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  • Discipline: lessons from football

    This past Friday night, high school football teams predicted to roll over their crosstown rivals came up short, there were numerous surprises on Saturday when top-25 teams were crushed, and previously winless teams beat playoff contenders on Sunday. I watched some teams gain long yardage on some

  • CFC: charity begins at home

    The Combined Federal Campaign, which kicked off today with a 5K run, is now in full swing. Our goal is $180,000 by Nov. 13. While this may seem to be a difficult goal, I think it is an attainable one.This is your opportunity to give back to the community... the very community that has been so giving

  • Discipline: from where I sit

    Military discipline is a term that has been used, overused, and many times misused in our Air Force. It is applied to being a minute late, forgetting a meeting, improper formatting of a triple-S, and even a bad attitude. It seems now that the phrase 'Lack of military discipline' has become the

  • Climate Survey: It’s all about you

    We are all familiar with tracking our progress at achieving our goals, whether they are on a personal or professional basis. Without this status check, we wouldn't know if we were making progress in the right direction.Well, the Air Force is doing its status check with the 2008 Air Force Climate

  • You can accomplish anything when you set goals

    Have you ever felt like you were just spinning your wheels? You work hard every day but never seem to accomplish anything? If this sounds familiar there may be a simple fix and the secret is anyone can do it. So what is this magic formula? Simply stated: setting goals.Research has shown that people

  • A commander’s tricks of the trade

    During my career, I've had the opportunity to work for phenomenal leaders; I've also had the chance to observe and discover their so-called "Tricks of the Trade" for success. Many of these tricks are straightforward; yet folks constantly ignore them, so I would like to share them with you.1. Make

  • Discipline: Little things really do matter

    As you probably know, this month's Year of Leadership theme, as articulated by Gen. C. Robert Kehler, commander, Air Force Space Command, is a trait all military services depend on more than any other. And that's discipline.Integrity First, Service before Self, and Excellence in All We Do may be the

  • New mission statement: simple, to the point

    "The mission of the United States Air Force is to fly, fight and win ... in air, in space and cyberspace." Our new mission statement, announced by Acting Secretary of the Air Force, Michael Donley and Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Norton Schwartz is simple. To the Point. Spot on.We were also

  • Discipline is NCO Business

    This month, as part of the Air Force Space Command "Year of Leadership", we've been focusing on "Back to Basics and Heritage". Starting in October we'll turn our focus to another core competency of leadership...Discipline. In the Merriam-Webster dictionary, discipline is defined in three ways:

  • Let’s all help the ‘big boss’

    Gen. Norton Schwartz was recently confirmed as our new Air Force Chief of Staff. Can you imagine the pressure he must feel taking over on the heels of the unprecedented firing of our previous Secretary and Chief of Staff? Needless to say, the road ahead will not be easy as General Schwartz tries to



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  • Key spouses give back to the community

    The Patrick Air Force Base and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station key spouses worked with Together We Rise over the past seven weeks to aid local foster children in transitioning to a new home.The project consisted of creating 48 'Sweet Cases' filled with items such as teddy bears, coloring books and

  • Lights out for sea turtles

    Sea turtle nesting season is May 1 to Oct. 31, and the 45th Space Wing, mission partners, residents and visitors, are reminded to observe and help protect wildlife by extinguishing all nonessential light between 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. during nesting season. This helps minimize injury or death to sea

  • 40 Patrick-Cape members promote in May

    Airman 1st Class:Evan R. Rauh, 45th Contracting Squadron  Samantha J. Westerman, 45th Aerospace Medicine Squadron  Senior Airman:Montana D. Beckham, Cyber Caps SquadronPatrick R. Day, 45th Space Wing Samantha L. Mitchell, OL AA 45th Operations Support Squadron  Staff Sergeant:Brian J. Bailey, 45th

  • It's not too late to give: AFAF 'runs' through May 1

    Members of Patrick Air Force Base and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., participate in an Air Force Assistance Fund 5K run at the beach here April 29, 2016. The AFAF campaign began March 23 and ends May 1, 2016. All proceeds go to four charities, which are: The Air Force Aid Society benefits

  • Taking aim with CATM Airmen

    Brig. Gen. Wayne Monteith, 45th Space Wing commander and Chief Master Sgt. Jason Lamoureux, 45th SW command chief, got certified on the M870 shotgun during a certification course at Combat Arms Training Maintenance April 28, 2016 at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla.

  • 45th Space Wing cleans up CCAFS beaches

    More than 60 volunteers gathered debris during the annual Spring Beach Cleanup at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., beaches April 28, 2016. Airmen, civilians and family members spent four hours and removed approximately 5 tons of trash from the beach. The cleanup was organized by the 45th

  • 45th Contracting Squadron wins AFSPC Awards

    The 45th Contracting Squadron was recently recognized with four awards from Air Force Space Command; three individual awards and one team award."Our mission at 45th CONS is to provide best value contracting solutions to the 45th Space Wing and mission partners," said Lt. Col. Aaron Boyd, 45th CONS

  • 45th Space Wing wins Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

    The 45th Space Wing won the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for exceptional meritorious service from Oct. 1, 2014 to Sept. 30, 2015.According to Brig. Gen. Wayne Monteith, 45th Space Wing commander, the wing achieved unprecedented milestones during this period."We serve as the world's premier and

 

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