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  • Royal Canadian Air Cadets from Toronto, Canada, watch a fellow cadet simulate sitting on a console for a rocket launch at the Air Force Space and Missile Museum during their tour of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla on March 11, 2019.

    Royal Canadian Air Cadets visit Cape Canaveral

    Royal Canadian Air Cadets from Toronto, Canada, visited Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. on March 11, 2019. They learned about U.S. space missions, history of the programs and how the Air Force supports the world for space launch.
  • Air Force Logo overlayed on globe

    Explore your options – Palace Chase and Palace Front

     “…I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God." Some service members recite the oath of enlistment with the plan to fulfil one contract and separate, while others raise their right hand with the

  • 45th Space Wing launched 5th Orbital Test Vehicle Mission

    The 45th Space Wing successfully launched a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle at 10 a.m. on Sept. 7, 2017, from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A. At approximately eight minutes after the launch, SpaceX successfully landed the Falcon 9 first-stage booster at Landing Zone 1 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.    The Falcon 9 rocket carried
  • General Jay Raymond and Captain Jessica Jenkins pose before their flight to the District of Columbia.

    AFSPC initiative destroys barriers to bolster Airmen innovation

    In a move to encourage Airmen to come forward with innovative thinking, a new decision panel will allow Airmen at all levels within Air Force Space Command to present ideas that could enhance the mission, save time, increase customer satisfaction, save the Air Force money, or anything that can improve the way things are done within the Air Force.
  • The 45th Space Wing supported NASA’s successful launch of Orbital ATK’s Cygnus spacecraft aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 April 18, 2017, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., at 11:11 a.m. ET. (Courtesy photo/United Launch Alliance)

    45th Space Wing enables nation's space mission

    Space launches may soon be an almost weekly sight on Florida's Space Coast. As the need for space lift grows globally, partnerships between the Air Force, other government agencies and the commercial space industry are enhancing the 45th Space Wing's vision of remaining the world's premier gateway to space.
  • Tech. Sgt. Angel Santiago-Zapata briefs Chief Master Sgt. Brendan Criswell, Air Force Space Command command chief, Jan. 13, 2017, at Space Launch Complex-37 located on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Space Launch Complex-37 encapsulates Delta rockets while they are fitted with their designated payloads before they launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Jurgens)

    AFSPC command chief visits Patrick-Cape

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    Fourteenth Air Force commander unveils new intent, strategic plan

    Early on in his second year as Commander, 14th Air Force (Air Forces Strategic), Air Force Space Command; and Commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Space, U.S. Strategic Command, Lt. Gen. David Buck issued an updated Commander’s Strategic Intent and Strategic Plan.  The documents provide the commander’s guidance and intent for how 14th
  • The Honorable Deborah Lee James Secretary of the Air Force takes a group selfie with students and instructors from Airman Leadership School Sept. 9, 2016, at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. Her two-day stay included an all call, meeting with members of Patrick-Cape and its mission partners, and a visit to the Atlas Spacecraft Operations Center where she witnessed her first launch at the Eastern Range. (U.S. Air Force photo/Matthew Jurgens)

    SecAF visits Space Coast for 2nd time

    “It has been an incredible and busy seven days for you all at the 45th Space Wing,” said Secretary of the Air Force the Honorable Deborah Lee James during an all call held Sept. 9, 2016, at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla.  That statement was made in reference to the wing’s ability to transition from an emergency response effort after a static fire
  • The Air Force’s 45th Space Wing supported United Launch Alliance’s successful launch of the MUOS-5 spacecraft aboard an Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., June 24, 2016, at 10:30 a.m. ET. MUOS is the U.S. military’s answer to secure and reliable tactical communications. (Courtesy photo by ULA)

    45th SW supports successful Atlas V MUOS-5 launch

    The Air Force’s 45th Space Wing supported United Launch Alliance’s successful launch of the MUOS-5 spacecraft aboard an Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 here June 24, 2016, at 10:30 a.m. ET. The ULA Atlas V rocket is carrying the U.S. Navy's fifth Mobile User Objective System satellite built by Lockheed Martin.  MUOS is the U.S.
  • The U.S. Air Force’s 45th Space Wing supported the successful SpaceX Falcon 9 ABS/Eutelsat-2 launch June 15, 2016, at 10:29 a.m. ET from Launch Complex 40 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. A combined team of military, government civilians and contractors from across the 45th Space Wing supported the mission with weather forecasts, launch and range operations, security, safety and public affairs. The wing also provided its vast network of radar, telemetry and communications instrumentation to facilitate a safe launch on the Eastern Range. (Courtesy photo by SpaceX/Released)

    45th Space Wing successfully launches Falcon 9 ABS/Eutelsat-2

     The U.S. Air Force’s 45th Space Wing supported the successful SpaceX Falcon 9 ABS/Eutelsat-2 launch June 15, 2016, at 10:29 a.m. ET from Launch Complex 40 here.The Falcon 9 rocket is carrying the Eutelsat 117 West B and ABS 2A communications satellites. Eutelsat 117 West B will provide Latin America with video, data, government and mobile services
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