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  • Thomas Penders of the 45th Civil Engineer Squadron holds a piece of ancient pottery uncovered at the Little Midden site at Cape Canaveral Feb. 27. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class David Dobrydney)

    Volunteers dig up ancient history at Cape

    In the shadow of Delta II boosters being readied for launch carrying the latest in scientific equipment, pieces of ancient history are being plucked from the earth by a small but hardy group of volunteers.Led by Thomas Penders, cultural resource manager for the 45th Space Wing, they are recovering artifacts from some of the earliest inhabitants of
  • Lt. Col. Mike Tillema, Lt. Col. Robert Lindsay, Lt. Col. Dave Impiccini with the shuttle after its successful landing at Kennedy Space Center. (U.S. Air Force photo courtesy of Lt. Col. Mike Tillema)

    Sharks fly with shuttle on return trip

    Nine 45th Operations Group personnel led the Department of Defense charge supporting NASA and helped bring the Space Shuttle Endeavour back to Kennedy Space center during the recent ferry flight of the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) and the Shuttle.Detachment 3 is the only unit in the Air Force that coordinates ferry flight operations at DoD
  • The members of Detachment 1, 2nd Space Operations Squadron sit at Cape Canaveral in April 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo courtesy of Tech. Sgt. Kelly Robles)

    Deactivation ends two decades of service on Cape Canaveral

    The Air Force men and women of Detachment 1, 2nd Space Operations Squadron officially handed over responsibility of the Global Positioning System (GPS) Ground Station May 1 at Cape Canaveral to Artic Slope World Services.The transition, part of the Network and Space Operations and Maintenance (NSOM) contract, marks the end of more than 22 years of
  • 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
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