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  • 2007 - A year of mission success

    Time flies-it was only a year ago I found myself writing an article in this space about the bright future of launch here at Patrick AFB and our expected rise in 2007 launch ops tempo. Since then, all that has come to pass and more. Looking back, 2007 has been a great year for the wing-a year of

  • Knockin' the ball out of the park every day (part 2)

    About a month ago, I wrote about the amazing contributions of just half of the Mission Support Group squadrons -- Civil Engineering, Logistics Readiness, and Security Forces. This time I follow up with the remaining three.Without the Mission Support Squadron we wouldn't be able to come to work or

  • Remembering Pearl Harbor, 66 years later

    Sixty-six years ago today, Japan launched a surprise attack against the United States at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. About 2,400 lives were lost. Until Sept. 11, 2001 - when almost 3,000 people died in cowardly terrorist attacks - Pearl Harbor was the most devastating enemy attack on U.S. soil.Both

  • The Air Force has its priorities, what are yours?

    When Gen. T. Michael Moseley became the Chief of Staff of the Air Force in 2005, one of the first things he did was write a memorandum that outlined the top three priorities for the Air Force. I was a student in Air War College at Maxwell AFB when that memo hit the streets and I can recall thinking

  • Being there for our wingmen

    Sharks, it's hard to believe we're nearly at the close of the year. We've just wrapped up the Combined Federal Campaign and the holiday season is upon us. I'd like to begin by congratulating everyone on the tremendous contributions to this year's CFC-we raised nearly $175,000 with a contact rate of

  • We're thankful for them, they're thankful for us

    As the busy holiday season approaches, I wanted to take a moment to extend my best wishes to all of you your families.Thanksgiving, of course, has its roots in annual feasts held after the season's first harvest. The popular "first Thanksgiving" of the Pilgrims and Wampanoag Native Americans was

  • Wishing the Sharks a happy Thanksgiving

    Our tradition of Thanksgiving reminds us each November of all we have to be thankful for. It reminds us to pause and be thankful for our families, our friends, our freedom and for the never-to-be-taken-for-granted opportunity to live here in the United States of America.And for me, it means

  • 'Tiger' Sharks handle high tempo

    This week you should be called the "Tiger Sharks" because you have really earned your stripes over the past several weeks with five major launches in less than 50 days! I could not be more proud of our team and what you have accomplished for our Nation.The string of successes started with the Sept.

  • Assessing enlisted performance

    Our Air Force has recently implemented a new enlisted performance system along with a new feedback system. The new forms leverage the strengths of our feedback process and aim to be less cumbersome and more responsive. They have also driven hard questions about how to curb EPR inflation while not

  • Remembering Gen. Morrell, veterans

    Sharks, as we approach the Veterans Day weekend it is important that we remember to say thank you to military veterans (active and retired) still with us and to salute the memory of those no longer here. Tuesday, we had the distinct privilege of saluting the life and legacy of the legendary Air



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  • 45th SW hosts ESGR civic leaders

    Members of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve stand at Launch Complex 34, the Apollo 1 Memorial at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, during a tour, Nov. 12, 2015. ESGR has served our country for more than 40 years, fostering a culture in which all employers support and value the

  • 23 Patrick-Cape members promote in November

    Congratulations to the following 23 Patrick-Cape members who are projected to promote in the month of November:SENIOR AIRMAN:Jake E. Flores, 45th Civil Engineer Squadron Thomas E. Stinson Jr., Air Force Technical Applications Center James H. Teat, 45th CESCarl R. Zahn, 45th CES STAFF

  • 45th Space Wing supports Air Force GPS IIF-11 launch aboard an Atlas V

    The 45th Space Wing supported the U.S. Air Force's eleventh launch of Boeing-built Global Positioning System IIF satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V from Space Launch Complex 41, here Oct. 31 at 12:13 p.m. EDT."As the nation's premier gateway to space, we are proud to be part of the

  • DEOMI visit

    Brig. Gen. Wayne R. Monteith, 45th Space Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Jason A. Lamoureux, 45th Space Wing command chief, visited with Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute, the 45th Space Wing's mission partners, Oct. 21, 2015. They received a firsthand look at the training,

  • Operation Homefront Seeks Military Child of the Year Nominations

    Operation Homefront, a national nonprofit organization, is accepting nominations for the 2016 Military Child of the Year awards.Operation Homefront leads more than 2,500 volunteers with nationwide presence who provide emergency and other financial assistance to the families of service members and

  • Former NASA astronaut to visit PAFB chapel

    Team Patrick-Cape is invited to attend a presentation and meet-and-greet of former NASA astronaut retired Capt. Winston E. Scott, U.S. Navy, at the South Patrick AFB Protestant Chapel Children's Church, Oct. 25, at the 11 a.m. service.Both of the Patrick AFB Protestant Children's Church services, 9

  • Honor Flight takes Space Coast's war veterans to DC

    Members of the 45th Space Wing and its mission partners, Junior Enlisted Officer Corp cadets, and other supporters of local military veterans gathered at Wickham Senior Center in Melbourne, Fla., at 2:30 a.m. to honor World War II, Vietnam and Korean War veterans Oct. 17, 2015.The Space Coast Honor

  • Exceptional Airman promotes early

    It was a typical Friday physical training formation when the 45th Civil Engineer Squadron commander called Airman 1st Class Jake Flores to the front and asked him to do the push-ups he skipped during the last session. Flores did not recall skipping any push-ups during the last formation but began

  • Last of the dozen GPS IIF satellites arrive at CCAFS for processing

    The last Air Force GPS IIF in a block of 12 satellites was delivered to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, from Boeing's manufacturing facility in El Segundo, California Oct. 8 via a C-17 Globemaster III.A crowd from the government and industry partnership, who will complete the satellite's

 

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