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  • To the Airmen of the United States Air Force and their Families:

    To the Airmen of the United States Air Force and their Families:As we pause this Memorial Day to honor those who have died in service of our great Nation, it is also useful to reflect on what this day of remembrance reveals about the character of our Nation and its people. History records that Major

  • Is Your Unit Prepared for End of Year?

    Your local comptroller Mr. Moneybags (aka, Major Marshall), says "Hey Sir, the wing commander just allocated your unit $250,000. You can now execute the procurement for that system furniture you had on your unit's unfunded list. I'm sure you've done the planning so you are ready to execute, right?

  • Critical Days of Summer to Save Your Skin

    Today the 45th Space Wing started our Critical Days of Summer (CDS) Campaign. This year¹s campaign is entitled "Save Your Skin."  Anyone who has been with the Air Force for any length of time knows that wing leaders and supervisors, along with the safety office, strongly promote efforts to protect

  • Achieving Balance in Our Lives

    As a mental health provider, I have observed that most people who seek care are searching for some way to achieve balance in their lives. Some questions they are trying to answer are, "How do I balance needs of my spouse and needs of the Air Force?" "How do I balance my day-to-day duties with PT,

  • Network and Installation Security More Important Than Ever

    Before we delve into this week's topic, we want to say thank you to the entire team for all they have done the past few weeks and congratulate the team for the successful launch of the first he Space Based Infrared System satellite! Truly an outstanding effort by the whole team ­ you should be

  • President, veterans and historic launches mark busy week

    Wow! April was certainly a blur for the Sharks and our Mission Partners. And May is continuing at the fast pace we set last month.President Barack Obama visited us last Friday, in hopes of seeing Endeavour's final launch. While the launch was scrubbed, we were honored to greet him and his family

  • What are you doing to make things better?

    It's easy to complain about things, personally or professionally that aren't going right. Who doesn't enjoy a good gripe session with your co-workers about how the commander "just doesn't get it" or sometimes think a decision/tasker/policy is the dumbest thing ever? Recognizing how things should

  • Personal legacy; how will you be remembered?

    As the final launch of the shuttle Endeavor reminds us, all good things must end at some point. Over the course of the next several months, many will go through transitions as the traditional Summer move cycle kicks into full gear. Others may be pondering retirement or other career options.As award

  • Earth Day 2011: A Billion Acts of Green

         What do you do to help keep the planet clean? Think of the impact that one billion people doing one thing every day to better the environment could have.     That is the goal for Earth Day 2011: A Billion Acts of Green.     This year, commit to making the small changes that make a big

  • 'Like a Rock'

         Our third President, Thomas Jefferson, is renowned for many inspirational quotes, but one that stands out for me is "In matters of style, swim with the current. In matters of principle, stand like a rock".     Swimming with the current could be compared to the path of least resistance and



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  • Detachment 2 assumption of command

    Col Kevin Williams, 45th Mission Support group commander, presents Maj Adam Harris, 45th Detachment 2 commander, with the guidon during an assumption of command ceremony July 25th, 2017, on Ascension Island. Maj Harris has previously served under the Wing's Detachment 3 as the Orion Flight Division

  • Reaching common goals

    Col. Z. Walter Jackim, 45th Space Wing vice commander, speaks to audience members of the Brevard County School board members, superintendent including directors, principals and assistant principals during the BC Public Schools Leadership Summit Speaker event July 18, 2017, in Palm Bay, Fla. Jackim

  • Lab tech draws CPI to reduce steps, improve processes

    When a self-proclaimed “passionate for process improvement” NCO found the class he needed to innovatively improve his section, he ended up impacting the entire medical clinic at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. Tech. Sgt. Joshua Soper, 45th Medical Support Squadron lab technician, said the 45th Space

  • South gate temporarily closed for improvements

    The Patrick Air Force Base south gate will be closed for improvements from 10 p.m. on Friday, July 14, 2017 to 6 a.m. on Monday, July 17, 2017. The east gate will be open 24 hours and golfers with passes will have authorized entry. (U.S. Air Force illustration by Phil Sunkel)

  • 45th MDSS change of command

    Col. Julie Stola, 45th Space Wing Medical Group commander, presents Lt. Col. Tara Lovell, 45th Medical Support Squadron commander, with the 45th MDSS guidon during a change of command ceremony July 10, 2017, at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. Changes of command are a military tradition representing the

  • 45th Space Wing cuts into a new era of space exploration

    Col. Burton Catledge, 45th Operations Group commander and Lt. Col. Jason Havel, Detachment 3 commander, cut the ribbon to the recently renovated Human Spaceflight Support Operations Center (SOC), to symbolize America’s transition from a government operated space program to a blended mission with the

  • Zika Virus 2017, what you need to know

    As mosquito season ramps up this summer, we want to provide you with information to keep you and your family safe. Mosquitos have the ability to transmit the Zika virus and the following are the latest facts.  To date there have been no cases of local transmission of the Zika Virus in Brevard County

  • 33 Patrick-Cape members promote in July

    Congratulations to the following 33 Team Patrick-Cape members who are scheduled to promote in the month of July:AIRMAN 1st CLASS: Ram Y. Bansil, 45th Aerospace Medicine Squadron  Cole D. Maresca, Technical Support Squadron  Ramon J. Thomas, 45th Comptroller Squadron  SENIOR AIRMAN:Steven R.

  • FTAC’s first ‘Airmanship 300’ course completed

    Fifteen Airmen who completed the first Airmanship 300 course pose for a photo June 30, 2017, at the First Term Airmen Center, Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. The new course is a continuation of the training the Air Force military personnel received at Basic Military Training (Airman 100) and technical