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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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  • 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

  • SFS Airmen recognized for performance

    Members of the Space Coast Top-3 Association present Tech. Sgt. Bradford Fales (June winner) and Senior Airman Khrystyna McCoy, (July winner) both of 45th Security Forces Squadron, with a superior performer award, Sept. 29, 2015, at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., during their guard mount duty. The

  • Asset visibility team assesses Patrick AFB and Cape Canaveral AFS

    Assessing over two-million square feet of building space for the Air Force is not an easy task but one that the asset visibility team, or AVT, from the Air Force Civil Engineer Center has readily taken on. A recent assessment at Patrick Air Force Base and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, both in

  • Flu vaccine available at clinic

    The FluMist is now available for ages 2-49.Beginning Oct. 7, 2015, the clinic will host flu lines every Wednesday from 1-4 p.m. in the clinic lobby.The FluShot is currently only available for active-duty with a contraindication to the FluMist, high risk Tricare beneficiaries (asthma, chronic

  • Fire prevention: Hear the BEEP where you SLEEP

    Fire Prevention Week is Oct. 4-10. The following are activities taking place: Oct. 6 & Oct. 8: 10 a.m. to noon - Static display at the Base Exchange promoting fire safetyOct. 7: 9-10:30 a.m. - Sparky and the Fire Engine at the CDC and Youth CenterOct. 9: 6:45-8 a.m. & 10:30-11:30 a.m. - Sparky at

  • Proud to be MSG

    Brig. Gen. Wayne Monteith, 45th Space Wing commander, visited and met with several members of the 45th Mission Support Group at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, Sept. 30, 2015, as part of his immersion here. The wing commander was introduced to the facilities used in daily operations.

 

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