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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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  • 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

  • 45th LRS change of command

    Col. Matthew Wallace, 45th Mission Support Group commander, left, presents Maj. Jonathan Carter, 45th LRS commander, with the 45th LRS guidon during a change of command ceremony, July 17, 2015, at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. Changes of command are a military tradition representing the transfer of

  • 45th MSG Det. 1 change of command

    Col. Matthew Wallace, 45th Mission Support Group commander, left, presents Lt. Col. Gregory Lindsey, 45th MSG Detachment 1 commander, with the 45th MSG Det.1 guidon during a change of command ceremony, July 20, 2015, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Changes of command are a military

 

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