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  • Our mission? Mission support

    As Chuck Milam, Air Force Space Command Director of Services said recently, "Shut down the Child Development Center and see what happens to mission." I'd like to take that concept a little further... what would happen to our mission if we shut down Security Forces or Civil Engineering capabilities?

  • Meeting ‘special needs’ of mission success

    Unless you are an active duty member with a special needs family member, you are probably not aware of the Air Force's Special Needs program and what it can do for you. The USAF Special Needs program is used to identify and track active duty families with special medical needs and ensure those needs

  • Making our workplace safer

    Let me begin here the same way I ended up our commander's call Wednesday afternoon. And that's by thanking you once again for everything you do around here. There are few things - if any - that give me more pleasure than to publicly recognize some of the super-star award-winners we have. You make us

  • The awards just keep coming to the Sharks…

    This week I had the distinct pleasure of handing out a special award to the senior management of our Patrick AFB commissary - the Defense Commissary Agency East 'Superstore' Award for Best Commissary! This came as no real surprise - because this entire installation has benefited from the special

  • Teamwork: the important role each of us plays in our mission

    The apostle Paul made the analogy that people are like the parts of a body, designed for different functions and assigned unique tasks. When each part of the body functions as it is designed, the whole body performs a greater task that none of its members could ever accomplish individually.

  • Take time to take care of yourself

    A few weeks ago I used this space to write a column entitled "Taking care of our people." But as vital as it is to take care of our people, I want this week to ask each and every one of you to do something equally as important: take care of yourself.And I specifically ask you that you do this in

  • Strike a balance; get out and get a life

    We've all seen it ... the coworker who always seems overloaded or the boss who is at work until all hours of the night.You know the one ... they can't get to the unit workout due to the critically important task they are working for the boss. No time to have lunch with the troops - too busy. They

  • The end is only the beginning

    Remember that new computer, new car or new camera you recently researched, anguished over and finally bought last weekend? More than likely, it's probably out-of-date by the time you're reading this. Obviously, I'm exaggerating a little, but not as much as some of us would like to think.The

  • Transformation can be an opportunity

    For our service, which was born of a revolution in technology and doctrine, transformation is fundamental to who and what we are. Transformational change is coming to the way supplies and services are acquired at the installation level in our Air Force through an initiative called "Installation

  • You can't find all the answers in a manual

    Whether you're buying a brand-new car, an upgraded computer system or a high-tech toy for a three-year-old child, you're almost always guaranteed to get a very thorough owner's manual and operating instructions explaining - often in painstaking detail - the proper use, care and warnings associated



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  • 45th SW supports Air Force GPS IIF-12 launch aboard an Atlas V

    The 45th Space Wing supported the U.S. Air Force's twelfth launch of a Boeing-built Global Positioning System IIF satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V from Space Launch Complex 41 here Feb. 5 at 8:38 a.m. EST."Today's launch marks a momentous milestone in the history of the Global

  • MRTs incorporate technology, enhances learning

    The 45th Force Support Squadron and Patrick Airman Leadership School donated iPads to the Master Resiliency Trainers of the 45th Space Wing Resiliency Program in an effort to enhance lessons and better connect with students Jan. 27, 2016, at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla.Master Resiliency Trainers

  • 45th Force Support Squadron prepares for Hennessy Evaluation

    Excitement at the Riverside Dining Facility has built as the team anticipates competing for the Air Force's prestigious John L. Hennessy Award for excellence in AF Food Service. The Best Never Rest is the 45th Force Support Squadron's motto, who is eager to showcase the RDF during the Air Force

  • 442nd Fighter Wing recognizes 45th SW for support

    The 442nd Fighter Wing, from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., presented a plaque of appreciation to Col. Shawn Fairhurst, 45th Space Wing vice commander, and members of the 45th SW Feb. 1 at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida.The 442nd FW deployed to Patrick AFB to conduct combat, search and rescue

  • 45th Space Wing honors community leaders at CivMil banquet

    The 45th Space Wing leadership hosted local community leaders at the annual Civilian-Military Community Relations Council Commander's Banquet Jan. 21 at the Tides.This year's event recognized William "Bill" Taylor, CEO of Community Bank of the South, as CivMil Member of the Year and also introduced

  • 26 Patrick-Cape promote in February

    Congratulations to the following 26 service members who are projected to promote in the month of February:SENIOR AIRMAN:Dustin T. Dees, Tech Surv Squadron  Christian A. Hagen, Tech Surv Squadron  Murphy J. Lane, Tech Surv Squadron  Richard D. Page, Tech Surv Squadron Carmine J. Saladino, 45th Civil

  • Intramural sports ‘kick-off’ at Patrick AFB

    Intramural teams play a game of flag football, prior to a coin toss led by Brig. Gen. Wayne Monteith, 45th Space Wing commander, signifying the beginning of intramural football and re-introducing additional sports throughout the year Jan. 25, at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. For more information

  • 45th Space Wing honors fallen astronauts at Apollo 1 memorial

    The 45th Space Wing hosted a memorial ceremony honoring the 49th anniversary of the Apollo 1 tragedy Jan. 27, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The memorial honored crew members, Lt. Col. Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, command pilot, Lt. Col. Edward H. White II, senior pilot, and Lt. Commander,

  • Patrick hosts USAF Honor Guard Drill Team

    The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team performs a demonstration Jan. 21 at the Honor Guard building at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. The demonstration led to an open discussion about the new honor guard manual, training related issues, and a question and answer portion.

  • GPS IIF 12 moves to next processing phase toward launch

    When a space vehicle is loaded with 320 pounds of hydrazine, the 45th Space Wing's Airmen-led GPS processing team knows they are in their final stages toward launching a premier capability to the warfighter.All of the intricate processing steps from delivery of the satellite to launching into orbit

 

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