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  • 45th Space Wing, 920th Rescue Wing hold astronaut recovery demo

    The 45th Operations Group's Detachment 3 and the 920th Rescue Wing held an astronaut recovery demonstration March 14, 2016, along the Banana River, west of Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. The demonstration involved Air Force Guardian Angel Airmen and aircraft of the 920th Rescue Wing to showcase

  • Wing, mission partners build resiliency team

    Airmen stationed at Patrick Air Force Base and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., recently graduated from the 45th Space Wing Resiliency Training Assistant Course and joined the base resiliency team.The RTA graduates will provide resilience training to military, civilian personnel and families

  • AF Assistance Fund kicks off March 23

    Brig. Gen. Wayne Monteith, 45th Space Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Jason Lamoureux, 45th SW command chief, make their contribution to the Air Force Assistance Fund at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., March 9, 2016. The campaign runs from March 23 to May 1, 2016, and benefits the Air Force Aid

  • Patrick-Cape hosts AF ROTC Det. 785

    Members of the University of Memphis Air Force ROTC Detachment 785 visited Patrick Air Force Base and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., and received a firsthand look at the 45th Space Wing's mission and day-to-day operations, March 7, 2016. The cadets' visit exposed them to a real-world Air

  • Motorcycle Safety: On the road to success

    Motorcycle riders from Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., participated, March 4, in the first Motorcycle Mentorship Ride of 2016. After a safety brief, riders departed Patrick AFB en route to Daytona Beach to explore Bike Week and as a method of motorcycle training. The 45th Space Wing plans to host

  • Space Coast honors newest chiefs

    Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James Cody made a special visit to the Space Coast to welcome nine Airmen to the rank of chief master sergeant at a ceremony in Cocoa Beach, March 6."When you look at your stripes be proud of them.  Becoming a chief doesn't happen overnight," Cody said. "You

  • 45th Space Wing successfully launches Falcon 9 SES-9

    The U.S. Air Force's 45th Space Wing supported the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch of the SES-9 communications satellite March 4, 2016, at 6:35 p.m. EST from Launch Complex 40 here.SES-9 was built by Boeing Satellite Systems and is designed to operate for 15 years in geosynchronous orbit. The satellite

  • SAF-AA visits Cape Canaveral Air Force Station

    Patricia J. Zarodkiewicz, Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force, visited and met with several members of the 45th Space Wing at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., Feb. 24-25, 2016. Zarodkiewicz was introduced to the mission and toured facilities, received mission briefings

  • Airmen look ahead after historic GPS satellite mission

    Capt. Trung Nguyen was born the year the first of the latest series of GPS satellites was blasted into space.Twenty seven years later, the Airman helped process the final GPS IIF satellite, worth about $131 million, before it was launched on an Atlas V rocket in early February."All your work leads

 

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