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  • The Schriever Trophy comes back home

    It was my honor to join the 45th Space Wing Guardian Challenge team in Colorado Springs for the 2008 GC score posting as we came together to celebrate Air Force Space Command's best. For those who have never had the chance to be a part of Guardian Challenge, I recommend you consider it next time as

  • There's only one chance for a first impression

    We only get one chance to make a first impression and we all know how lasting that initial vision can be. That's why, as we are only a few weeks away from the busiest Permanent Chage of Station time of the year, I want all leaders to emphasize the importance of an effective sponsorship program. I

  • Proud of our Airmen and my Air Force

    Having recently returned from Iraq, I've thought a lot about events that transpired. I commanded Airmen tasked to provide support to the Army, filling in where the Army needed help; these were Airmen filling In Lieu Of Taskings (ILOs.) My unit was the catch-all unit; receiving airmen who didn't fit

  • Energy conservation starts with you

    Both the Department of Defense and the U.S. Air Force have mandated extensive energy conservation goals and activities to reduce the utility costs that are not invested in infrastructure, personnel or warfighting.Each day, Patrick Air Force Base and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station combine to spend

  • Can you spell your work ethos?

    I recently attended the Air Force Nurse Corps (NC) annual leadership symposium. During one of the break out sessions, Maj. Gen. Melissa Rank, the Chief of the NC, challenged each member in attendance to write down their work ethos. She specifically asked us to answer this question: what do you

  • Sharks, you've done it again

    As satisfying as it was to host General Kehler and his wife, Marjorie, for two days this week, that experience was made even more special due to one special group of people: You.Once again, you made me so very proud to be your commander. I was thrilled to be able to let our commanding general get a

  • How do you learn? How should you teach?

    Recently, my children's school held a seminar on learning styles. It didn't take long to realize that the value of the information presented stretched well beyond the elementary school walls. Effective learning and communication are vital to military operations, so in order to achieve mission

  • They don’t get paid because they’re priceless

    They don't do it for the recognition. They don't do it for official awards, plaques or presentations. And they certainly don't do it for the money.They do it because they want to give back, to make a difference, and because they want to serve those who serve us.And for those reasons - and thousands

  • Shaping the future American spaceport... today

    We are in the midst of significant change in our business. In our wing mission over the last few years, we've made the leap from the last Titan IV and Atlas II flights to the Delta IV and Atlas V Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicles (EELVs). Booster workforces have transitioned to new providers,

  • A good sense of dollars and cents

    Hello Sharks. I'd like to take this opportunity to expand a little more about something I talked about briefly at last week's wing commander's call: fiscal responsibility.As I mentioned then, we are living in some very volatile times right now, and the financial world we find ourselves in is no



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  • 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

  • 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

 

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