffin.

  • Summer sees new leaders at 45th SW

    The 45th Space Wing will have a new look this summer. Eight of the wing's senior leaders will be leaving and making way for fresh faces. The wing's vice commander, Col. Thomas Bouthiller, retires today in a ceremony at The Tides at 3 p.m. Replacing him as vice commander is Col. Stephen Butler, who

  • A 'Silver Snoopy' for lifetime of service

    NASA recognized a member of the 45th Operations Group's Human Space Flight Support team for his lifetime of work and support to human spaceflight. Simon Levka, program engineer for HSFS, recently received a Silver Snoopy Award from astronaut Jose Hernandez at a ceremony at the Manatee Cove Marina. A

  • Summer is here, 'Be Cool and Act Safe'

    The "101 Critical Days of Summer" Safety Campaign runs from Memorial Day through Labor Day weekend.The theme for Patrick AFB's safety campaign is "Be Cool, Act Safe." Since the early 1980s, this campaign has run annually to counter the traditional in-crease in Air Force mishaps and fatalities that