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  • Happy 60th Birthday!

    Our U.S. Air Force marked its diamond anniversary Tuesday and we are celebrating that milestone here at the 45th Space Wing with this commemorative edition of the Missileer, tonight's Freedom Fest and tomorrow's sold out Air Force Ball! This is also the year that marks the 25th anniversary of Air

  • Don't forget the sacrifices of 9/11

    What a stirring ceremony we had at the base flagpole Tuesday, marking the sixth anniversary of 9/11. For me, standing with many of you remembering the horrors and triumphs of that dreadful day was a moving experience. It brought home the fact that our world changed forever on that fateful

  • Don't let deployments catch you by surprise

    Deployments rarely catch us by surprise. Typically, we have time to react, adjust our thinking and formulate a survival plan. Those remaining behind must adjust, yet we often simply react with little or no forethought given to our survival plan.Each member of the wing may be impacted as we watch

  • Let's make the FY07 close-out a success

    Sharks, as we come to the close of another fiscal year, I want to commend you on your stewardship in managing our fiscal year 2007 budget. Although, FY 07 officially ends Sept. 30, we are looking at a "soft" closeout date of Sept. 21. The soft closeout provides the Financial Management community,

  • NORTH STAR helps take care of people and mission

    The last time I wrote an article for the Missileer, I shared my belief in the motto of "Mission First - People Always." I also believe that the psychological well-being of our personnel and their families directly impacts mission effectiveness.Stress, whether personal, work place or relationship

  • Take well-deserved breathers

    The Labor Day holiday weekend symbolizes the end of summer and is the time set aside to honor our nation's workforce. It is designed to pay tribute to you - working Americans. To thank you for year-round dedication, Labor Day is an opportunity to get some well-deserved R&R and to spend quality time

  • Labor Day: often misunderstood, always important

    The Labor Day weekend is here and that of course means the end of summer - at least growing up in Minnesota it meant the end of summer. I suspect that one's definition may be a trifle different here in sunny Florida though. Nonetheless, I believe that Labor Day is probably one of the most

  • 101 Critical Days: remain vigilant!

    Summer is winding down, but now is not the time to get complacent about summer safety! The Air Force's 101 Critical Days of Summer campaign continues officially through Labor Day weekend, but those of us who live in Florida must remember - for us, many activities associated with summer actually

  • 45th Space Wing: contributing to the flight every day

    How are you contributing to the war effort? I think about how to tell this story often, and find it easiest to just look at a day in the life of our troops in Iraq to see how space power is contributing to the fight. First, think about the ground operators who are carrying the brunt of the load

  • Working smarter, not harder

    Over the past eight months I've written about our journey down the Air Force Smart Operations 21st Century (AFSO21) path. As you recall, our entry into the AFSO21 arena was driven by a tasking from the Secretary of the Air Force. We've mapped how we conduct launch operations and outlined what the



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  • Rescuer reunites with ‘Katrina Girl’

    Ten years ago, Staff Sgt. Mike Maroney hovered over a maelstrom of water, debris and human suffering. New Orleans, a once vibrant mecca for revelers and tourists, was ground zero for impoverished refugees in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.By Sept. 6, 2005, Maroney said he had become depressed and

  • Det. 3 member receives NASA's Silver Snoopy Award

    NASA Astronauts Rex Walheim and Barry "Butch" Wilmore flew into Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, Sept. 23, 2015 to present Don Shelton, 45th Operations Group Detachment 3 deputy commander, the Silver Snoopy Award for his dedicated service to Human Space Flight recovery operations.The Silver Snoopy

  • Next Stop: 45th Ops

    Brig. Gen. Wayne Monteith, 45th Space Wing commander, continued his orientation of the various groups and squadrons in the 45th Space Wing with a visit to the 45th Operations Group Sept. 22, 2015 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.The wing commander met with the personnel from the 1st Range

  • Commander drops by to see Mighty Medics

    Brig. Gen. Wayne Monteith, 45th Space Wing commander, made a stop at the 45th Medical Group facilities Sept. 11, 2015, for an orientation on their day-to-day operations at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida.During his visit, he met with members from the various squadrons in the 45th MDG including the

  • Wing commander makes a few stops at 45th Mission Support Group

    The 45th Space Wing Commander Brig. Gen. Wayne Monteith made a few stops at the 45th Mission Support Group's facilities located at Patrick Air Force Base and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Sept. 3, 2015.During his tour of their facilities, he had the opportunity to visit with the 45th Logistics

  • Air Force turns 68, birthday celebration

    Team Patrick-Cape is invited to attend the Air Force's 68th birthday celebration, Sept. 18, 2015, at the Patrick AFB Golf Course, from noon to 2 p.m. For more information contact the Force Support Squadron at (321) 494-9691/9692. The celebration is open to active duty, DOD civilians, retirees and

  • Patrick instructor recognized as outstanding Airman of the year

    Becoming an Outstanding Airmen of the Year takes team work, perseverance, and perspective, according to one of this year's winners, who is also representing Air Force Space Command and the 45th Space Wing.Tech. Sgt. Tamara Acfalle, 45th Force Support Squadron Airman Leadership School instructor,

  • Hangar fire suppression system activates at Patrick AFB

    At approximately 10 a.m. a 920th Rescue Wing maintenance hangar's fire suppression system activated, immediately filling the hangar with foam. All maintenance personnel were evacuated and no one was injured.  During the activation, two HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters were inside and it is unknown at

 

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