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  • Patrick Remembers 9/11 Sacrifice

    On Sept. 11, 2001, terrorists aboard three hijacked passenger planes carried out coordinated suicide attacks against the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., killing everyone on board the planes and nearly 3,000 people on the ground. A fourth plane crashed into a

  • Reservist receives Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor

    The 920th Rescue Wing's motto, "These things we do, that others may live," embodies the wing's noble search-and-rescue mission. While rescue is the primary goal, life-saving operations can turn into life-threatening situations in the blink of an eye. For one 920th RQW reservist deployed to Bagram

  • Fall savings highlight commissaries’ return to regular hours

    As commissaries resume pre-furlough operations, patrons will see plenty of savings with sales events throughout the store promoting Labor Day promotions, half-off sales, recipe contests, Oktoberfest celebrations and high-value coupons."We want our patrons to know all our stores are back to their

  • YES, this is a Safety Message: Spread the word and save a life

    I know what you're thinking. Here comes another "Safety Message" from theWing Commander.Yep. You are 100% correct. It is just that, and I hope every single leader within "Team Patrick-Cape"does the same thing in their own way before we get to this Labor Dayweekend, which "officially" signifies the

  • 45th SW, Det. 3 supports NASA's Orion project

    Members of the 45th Space Wing Operations Group Detachment 3, participated in recovery test operations of NASA's Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle Aug. 13-15, aboard the USS Arlington (LPD-24) in Norfolk, Va."Detachment 3 personnel served as the liaison between NASA personnel, U.S. Navy Sailors,

  • Cape Commander selected to represent US Team overseas

    Lt. Col. David "Dash" Ashley, 5th Space Launch Squadron commander, was recently selected to participate in the 2013 U.S. Elite Mountain Bike Orienteering Team to represent the U.S. in this summer's 11th annual World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships in Rakvere, Estonia, Aug. 26-31.Ashley was

  • Injured manatee is saved by joint effort

    The 45th Space Wing, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, SeaWorld and Sea-to-Shore Alliance worked in a combined effort to release a rehabilitated manatee back into its natural habitat Aug. 13 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.The female manatee was discovered in August 2012 on the

  • Acting SECAF impressed by 45th SW Mission, Airmen

    Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning made his first-ever stop to the 45th Space Wing and got an up-close-and-personal look at the mission and Airmen who work on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and Patrick Air Force Base.For starters, just a few hours after his arrival, Mother Nature and

  • Commissaries return to normal hours Aug. 18-24

    Military commissaries worldwide will return to normal operating schedules the week of Aug. 18-24, said the director and CEO of the Defense Commissary Agency.The DeCA announcement comes in the wake of the Department of Defense's Aug. 6 decision to curtail furloughs of its civilian workforce from 11

 

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