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  • 45th SW commander welcomes Patrick -Cape's newest NCOs

    Brig. Gen. Wayne Monteith, 45th Space Wing commander, addressed 75 newly selected staff sergeants of Team Patrick-Cape during a promotion release celebration Aug. 20, 2015, at the Patrick Air Force Base Golf Course, Fla.Air Force officials selected 13,269 of 39,260 eligible senior airmen for

  • New commander’s first stop: Cop shop

    Senior Airman Frances Hopfer, 45th Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog handler, and Digo, MWD, participate in a patrol attack demonstration with Brig. Gen. Wayne Monteith, 45th Space Wing commander, Aug. 20 at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. The new commander met with the personnel of the

  • Rarest sea turtle nests found at CCAFS have hatched

    The rarest and most endangered sea turtle in the world was discovered nesting on the beaches of CCAFS for the first time recorded May 14, 2015, and then again May 28, 2015. Following an incubation period of approximately two months, both nests hatched, were excavated, or carefully uncovered, after a

  • Red Riding Hood skips into town

    Children from across the Patrick AFB community converged at the base's Youth Center July 27 to audition for parts in the Missoula Children's Theater production of "Red Riding Hood."Ranging in age from 5 to 17, the kids tried out for various roles in a stage adaptation of the children's story about a

  • Vermont ANG recognizes 45th SW for support

    Brig. Gen. Wayne Monteith, 45th Space Wing commander, received a token of appreciation from members of the Vermont Air National Guard Aug. 6 at the Skid Strip at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.The Vermont Air National Guard used the airfield at the Cape for a base of operations during their

  • 'Saddle up Sharks;' new commander takes charge

    "Do, or do not. There is no try."This was the advice Master Yoda gave to Luke Skywalker before attempting to raise his X-wing Fighter from a swamp on planet Dagobah and in true space fashion, the advice also applies to those who send rockets into outer space. Minutes after assuming command, the 45th

  • 45th MDSS change of command

    Col. Julie Stola, 45th Space Wing Medical Group commander, presents Lt. Col. William Breedlove, with the 45th MDSS guidon during a change of command ceremony June 15, 2015, at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. Changes of command are a military tradition representing the transfer of responsibilities from

  • 24 Patrick-Cape members promote in August

    Congratulations to the following 24Team Patrick-Cape members who are scheduled to promote in the month of August:SENIOR AIRMAN:Madeline M. Hopkins, 45th Civil Engineer SquadronRussell E. Lund, 45th Contracting Squadron  STAFF SERGEANT:Bradley W. Owens, 45th Weather Squadron  David J. Turner, Air

  • Rescue Wing assists in search for missing teen boaters

    Air Force Reserve search and rescue personnel from the 920th Rescue Wing from Patrick Air Force Base joined the Coast Guard search for two 14-year-old boys reported missing, July 25, 2015.A rescue crew departed in one of the wing's HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters, July 28, at approximately 8 p.m. for a

  • TV chef featured at Patrick AFB

    Chef Robert Irvine visited Patrick Air Force Base, met and toured with several members of Team Patrick-Cape, toured a variety of facilities, and participated in a live show at the base theater, July 23, 2015. Irvine is a celebrity chef who has appeared on a variety of Food Network programs including