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  • Keeping faith on Memorial Day

    My earliest memories go back to the mid-1930s when while shopping downtown with my mother, I would see men in store entrances holding out canisters to accept coins and affix paper flowers to the shopper's collars.I later learned from my mom that these men were World War I veterans collecting money

  • Reserved for the best

    Who says lightning doesn't strike twice in the same place? With Staff Sgt. Clinton Petit's selection as Air Force Reserve Command's Airman Individual Mobility Augmentee of the Year, our wing has two Airmen competing as finalists for a spot as one of our Air Force's 12 Outstanding Airmen of the

  • You can't cheat the Core Values

    Recently, 15 Air Force Academy cadets were expelled due to a cheating scandal. The cadets used private computer messages to share answers for a required test of general knowledge about the Air Force. This scandal really drives home how critical it is for Airmen to cling to our values. We owe it to

  • Energy conservation matters

    The question of who pays for utilities used by one of our mission partners came up last week. Someone volunteered that we - the 45th Space Wing - did not pay these costs because they are reimbursable. Therefore, it really does not matter how much electricity they use. Wrong answer! These days energy

  • My top 10 greatest points on leadership

    For the last two years, I have been blessed and honored to serve as your 45th Mission Support Squadron commander. What a ride! We have accomplished much, kept things simple, and even coined the phrase "You just can't make this up." I made many mistakes in my leadership journey, which led me to

  • Taking pause before going forward

    The past several months have been extremely busy. The wing successfully launched a Delta II and Atlas V. We hosted several distinguished visitors including a Congressman, the Secretary of the Air Force and Air Force Space Command Commander. We also baselined several wing processes in support of

  • Airmen Warriors ready to fight

    Airmen Warriors. It is more than some catch phrase. It defines exactly who you are, what you do and how you fit into our expeditionary Air Force of the 21st Century. Right now, between the 45th Space Wing and our mission partners, we have about 100 Airmen deployed across the globe to places like

  • Know the competition...

    The saying goes, "Every morning in Africa, an antelope wakes up. It knows it must outrun the lion, or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the antelope, or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or an antelope -- when the sun

  • Off to Capstone feeling confident

    Whew! What a couple of weeks. Thanks to everyone who worked so hard on last week's simultaneous visits from Michael Wynne, Secretary of the Air Force, and Gen. Kevin Chilton, commander of Air Force Space Command. Thanks also to those who pitched in on this week's deployment exercise. A special

  • 45th Space Wing leads AFSO21 efforts

    We all know that the Air Force is facing a challenging future with implementing a ground-breaking strategy for recapitalization, but through the process of change, we need to ensure that our workforce is spending our limited time and budget with maximum efficiency. Through out the Force, leaders



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  • Project Emeritus volunteer recognized for 5,000 hours of service

    Brig. Gen. Nina Armagno, 45th Space Wing commander, presents Don Winterich, Project Emeritus volunteer and military veteran, with a Certificate of Achievement for dedicating over 5,000 hours of volunteer service, July 1, 2015, at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. Winterich is the site coordinator of the

  • 45th CONS change of command

    Col. Matthew Wallace, 45th Mission Support Group commander, left, presents Col. Aaron Boyd, 45th Contracting Squadron commander, with the 45th CONS guidon during a change of command ceremony June 30, 2015, at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. Changes of command are a military tradition representing the

  • 35 Patrick-Cape members promote in July

    Congratulations to the following 35 Team Patrick-Cape members who are scheduled to promote in the month of July:AIRMAN FIRST CLASS:David Carter, Air Force Technical Applications CenterAshley Thornton, 45th Security Forces Squadron SENIOR AIRMAN:Roccio Acosta, 45th Medical Support SquadronBrittney

  • EES/WAPS briefing team visits Patrick-Cape, July 7-8

    Personnel from Headquarters Air Force and the Air Force Personnel Center will visit Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, July 7, from 8:30-10 a.m. at the cafeteria, and Patrick Air Force Base, July 8, from 1-2:30 p.m. at the theater, to share information about Enlisted Evaluation System and Weighted

  • Avian Bird Flu impacts RDF, effective July 1

    The following changes will take place at the Riverside Dining Facility, as of July 1, 2015, until further notice due in part to the Avian Bird Flu which has a caused a shortage of eggs, nationwide:·Customers will be limited to only one (1) egg entrée per meal (i.e. 2 fried eggs, one omelet, one

  • Space X CRS-7 launch anomaly occurs 148 seconds into flight

    After a successful liftoff from the Eastern Range, 45th Space Wing, Space X and NASA officials experienced an anomaly of the Falcon 9 CRS-7 mission June 28 at approximately 148 seconds into flight.  Range officials are currently evaluating the data to determine the cause of the anomaly and

  • Lt. Gen. Raymond visits Patrick

    Lt. Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond, U.S. Strategic Command's Joint Functional Component Command for Space and 14th Air Force (Air Forces Strategic) commander, visited Patrick AFB June 24, 2015.While at Patrick, Raymond visited several units across the wing and met with several Airmen. Additionally, he

  • 45th SW receives EFT-1 Award from NASA

    Col. Shawn Fairhurst, 45th Space Wing vice commander, received a certificate of appreciation for launch and range support during the Orion Exploration Flight Test 1 from Don Reed, a representative of NASA's Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle Program and Flight Test Management office, June 24 at

  • Top 3, MAC, honor junior enlisted during picnic

    More than 400 service members attended the Junior Enlisted Appreciation Picnic, June 19, at the Beach House at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. The Patrick AFB Top 3 and Military Affairs Council hosted the event which was open to all military services E-6 and below.During the Junior Enlisted

 

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