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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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  • Patrick Airman named one of the Air Force's best

    Tech. Sgt. Tamara Acfalle, 45th Force Support Squadron Airman Leadership School Instructor, was named one of 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2015, for Air Force Space Command. An Air Force selection board at the Air Force Personnel Center considered 35 nominees who represented major commands,

  • 45th Space Wing Launches WGS-7 from 'The Cape'

    The U.S. Air Force's 45th Space Wing successfully launched a United Launch Alliance-built Delta IV rocket at 8:07 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 37B carrying the seventh Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellite, July 23, 2015. This was the 30th Delta IV mission since the vehicle's inaugural flight

  • 'Who you gonna call?'

    Who are you going to call if you need help? Airmen Against Drunk Driving, Sexual Assault Response Coordinator, Mental Health Representative, Chaplain, Military family Life Counselor, Military Crisis Line, Military One Source, Airmen and Family Readiness Center and the Law Enforcement Desk. Save this

  • 45th OG Det. 2 change of command

    Col. Thomas Falzarano, 45th Operations Group commander, left, presents Maj. Timothy Sheehan, 45th Operations Group Detachment 2 commander, with the guidon during a change of command ceremony at Ascension Auxiliary Airfield, Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean, July 7, 2015. Changes of command are

  • 30 Patrick-Cape members promote to master sergeant

    The Air Force selected 5,301 technical sergeants out of 23,619 eligible for promotion to master sergeant, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced.Team Patrick-Cape had 30 members promote to the rank of master sergeant.45th Space Wing Selectees:Michael Bramble, 45th Civil Engineer

  • 45th CES change of command

    Col. Matthew Wallace, 45th Mission Support Group commander, presents Lt. Col. Jason Glynn, 45th Civil Engineer Squadron commander, with the 45th CES guidon during a change of command ceremony July 14 at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. Changes of command are a military tradition representing the

  • 10th-generation GPS satellite gets ride from Atlas V

    The U.S. Air Force and the 45th Space Wing supported the successful launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket that roared skyward from Launch Complex 41 here carrying the Air Force's tenth Block IIF navigation satellite for the Global Positioning System at 11:36 a.m. EDT.The rocket flew in

  • 45th SW says Farewell to Antigua Air Station

    After more than 50 years of operations, Antigua Air Station was deactivated July 7 in a ceremony held on the island.Brig. Gen. Nina Armagno, 45th Space Wing commander and presiding officer of the ceremony, sheathed the detachment colors in a sleeve, symbolizing the organizations inactive status,

  • 45th RMS change of command

    Col. Thomas Falzarano, 45th Operations Group commander, left, presents Maj. Elwood Waddell, 45th Range Management Squadron commander, with the 45th RMS guidon during a change of command ceremony July 1, 2015, at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. Changes of command are a military tradition representing

  • 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