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  • AF announces additional force management programs to reduce force size

    Air Force leaders announced force management programs Dec. 11 designed to reduce the force by thousands of Airmen over the next five years as a result of sequestration.Fiscal 2014 force management initiatives are in addition to the announcement made in July, stating the Air Force will implement

  • Portion of South Patrick Drive to close for construction soon

    Starting Dec. 16, a section of S. Patrick Drive will close for road workassociated with the construction of the new Air Force Technical ApplicationsCenter building.During the closure, traffic will be detoured to W. Tech Road,and drivers are asked to use extreme caution while transiting through

  • 45th Space Wing supports Space X Communications Satellite

    The 45th Space Wing provided flawless Eastern Range support as Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) completed a successful launch of the SES-8 communications satellite from Launch Complex 40 here at 5:41 p.m. Dec. 3.Airmen, Air Force civilians and contractors from throughout the 45th Space Wing

  • Space X Thanksgiving Day Launch Delayed

    A Thanksgiving evening launch from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station was aborted just moments away from liftoff. This would have been the first Thanksgiving Day launch along the Space Coast since 1959."We called manual abort. Better to be paranoid and wrong. Bringing rocket down

  • 45 SW protects natural assets

    You probably would never guess that the same place that launches our nation's vital communications satellites into space is also the home to an abundance of wildlife. The relative seclusion of the 16,000 acres that make up Cape Canaveral Air Force Station creates a prime location to protect state

  • Riverside Dining Facility Hours of Operation for Thanksgiving Day

    The following are the Approved Hours of Operation for Thanksgiving Day at the Riverside Dining Facility (RDF):0630 - 0830 Breakfast 0830 - 1030 Grab-N-Go 1030 - 1330 Thanksgiving Meal1330 - 1630 Grab-N-Go 1630 - 1830 Dinner Please contact the following for more information:Pete King 4-6382RDF

  • Lightning, Wind Watched for Today's NASA MAVEN Launch to Mars

    NASA's newest Mars mission is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral today at 1:28 p.m. For weeks leading up to today, an Air Force officer has been monitoring weather reports to ensure it's safe for the probe-carrying rocket to take off."Everything is looking good so far," Launch Weather Officer

  • 45th Space Wing Supports Successful MAVEN Launch

    The U.S. Air Force's 45th Space Wing provided flawless Eastern Range support for NASA's successful launch of the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Launch Complex 41 here at 1:28 p.m. Nov. 18. The rocket flew in the 401 vehicle

  • Commissaries to start scanning IDs

    Commissaries will soon begin scanning customers' Department of Defense ID cards at checkouts as the Defense Commissary Agency continues its pursuit to deliver a 21st century benefit.The commissary at Fort Lee, Va., became the first store to scan ID cards on Oct. 22 as the first part of an

  • Patrick AFB members volunteer for a cure

    Ninety-two members from the 45th Space Wing woke up early Saturday morning, Oct. 19, to volunteer in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk held at Space Coast Stadium in Viera, Fla. The Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk has been held in Viera every year since 2007. Thousands of

 

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