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  • Year of the Family: It's so much more than a motto

    It's easy to throw around mottos like "Be a Good Wingman" and the "Year of the Air Force Family." What isn't always easy, however, is putting words into action, "walking the talk," as the saying goes.Fortunately, for Tech. Sgt. (ret.) Shawn Mette and his wife, Nelia, they have a "family" at Patrick

  • Reduce space, reduce waste... save energy

    Since efficiency is always a key to improving operations, I would like to inform the 45th Space Wing community on how the Civil Engineer Squadron is working to reduce the Wing's energy use.New federal requirements mandate the Wing reduce its energy intensity by three percent per year for 10

  • Elite team prevents launch interference

    Today's modern rockets have many delicate systems, all of which must function perfectly for a smooth launch.Besides the many professionals of the 45th Space Wing, an elite group of Airmen and civilians from the 85th Engineering Installation Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., are doing their

  • Associates indispensible at Riverside

    Please call them "Associates." They like that handle - they've earned it. They are an indispensible part of the team, and without them, Patrick Air Force Base's premiere eatery, the Riverside Dining Facility, would be hard-pressed to fulfill its mission of providing three nutritious and tasty meals

  • Apollo 1: We must never forget them

         It was Jan. 27, 1967, and the three astronauts assigned to the Apollo 1 mission climbed into the Command Module mounted on the Saturn 1B on Launch Complex 34 for what was to be a routine "full dress rehearsal" for their scheduled launch date of Feb 21.     It turned out to be anything but

  • Deployment opportunities available for civilians

    Whether it's helping Iraqis with reconstruction projects or assisting Afghans with their motor pools, the Air Force relies on its civilian work force to help meet its global mission requirements. And the Air Force is not alone. In recent years, more than 1,100 Department of Defense civilians

  • Going Down! Selected Central Housing units targeted for demolition

    Recently, the Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment authorized Hunt Pinnacle Communities LLC to move forward with the demolition of 68 old units in Central Housing. With this authorization, Hunt Pinnacle began mobilizing, and buildings on Blue Sky Lane have started coming down. Safety

  • Comm Helpdesk: circuit surgeons

    Being sick is never fun and to add insult to injury, having to try and explain your symptoms to a doctor only makes it worse. However, by listening patiently and deciphering nontechnical medical language the doctor is able to make a diagnosis and prescribe a cure. But what happens when a computer is

  • Local pharmacists participate in 120-day humanitarian deployment

    Local pharmacists participate in 120-day humanitarian deployment By Chris Calkins 45th Space Wing Public Affairs Maj. Efrain Delvalle-Ortiz and Staff Sgt. Uriel H. Negron now have their sea legs. That's what happens to 45th Medical Group Pharmacy Airmen who spend 120 days on USNS Comfort, where they

  • 42 years of “just a little longer”

    The Beatles released "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album. Hollywood's box office hits were, "The Graduate," "Bonnie and Clyde" and "Cool Hand Luke." Gasoline was 33 cents a gallon, movie tickets were $1.25, the average cost of a new home was $14,250 and a new car would cost around $2,750.