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  • Pentagon program succeeds in matching military spouses with jobs

    Despite a national unemployment rate hovering at just under 7 percent, a Pentagon program intended to help unemployed military spouses find jobs -- including positions with Fortune 500 companies -- is surpassing its goals, connecting more than 60,000 military spouses with 220 private- and

  • Lightning safety: What you need to know

    There is no safe place outside when lightning is in the area. In the U.S., Central Florida sees more lightning than any other area and is considered to be lightning alley and the leading source of weather deaths in Florida, killing more than all other weather phenomena combined. In an effort to stay

  • AF Portal hosts free civilian development site

    Air Force civilian employees can go to the Air Force Portal for free career development tools, tips and guidance, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.The Civilian Development Resource Center, or CDRC, formerly known as the Supervisor Resource Center, now offers self-development tools for

  • 24 selected for promotion to master sergeant

    Air Force officials selected 4,073 of 22,673 eligible technical sergeants for promotion to master sergeant for a selection rate of 17.96 percent.Congratulations to the following 24 individuals on their selection to master sergeant. Their selection represents the Air Force's confidence in their

  • 45th Space Wing launches NRO satellite on board Atlas 5

    The 45th Space Wing successfully launched a United Launch Alliance-built Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at 9:09 a.m. May 22 carrying a classified national security payload.The payload was designed and built by the National Reconnaissance Office.The 45th Space Wing commander was pleased

  • PAFB community gets first-hand look at SFS

    Senior Airman Malcolm Young, 45th Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog handler, and Beta, MWD, demonstrate a patrol attack during an Open House in conjunction with Police Week at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. May 14, 2014. More than 70 were in attendance and received a first-hand look at the

  • AF DEP swear-in at Complex 34

    Thirteen U.S. Air Force recruits raise their right hand during a Delayed Entrance Program swear-in ceremony at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., Complex 34, May 14, 2014. The Delayed Entrance Program is a program for recruits who have decided to enlist in the Air Force but have not been sent

  • DOD SAPR director visits Patrick, DEOMI

    Army Maj. Gen. Jeffrey J. Snow, Director of the DOD Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, visited the 45th Space Wing recently, to meet with sexual assault first responders and others involved with the SAPR program. During his visit he spent time at the Defense Equal Opportunity Management

  • SGLI premium adjustment effective July 1

    The Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program will adjust its monthly premium rate from 6.5 cents per $1,000 back to the 2006 rate of seven cents per $1,000 of insurance, a modest increase to ensure the SGLI program remains in a strong financial position.The Department of Veterans Affairs

  • Sixth-generation GPS satellite launched by Team Patrick-Cape

    The U.S. Air Force successfully launched a United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket carrying the Air Force's sixth Block IIF-6 navigation satellite for the Global Positioning System at 8:03 p.m. EDT May 16, 2014, from Space Launch Complex 37.The rocket flew in the Medium+ (4,2) configuration with two

 

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