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  • New Services card opens door to worlds of fun

    Our Services Division is truly at your service! They've started a can't miss promotion with a new Services Advantage Card for you and your families that can pump up the fun quotient and enhance your quality of life...while literally saving you money, too. This program is just one of the many ways we

  • The Kitty Hawk of the Space Age

    Sharks, the milestones just keep coming! Last September, our Air Force celebrated its 60th year of existence. Earlier this week, Bettye Krieter of our Human Space Flight Support Office marked her 60th year of government service. Next week, on Jan. 31 we will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the

  • Investing today to ensure tomorrow

    The budget is going to get bigger next year. Start making plans on how we'll spend the windfall. Well, not exactly...instead, it looks as if we are once again heading into an extremely challenging year as we try to maintain America's edge while fulfilling the Air Force's top priorities: fighting and

  • Sharks, I am asking because I care

    I directed our 45th Space Wing Equal Opportunity office to conduct a wing-wide climate assessment schedule to start Jan 29. I know we are inundated with surveys and often the time committed to completing a survey is not rewarded. However, I want to assure you that I am determined to address the

  • Knockin' the ball out of the park every day (part 3)

    As the Mission Support Group's Detachment 1 commander at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Col. Mark Bontrager asked me to take some time to brag about the huge effort that goes into keeping the Cape running - ensuring our Nation's access to space. Every day, thousands of people ensure that the

  • Setting goals or making resolutions?

    Did you make New Year's resolutions for 2008? Are you still on track? If you are, you are better off than most people who make a resolution. If you've already broken your resolution don't lose hope. There are many reasons behind failed resolutions. Most people claim that a lack of discipline, time

  • Sharks:welcome to 2008

    Welcome back and Happy New Year! I hope all of you had an enjoyable, fulfilling and safe holiday season. I need to emphasize up front how pleased I am that everyone returned back to duty safely. It's good to be able to unwind a bit, especially after the rapid ops tempo we've been spinning at around

  • What a year it's been for the Sharks

    This is the 50th and final edition of the Missileer for this year. It's hard to believe we have just about put 2007 behind us. Wrapping up a year puts me in a reflective mood, makes me think of the importance of ensuring the safe return from the holidays of all our Airmen, and also inspires me to

  • Have fun, but be safe out there

    Once again the holiday season is upon us - how quickly time flies by! Like me, I'm sure the majority of you are looking forward to spending time with relatives and friends, enjoying delicious meals, and altogether having a joyous time. However, along with all the joy and happiness that comes with

  • No one's as agile as a Shark

    We got 'er done! The 45th Space Wing Sharks and our mission partners made history this week, for the first time reconfiguring our Eastern Range between two major space launch operations in less than 36 hours -- a process that normally takes at least two full days.When NASA postponed its STS-122



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  • Chief pays visit to Logistics

    The 45th Logistics Readiness Squadron introduced Chief Master Sgt. Jason Lamoureux, 45th Space Wing command chief, to the various sections of their squadron Nov. 30, 2015, at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida.During his visit, the chief met with personnel assigned to the 45th LRS and was introduced to

  • 45th SW commander addresses EOAC 15-3 graduation

    Brig. Gen. Wayne R. Monteith, 45th Space Wing commander, took little time in foot-stomping the benefits of a diverse Department of Defense workforce while giving the graduation speech for the final Equal Opportunity Advisors Course of 2015 at the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute

  • Tax office looking for volunteers

    Over the years, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program has provided a valuable service to the Patrick Air Force Base community.As the income tax season approaches, plans are underway to find volunteers to fill positions in support of the VITA program. Volunteer positions include:

  • 30 Patrick-Cape members promote in December

    Congratulations to the following 30 service members who are projected to promote in the month of December:SENIOR AIRMAN:Nicholas G. Creighton, Cyber Caps Squadron   Alexander S. Davis, TECH SUS SQUADRON   Brandon L. Estrada, TECH SUS SQUADRON   Sebastian A. Forster, TECH SURV SQUADRON   Dali E.

  • Service members honored at MAC

    Members of the 45th Space Wing, Coast Guard, and Navy, were honored by the Cocoa Beach Area Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Council, in Cocoa Beach, Fla., Nov. 18, 2015.The winners were selected by a panel of Chamber of Commerce members based on the strength of their commitment to the local

  • Patrick AFB Gate Access Information

    Please make note of the following change of hours to the Patrick AFB gates during the Thanksgiving Holiday: North Gate (A1A/Jupiter St.) Hours of Operation:The Patrick AFB (North) Main Gate will close on Wednesday, Nov. 25 at 10 p.m. and re-open on Friday, Nov. 27 at 5 a.m. South Gate (Pineda

  • Honor Guard demonstrates excellence

    Patrick Air Force Base Honor Guard displayed the art and skill of providing funeral honors during a demonstration Nov. 17 at Memorial Plaza at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida.During the demonstration, the honor guard conducted a military funeral honors ceremony, which included a 20-person team that

  • Patrick AFB volunteers remove 9 tons of trash from Florida’s beach

    Seventy-one volunteers removed approximately nine tons of trash and debris from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Beach, Florida, in support of the 45th Space Wing's environmental program Nov. 5, 2015.  Nine tons of trash equates to about four and a half dumpsters of material, which adds to the

  • Top-3 recognizes LCSS sergeant for performance

    Senior Master Sgt. Gary Lam, 45th Weather Squadron superintendent and Space Coast Top-3 Association president, presents Staff Sgt. Clint Wall, 45th Launch Support Squadron unit training manager, with a superior performer award for the month of August, at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., Nov. 16, 2015.

  • AVT spearfishing team, base civil engineers track down energy savings

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center's Asset Visibility Team worked with base civil engineers at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, and Patrick AFB and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, recently to identify energy-saving opportunities and provide substantial savings for the Air Force.One

 

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