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  • Next launch: Atlas V SBIRS GEO-03

    The next launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station is slated for Jan. 19, 2017. The window opens at 7:46 p.m. ET. The Public Affairs Office will provide live updates, 60-minutes prior to launch. Click here to follow and like the 45th Space Wing's Facebook or Twitter page.

  • Adjusted gate hours for MLK Day

    As Martin Luther King Jr. Day approaches, Patrick Air Force Base will change entry gate operating hours consistent with the direction of previous federal holidays. These hours will maximize the number of Defenders who can spend time with family and friends.     Patrick AFB's East (formally known as

  • 28 Patrick-Cape members promote in January

    Congratulations to the following 28 Team Patrick-Cape members who are scheduled to promote in the month of January: AIRMAN 1st CLASS: Morgan R. Leaverton, 45th Force Support Squadron                                                  Dashaun O. Malone, 45th Comptroller Squadron

  • Epic Airmen

    This video highlights the Epic Airmen of the 45th Space Wing and their commitment to our mission of delivering assured space launch, range and combat capabilities for the nation.

  • 45th SW supports successful Pegasus CYGNSS launch

    The 45th Space Wing supported Orbital ATK’s successful Pegasus XL rocket launch carrying NASA’s Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System Dec. 15 at 8:37 a.m. from Orbital’s “Stargazer” L-1011 carrier aircraft which took off from the Skid Strip here. Once the L-1011 carrier aircraft reached launch

  • The Honorable Disbrow and The Honorable Kendall visit

    Distinguished Visitors watch the eighth Wideband Global SATCOM launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Dec. 7, 2016. The WGS-8 provides essential communications services, allowing Combatant Commanders to exert command and control of their tactical forces, from peacetime to military