Delta IV GPS IIF-3

"We earn our stripes and prove to the world what a world-class team we have with every single launch we execute from here," said Col. Robert Pavelko, vice commander, 45th Space Wing commander, who also served as Launch Decision Authority. GPS is a space-based, world-wide navigation system providing users with highly accurate, three-dimensional position, velocity and timing information 24 hours a day in all weather conditions. Every modern GPS satellite has been launched from CCAFS. (Photo by Pat Corkery, ULA)

GPS IIF-3

A Delta IV lifts GPS IIF-3 into space from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Oct. 4. (Photo by Brad Swezey)

Launch Vehicle on Stand

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. -- Jennifer Nathman Fraenzl, lead engineer, and Capt. Daniel Wilkenson, both of the 5th Space Launch Squadron's Delta Flight, oversee preparations for erecting a United Launch Alliance Delta IV booster on Pad 37. The Launch Vehicle on Stand process took place Oct. 11, 2011. The rocket is being prepared for the launch of Wideband Global Satcom-4 scheduled Jan. 19, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Julie Dayringer)

45th Space Wing supports NASA launch from Cape Canaveral AFS

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. - A United Launch Alliance Delta II carrying NASA's Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) lifts off Sept. 10, 2011, at 9:08 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 17, with Eastern Range support from the U.S. Air Force's 45th Space Wing. GRAIL includes two spacecraft to study the moon's interior and thermal evolution. (United Launch Alliance photo/Thom Baur)

GPS IIF-2

A United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket blasts off from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. (July 16, 2011) – 2:41 a.m. EDT with the Air Force’s Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF-2 payload. This launch marks the 50th successful GPS launch on a Delta vehicle. GPS IIF-2 is the second in a series of next generation GPS satellites and will join a worldwide timing and navigation system utilizing 24 satellites in six different planes, with a minimum of four satellites per plane positioned in orbit approximately 11,000 miles above the earths’ surface. The GPS IIF series provides improved accuracy and enhanced performance for GPS users.

USAF Internationals Air Attache Visit

As part of the USAF International Air Attaches, 36 foreign military officers accompanied by Lt Gen Richard Y Newton III got to experience Air Force operations at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The tours included the Morrell Operations Center and the Horizontal Integration Facility housing a Delta IV booster. The tours ended with a final group photo outside of Launch Complex 37. (Photo courtesy of 2nd Lt. Jessica Gustafson, the primary point of contact for the 45th Launch Control Group for these tours)