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  • One Year Later; One Year Wiser

    It's hard for us to believe that it was a year last Saturday that Lisa and I (and our children) had the wonderful opportunity to become a part of "Team Patrick."And what a year it's been.A few months after getting here, our Guardian Challenge Team traveled out to Colorado and captured our 4th

  • Peer Management - Address the Root Issue, not the Person

    We have all been there - you've just been given commander's intent and are trying to figure out how to execute it. Luckily, you have a solution. Now, the focus becomes how to overcome the many "no can-do" people as they begin to throw up the obstacles, constraints and general resistance to change

  • Our Statement Really is Our Mission

    "45th Space Wing: One Team ... Delivering Assured Space Launch, Range, and Combat Capabilities for the Nation."Each of us plays an important role in supporting our missions. For those who are directly involved with our launch or range operations, our mission statement is probably clear. For those of

  • It's All About Balance

     One of the most difficult issues I have had to deal with throughout my Air Force career is maintaining a healthy balance between home and office. I have been accused by many over the years as not being able to maintain this balance, to which I always scoff and say, "Who? Me?" And then I talk to my

  • Lessons learned from watching team sports

    As my family and I enjoyed some of the NFL playoff games over the weekend, we were struck by how much all of us can learn from watching - and paying attention to - team sports.What we don't see is often just as important (or more) as what we do see from the comforts of our home. We often see the

  • Happy New Year!

    First things first. Lisa and I want to wish all of you a very happy and prosperous New Year! We hope each of you had some time to spend with your family and loved ones, plus get those personal batteries re-charged for a busy year!Before we look forward to what we have in front of us, let's just take

  • Efficiency

    I like the idea of "doing things smarter" and "cutting waste." As I go about the daily business of our mission I want to get the most value for my efforts. In most things if we can continue to be effective while improving efficiency, we have succeeded. In other areas, we may find that even

  • Do you know anyone facing challenges?

    On January 9th of this year, I will commemorate the 12th anniversary of my father's passing. He contracted cancer at the age of 52 and succumbed two years later. Col. (ret) Fred Lamb was a great American and the person I most want to be like when I grow up. Since the worst of his suffering occurred

  • Actions really do speak louder than words

    If there is one thing anyone over the age of 10 has learned it's that "talk is cheap, actions really do speak louder than words." That's why we should all be proud with the job Team Patrick/CCAFS does when it comes to taking care of our Airmen and the family members of our deployed service members.

  • Tackling Adversity; Wingman Spirit Defined

    We have many accomplishments in life and in the Air Force that make us proud. We have 100% mission success, quarterly / annual awards, promotions, and many more accomplishments that highlight a successful career. However, we are also faced with setbacks occasionally when we do not perform as we



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  • Fitness Center upgrades, well worth the ‘weight’

    The ‘heartbeat’ of Patrick AFB is now stronger. After more than 27 months of renovations and nine different construction phases, the base’s newly transformed fitness center is 100 percent operational.   “It was well worth the wait, and I am extremely pleased with the results,” Brig. Gen. Wayne

  • 49 Patrick-Cape members promote in May

    Congratulations to the following 49 Team Patrick-Cape members who are scheduled to promote in the month of May: AIRMAN 1st CLASS: Kyung H. Lee, 45th Civil Engineer Squadron  Zachery E. Morrison, 45th Security Forces Squadron                                                     SENIOR AIRMAN:Miranda

  • 45th SW supports successful Falcon 9 NROL-76 launch

    The U.S. Air Force’s 45th Space Wing supported SpaceX’s successful launch of the NROL-76 spacecraft aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center May 1 at 7:15 a.m. ET.SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is carrying a classified national security payload for the U.S.

  • Sea turtle nesting season begins

    All 45th Space Wing organizations, tenants and residents are reminded to turn their lights off from dusk until dawn during turtle nesting season, May 1 to Oct. 31. The beaches at CCAFS and PAFB are prime nesting habitat for loggerhead, green and leatherback sea turtles.  Artificial lighting

  • 45th SW supports successful Atlas V OA-7 launch

    The U.S. Air Force’s 45th Space Wing supported NASA’s successful launch of Orbital ATK’s Cygnus spacecraft aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 here April 18 at 11:11 a.m. ET.The Atlas V rocket is carrying Cygnus cargo vessel OA-7, the S.S. John Glenn, on the

  • 45th Space Wing to host Earth Day events

    Annual Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Spring Beach CleanupApril 20; 8-11:30 a.m. Cleanup supplies will be provided. Participants should bring hats, sunscreen, water, and wear comfortable closed-toed shoes. This is an authorized alternate duty location for 45th Space Wing civilians. Participants

  • They don’t ask why, they only ask where

    Debbie Wilson, daughter of Jon Myhre; Rep. Bill Posey, 8th District of Florida; Brig. Gen. Wayne Monteith, 45th Space Wing commander; Retired Navy Rear Admiral Samuel Cox, Naval history and heritage command director and curator; Retired Army Capt. Jon Myhre, Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale

 

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