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  • Airfield ‘markings’ support Rescue operations

    The old adage that practice makes perfect is not just a saying; it's a way of life for service members. But what happens when the place you need to practice does not exist nearby? Airmen of the 45th Space Wing and the 920th Rescue Wing innovated a solution to the distance problem that will result in

  • Connection in the Classroom: The way of the future

    The Patrick Air Force Base Professional Development Center is not just a place for professional and leadership education; as of Feb. 11 it's the most technically advanced professional development center in the Air Force.Using iPads instead of paper and styluses instead of pens, the development

  • Commercial Crew Program Breaks Ground

    Representatives from the 45th Space Wing, NASA, Boeing, Space X and Space Florida broke ground, Feb. 20 on the future site of NASA's Commercial Crew program, which will launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in 2017.Astronauts will potentially launch from both 39A and 41 complexes and travel

  • 45th Space Wing supports SpaceX launch of NASA/NOAA DSCOVR mission

    The 45th Space Wing supported  Space Exploration Technologies' (SpaceX) successful launch of their Falcon 9 launch vehicle  carrying  NASA's  Deep Space Climate Observatory -- known as the DSCOVR mission -- at 6:03 p.m. from Launch Complex 40 here at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.The DSCOVR

  • 45th Space Wing, SpaceX sign first-ever landing pad agreement at the Cape

    Brig. Gen. Nina Armagno, commander, 45th Space Wing, recently signed a five-year leasing agreement with SpaceX that will allow for the creation of the first-ever "Landing Pad" at Launch Complex 13 at historic Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.SpaceX plans to repurpose the launch complex to

  • 45th Space Wing Commander nominated for second star

    Brig. Gen. Nina Armagno, Commander, 45th Space Wing, and Director, Eastern Range, Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. has been nominated for promotion to the rank of Major General.Since assuming command here in June 2013, she continues to be responsible for the processing and launching of U.S. government

  • VITA open for business

    Volunteer Income Tax Assistance is available to help taxpayers prepare their 2014 Federal and State tax returns.For those Team Patrick-Cape members who need their taxes done, the tax office opened for business Feb. 2, and services are offered Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., in the Patrick

  • 17 Patrick-Cape members to promote in February

    Congratulations to the following 17 Team Patrick-Cape members who are scheduled to promote in the month of February:SENIOR AIRMEN:Justine C. Colon, 45th Security Forces SquadronPaul D. Gingrich, 45th Contracting SquadronTommy J. Guess, 45th Operations Support SquadronChad A. Kelly, 45th Security

  • Broken Waterline on A1A

    Due to a broken waterline, minor flooding has caused Southbound A1A to be restricted to one lane north of the Pineda Causeway across from the Tides Consolidated Club.There is a possibility of minor delays so please  slow down and use caution in that area. The 45th Space Wing Civil Engineer Squadron

  • Local High School Students unveil Eastern Range Weather-Bot

    "PINK Team," a robotics team of students from Rockledge, Cocoa Beach, Viera and Space Coast high schools, demonstrate a robot designed to release weather balloons.The robot helps members of the 45th Weather Squadron release weather balloons without risking human life when lightning is too

 

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