12 Aug 2019

Never Stop Looking – Retired Airman celebrates his father’s life, legacy

“I was 12 and sitting in the living room when there was a knock at the door. I answered it, and there was a lieutenant colonel, a man with a lot of stripes, I think a senior master sergeant, and a chaplain. And I knew right away something was wrong.” Richard Kibbey, retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and 45th Space Wing Antiterrorism Program

9 Aug 2019

45th Space Wing Supports Successful Atlas V AEHF-5 Launch

8 Aug 2019

45th SW Supports Successful SpaceX AMOS-17 Launch

26 Jul 2019

45th SW Supports Falcon 9 CRS-18 Launch

24 Jul 2019

Acting SecAF Donovan visits the World’s Premier Gateway to Space

Becoming the World’s Premier Gateway to Space does not happen overnight. It takes decades of dedication by men and women around the United States.Acting Secretary of the Air Force Matthew Donovan visited the men and women at the 45th Space Wing and attended the 50th anniversary event of NASA’s historical Apollo 11, July 19-22.Since former President

19 Jul 2019

45 SW attends Cape Canaveral Light House Keeper’s Cottage and Museum Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Brig. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, 45th Space Wing Commander, addresses attendees at the Cape Canaveral Light House Keeper’s Cottage and Museum Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., July 18, 2019. The 45th Space Wing assists in preserving, protecting and interpreting the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse and its historical

16 Jul 2019

45 OG Det 3 and Apollo 11: 50 years later

On July 24, 1969 at 11:49 a.m., astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, landed in the Pacific Ocean after setting a milestone in human history. After splashdown, personnel organized by the Department of Defense Manned Support Office (DDMS) swarmed the landing area and were able to safely recover all astronauts aboard the Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia and transport them onto the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CVS-12).

15 Jul 2019

45th CES Change of Command

15 Jul 2019

45th OG Change of Command

15 Jul 2019

45th CPTS Change of Command