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  • Hiring our Heroes

    The Hiring Our Heroes Military Spouse Program is scheduled for April 14 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Tides Club. The event is free to attend for military spouses, military members, veterans, employers and service organizations.Attendees can network with vetted employers, community leaders,

  • Go for launch: Airmen forecast weather for space missions

    Predicting weather for space missions is tough enough. But when forecasts cover part of Florida's lightning alley, where a rocket blasting off could spur strikes, the demands of the job can skyrocket."Launches can trigger lightning strikes even when you don't have lightning in the area," said Kathy

  • Patrick Dining facility named best food service program

    The Air Force Services Agency has named the Riverside Dining Facility at Patrick Air Force Base the winner of the coveted Hennessy Trophy for the East Region in 2016, on March, 21, 2016. The Hennessy Award is presented to the Air Force Installation with the best Food Service Program in the Air

  • 45th SW supports successful Atlas V OA-6 launch

    The 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 March 22 at 11:05 p.m. ET.The ULA Atlas V rocket is carrying Cygnus cargo vessel OA-6, a resupply mission to the International

  • 45th SW Annual Awards announced

    Congratulations to the 45th Space Wing Annual Award Winners from 2015 of Patrick Air Force Base and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., March 11, 2016. More photos can be found via the 45th Space Wing at Patrick Air Force Base's Facebook page, under the album titled: 2015 Annual Awards

  • 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