Photo shows a rocket launching into space.

News



News Search

  • Conference room posthumously dedicated to 'IT whiz kid'

    "What would you do if you were told you might only have six months to a year to live?"This poignant, sobering question was posed by Damon Flores to followers of his blog after he learned he was diagnosed with recurrent thymic carcinoid, a rare type of malignant cancer.  In March 2013, he had just

  • Happy 67th Birthday, U.S. Air Force

    Team Patrick-Cape celebrated the United States Air Force's 67th birthday in Melbourne Florida, Sept. 19, 2014. Though Sept. 18, 1947, is seen as the official birth of the Air Force as we know it today, the truth is that the Air Force has a rich history that can be traced as far back as to the Civil

  • Reward yourself by giving to CFC

    When pay day arrives, many of us may make a special purchase for ourselves, spent with our hard-earned dollars. While a special purchase may make us feel satisfied -- giving to someone else may make us feel equally gratified.Beginning Oct. 1-31, the Combined Federal Campaign is scheduled to kick off

  • 45th Space Wing supports 4th SpaceX launch for ISS resupply mission

    Space Exploration Technologies' (SpaceX) completed a successful launch of their Falcon 9 Dragon spacecraft headed to the International Space Station from Space Launch Complex 40, here, Sept. 21 at 1:52 a.m. EDT. A combined team of military, government civilians and contractors from across the 45th

  • Until they all come home: POW/MIAs remembered

    Members of Team Patrick-Cape attended a POW/MIA remembrance ceremony honoring those who paid the ultimate sacrifice, Sept. 19, 2014, at the Patrick Air Force Base Memorial Flag Plaza. The ceremony opened with an invocation given by Chaplain (Capt.) Richard "Scott" Savell, 45th Space Wing, and was

  • Team Patrick-Cape Launches Atlas V CLIO Spacecraft

    The 45th Space Wing supported a successful launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the CLIO Spacecraft into orbit for Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company. The Spacecraft lifted off from here at The Cape at 8:10 p.m. from Launch Complex 41. The 45th Space Wing team of military

  • Patrick-Cape remembers 9/11

    Members of Team Patrick-Cape attended a remembrance ceremony honoring those who lost their lives in the 9/11 attack, held Sept. 11, 2014, at the Memorial Plaza Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. The Patriot Day ceremony opened with a prayer for the Nation given by Father Michael DiRenzo, 45th Space

  • Air Force revamps AEF

    The Air Force will deploy Agile Combat Support Airmen under its redesigned air expeditionary force construct October 1. The primary purpose of the redesign was to look at ways to deploy more ACS Airmen with their units and standardize dwell times across the Air Force as much as possible to present a

  • SpaceX launches AsiaSat 6 satellite from Complex 40 at 'The Cape'

    The 45th Space Wing supported Space Exploration Technologies' (SpaceX) successful launch of the Falcon 9 rocket carrying the AsiaSat 6 satellite here from Space Launch Complex 40 at 1 a.m. EDT Sept. 7.The Falcon 9 topped with the SpaceX fairing is 224.4 feet (68.4 meters) tall and 12 feet in

  • 30 days with space and cyber Airmen

    Air Force Space Command invites Airmen, their families, and the public to follow online as the 3rd Combat Camera Squadron tells the story of Airmen and mission partners conducting critical space and cyber missions during the month of September. The team will have unprecedented access to critical