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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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  • 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

  • Patrick-Cape remembers 9/11

    A remembrance ceremony honoring those who lost their lives in the 9/11 tragedy was held Sept. 11, 2015, at the Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, flagpole."Fourteen years ago today four airplanes were hijacked by 19 terrorists," said Brig. Gen. Wayne Monteith, 45th Space Wing commander. "It was an act

  • Base community partnership initiative kicks off with 'field of dreams'

    The ongoing clearing of a ball field located near Patrick AFB's south housing area is the first step of innovation for Team Patrick-Cape's partnership initiative with the community.A memorandum of agreement, effective Sept. 1, between the 45th Space Wing and Satellite Beach, Florida, provided the

  • 45th SW commander offers Labor Day safety message

    Another amazing summer is coming to an end and you have done an outstanding job maintaining our safety.  We've had no fatalities, no serious injuries and we've done well remaining vigilant about our personal health.Continue to utilize your "safety sense" as it's critical to the welfare of your team

  • The Iron Airman

    In the Air Force, fitness isn't just a stepping stone to success, it is a requirement. While each Airman has their own idea of how to stay fit-to-fight, 1st Lt. Roman Tillman has picked a practice that he believe also sharpens his skills as an Airman and a leader.Tillman, a 5th Space Launch Squadron

  • Wing supports 4th Mobile User Objective System satellite launch

    The U.S. Air Force's 45th Space Wing helped successfully launch the fourth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Launch Complex 40, at 6:18 a.m. EDT, Sept. 2, 2015."Here at the 45th we measure success one launch at a time," said Brig. Gen.

  • 36 Patrick-Cape members promote in September

    Congratulations to the following 36 Team Patrick-Cape members who are scheduled to promote in the month of September:SENIOR AIRMAN:Wooyong Cho, 45th Medical Support Squadron Nathan M. Dankiewicz, Air Force Technical Applications CenterStephen K. Poeorange, 45th Civil Engineer Squadron Thomas S.

  • Veterans honored for their service

    Team Patrick-Cape members, Junior Enlisted Officer Corp cadets, and others from all generations of military service gathered at Wickham Senior Center in Melbourne, Fla., at 2 a.m. to show their gratitude and respect to World War II and Korean War veterans Aug. 22, 2015.Nearly every month, the Space

  • Air Force extends SAPR services to AF civilians

    The Air Force released a policy memo, Aug. 18, 2015, allowing Air Force civilian employees who are victims of sexual assault to file restricted and unrestricted reports with their installation's sexual assault response coordinator.This policy is effective immediately and allows SARCs and sexual

  • 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

 

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