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  • PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Staff Sgt. Terry Bufkin of the 45th Security Forces Squadron shows the attributes of a pistol to a group of students from Brevard Community College. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David Dobrydney)

    Security forces school local students

    With all of the reality shows on television, it can be hard to narrow down any one favorite to watch. The channels are lined up with singing, dancing and survival shows.Among these popular shows are the crime scene investigation series such as CSI Miami, Las Vegas and New York. In these shows, the investigators analyze every speck of evidence down
  • Staff Sgt. Trisha Scheu with some local children during her recent deployment to Afghanistan on an "in lieu of" assignment augmenting Army troops. (U.S. Air Force photo courtesy of Staff Sgt. Trisha Scheu

    Shark in the desert: Airman augments Army in Afghanistan

    Nearly one year ago Staff Sgt. Trisha Scheu, a senior controller in the 45th Space Wing Command Post, heard there was a tasking for a deployment coming down to her office. "It was not specifically tasked to me but I went willingly," she said. "At the time, it wasn't something that came along for our career field too often."She and her co-workers
  • Volunteers from the 45th Space Wing with faculty members from the Space Coast Early Intervention Center during the Center's recent move. (Courtesy photo)

    Airmen help local school during move

    Sometimes Sharks can help the smallest fish.Recently members of the 5th and 1st Space Launch Squadrons helped the Space Coast Early Intervention Center (SCEIC) move to a new facility in Melbourne.SCEIC is non-profit preschool designed specifically to support young children challenged with disabilities. Their program consists of placing role models
  • Senior Airman Denise Gutierrez of the 45th Space Wing Chapel during her deployment to Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. (Courtesy photo)

    Doing good deeds while deployed

    When Senior Airman Denise Gutierrez found out that she would be deploying, she was excited. "When I first found out, I was very excited," said Airman Gutierrez. "I've been wanting to deploy for the four years since I've been in the Air Force."Airman Gutierrez returned to Patrick last year from a four-month deployment to Manas Air Base in

  • The best thing that could have happened

    (Editor's note: Tech. Sgt. Renee Parry faced a tough challenge when she learned her fitness test results in August. This is her personal account of facing that challenge and the knowledge she gained as a result).Failing my Air Force Fitness Test - the first time in 16 years - was the best thing that happened to me. It probably literally saved my
  • Senior Airman William Crisp strikes a pose like those that will soon be seen in the Air Force Recruiting Service calendar he will be featured in. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jim Laviska)

    Patrick Airman to be featured on AF recruiting calendar

     Senior Airman William Crisp has newfound respect for Tyra Banks and Heidi Klum. He gained it during a recent photo shoot for an Air Force Recruiting Service calendar he'll be featured in that comes out in August. "Straining to maintain poses while the photographer took pictures kind of hurt," he admitted with a grin. "But I'm pretty pumped to see
  • Melanie Davis with her two children Ryan (left) and Zoe backstage at the Space Coast Ballet.

    AF spouse dances into hearts via Space Coast Ballet

    Melanie Davis could've moped around feeling sorry for herself last January when almost immediately after moving to Patrick AFB, her husband Staff Sgt. Will Davis was sent to Kunsan AB, Korea for a one-year tour of duty. But instead, she got busy with the Space Coast Ballet. Their family had just arrived from Barksdale AFB, La., and she didn't know

  • Fore! Patrick youth makes national golf team

    The 14-year old son of an NCO stationed at Patrick AFB could be the country's next great golf star.Trey Valentine, son of Tech. Sgt. Fletcher Valentine, NCOIC of medical material for the 45th Medical Group, made the Tiger Woods Foundation National Junior Golf Team for the fifth time in a row this year."He's just very driven to succeed," said
  • When Pepper Barrera gave birth Dec. 1 to Christian, the baby’s father, Tech. Sgt. Enrique Barrera, 45th Security Forces Squadron, was serving in Iraq where he will be until March. Still, Pepper said the support she received from his squadron, her friends and neighbors helped pull her through. “Unless you’ve experienced it, it’s hard to understand the idea of the ‘Air Force Family.’ I’ve been though it, and I know it’s true,” she said. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chris Calkins)

    The meaning of being an "Air Force family"

    Pepper Barrera readily admits both she and her husband, Tech. Sgt. Enrique Barrera of the 45th Security Forces Squadron, knew there was a pretty good chance he would be deployed when their first baby was born.It turns out they were right. But it doesn't make it any easier.Not that either one of them are complaining."We've been married 12 and a half
  • Staff Sgt. Rene Garza of the 45th Civil Engineer Squadron pulls a tire from a wheel hub as he fixes bicycles for the Patrick Fire Department's Bike Program. The program donates used bikes to local charities for distribution to needy individuals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman David Dobrydney)

    Patrick Fire Department on a roll with donated bicycles

    Have you got an old but usable bicycle in your garage you're not riding anymore?A good way to keep it rolling is the Patrick Fire Department Bike Program. Overseen by Crew Chief Rob Norris, the program collects old bicycles of all sizes, refurbishes them and delivers them to local charities for distribution.Mr. Norris helped start the program in
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