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  • Month of the Military Child

         It is hard enough to be a kid. Being a military child is even harder. Both my wife, Lisa, and I are "military brats" and understand the many challenges they face; moving, being one of them.     And that means they have to start all over again while trying to keep in touch with the old and

  • Lead with Focus

         I was able to watch the final landing of the orbiter Discovery last month from Jolly 1. I was struck by how professional the recovery crews were on that day. They had every reason to be both celebratory and solemn. Yet they were neither. They were focused on the job at hand. The area needed to

  • AFAF: A little can be a lot

         Each of us who serve the Air Force are so involved with the success and challenges of our own family, health, job and life in general, that, at times, it can be easy to forget others in our Air Force Family who need our help.     Our annual Air Force Assistance Fund (AFAF) drive, which is

  • Remembering Traditions

         A few short months ago, I was asked to help organize a retreat ceremony at the base flag pole. Without hesitation, I said yes, and the event went according to plan. However, after the event took place, I started to ask around and discovered it had been quite some time since the base's last

  • We are not “The Government”

         In regular conversation and interaction with contractors of all types, we are often referred to as "the government team" or even more often as "the government." For casual taxonomy, there is probably nothing wrong with "the government" being used as shorthand for "not a contractor." But the

  • April: Sexual Assault Awareness Month

         "Hurts one... affects all. Preventing sexual assault is everyone's duty." This year's theme for Sexual Assault Awareness Month is something that needs to be a daily part of everyone's lives, both in and out of the military.     Here at the 45th Space Wing, we do not and will not ever tolerate

  • Time to lead troops back to basics

         As the 45th Space Wing preps and heads toward its Operational Readiness inspection and Unit Compliance Inspection, many are focused on processes, procedures, and response capabilities. Our bosses have provided their visionand set the environment to ensure a successful inspection.     However,

  • As always, there's no time like the present

          With the start of Spring this week, it's time for each of us to do some "tilling and planting" to we reap a successful crop of results when the Operational Readiness Inspection and Compliance Inspection happens later this year.      Many of us have been through these before - but for those who

  • Senior NCO Perspective: Involvement

    I recently attended a Senior Noncommissioned Officer Graduation and was inspired to write this article relating to involvement. It comes on the heels of the recent Senior Master Sgt. promotion release.With any promotion release there is always debate and discussion as to why one person was selected

  • Resiliency: What does it mean to you?

    Just recently, the 45th Space Wing had the opportunity to take time and enjoy Wingman Day 2011. Through the explanation of resiliency, we learned how embracing this trait can help us become role model wingmen in the 21st Century Air Force. It is my hope that by each of us individually understanding



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  • 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

  • Protecting sea turtles

    Every year between May 1 and Oct. 31, more than 3,000 threatened and endangered loggerhead, green and leatherback sea turtle nests are deposited on 45th Space Wing beaches. “Patrick Air Force Base and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station beaches are two of the largest sea turtle nesting habitats on

 

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