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Dec. 1, 2021
Air Force EOD team removes grenade from Florida home, flare from beach

Discovering an explosive in the garage while you prepare for Thanksgiving, is probably not on anyone’s to-do list.When Johnny Winters, a tool technician from Georgia was cleaning out his father-in-law’s garage in Palm Bay, Florida, Nov. 24, he found an MK2 grenade.
Nov. 16, 2021
Falcon 9 launches Starlink satellites into space

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 53 Starlink satellites into oribt from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, Nov. 13.
Nov. 16, 2021
SLD 45 supports mission to explore Jupiter's asteroids

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying NASA’s Lucy spacecraft launched from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, Oct. 16. The mission will be the first to explore Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids, which could bring new insight to the history of the solar
Aug. 18, 2021
Innovation is the game, GPS III-5 is the name

The launch of the DoD’s first refurbished booster paved the way for significant savings for taxpayers.
Aug. 11, 2021
Airmen claim USSF maintainer awards: ‘We are the insurance for the Space Force’

Three Airmen at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, responsible for supporting missions valued at more than $5 billion, were selected as the top maintainers in the U.S. Space Force for 2020.
July 30, 2021
Wounded warriors share message of resiliency in Florida

I did not know I got shot,” said the sergeant. “I thought a flare hit my legs.”He was on his second deployment in Afghanistan in July 2011 serving on a combat search and rescue team. His mission was to recover wounded service members.“Going out and getting shot at” was routine, he said, as his unit
June 22, 2021
New flight termination system improves launch tempo

The new Automated Flight Safety System (AFSS), formerly known as the traditional Flight Termination System (FTS), is now being used by some launch companies to increase launch capabilities, readiness and accuracy, while saving time and money.
June 10, 2021
Defenders Seize $1.2 Million in Cocaine at CCSFS

Defenders from the 45th Security Forces Squadron seized nearly 30 kilograms of cocaine that washed ashore on a Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, beach, May 19, 2021.
May 4, 2021
Archaeologist receives DOD environmental award

The Department of Defense announced in a press release April 22, that Penders, a native of Titusville, Florida, is the 2021 Secretary of Defense Environmental Award winner in the Cultural Resources Management, Individual/Team category. The award recognizes installations, teams and individuals for
April 23, 2021
Patrick SFB, Cape Canaveral SFS support mission to ISS

Just before 6 a.m., Friday, a SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket carried the four astronauts of Dragon Crew-2 from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, into space. The launch is the third commercial crew human space flight mission in less than a year. The crew, which consists of NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and

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