Lt. Col. Riordan-Smith presents the Category I Non-Supervisory Civilian of the Quarter Award to Mr. King.

Lt. Col. Susan Riordan-Smith, commander, 45th Civil Engineer Squadron, presents the Category I Non-Supervisory Civilian of the Quarter Award to Mr. Jerome King.

TSgt. Burgess is awarded the NCO of the Quarter by Lt. Col. Riordan-Smith.

Tech Sgt. Charles Burgess is awarded the Noncomissioned Officer of the Quarter by Lt. Col. Susan Riordan-Smith, commander, 45th Civil Engineer Squadron.

Lt. Col. Riordan-Smith presents A1C Haywood the Airman of the Quarter award.

Lt. Col. Susan Riordan-Smith, commander, 45th Civil Engineer Squadron, presents the Airman of the Quarter Award to Airman 1st Class Bradley Haywood.

Jeffrey Skupien is awarded the Certificate of Service by Lt. Col. Riordan-Smith.

Jeffrey Skupien is awarded the Certificare of Service for 20 years of service by Lt. Col. Riordan-Smith, commander, 45th Civil Engineer Squadron.

Retired General Officer Forum Visits PAFB, CCAFS

Brig. Gen. Anthony Cotton, bottom right, commander, 45th Space Wing, welcomes a group of retired Air Force, Army and Navy general officers during the “Retired General’s Forum” held Tuesday at Patrick Air Base and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. After a series of briefings and lunch at PAFB, the group went to CCAFS, where they toured the Horizontal Integration Facility, the Morrell Operations Center and Launch Complexes 40 and 41. (Photo by Matthew Jurgens)

Patrick's 2012 TSgt selects

Brig. Gen. Anthony Cotton, 45th Space Wing commander, poses with the 2012 technical sergeant selects from Patrick AFB.

45th Space Wing Vice Commander Col. Rory Welch, 45th Mission Support Group Commander Loretta Kelemen and 45th Security Forces Squadron Commander Maj. John Newton recently cut the ribbon on the new Security Forces building at Cape Canaveral Air Force Stati

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. -- 45th Space Wing Vice Commander Col. Rory Welch, 45th Mission Support Group Commander Loretta Kelemen and 45th Security Forces Squadron Commander Maj. John Newton recently cut the ribbon on the new Security Forces building here. The newly completed facility is mission ready and replaces an aging building in the Cape Industrial Area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Julie Dayringer)

Brig. Gen. Anthony Cotton, 45th Space Wing commander, awards a commander's coin to Master Sgt. Rodney Huffman, 45th Space Communications Squadron Superintendent, for his part in the resuce and treatment of a stabbing victim from a sinking car

PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Brig. Gen. Anthony Cotton, 45th Space Wing commander, awards a commander's coin to Master Sgt. Rodney Huffman, 45th Space Communications Squadron Superintendent, for his part in the resuce and treatment of a stabbing victim from a car sinking in the Indian River, just a few miles from the base. Master Sgt. Kenneth Swainston, a Reservist with the 920th Rescue Wing at Patrick, Staff Sgt. Jesus Pino, 45th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, and Huffman are all credited with helping a Brevard County Sheriff’s Deputy rescue and treat the woman Sept. 6, after the deputy had just shot a suspect who had been stabbing the woman in the passenger seat of the partially submerged car. (U.S. Air Force photo/Julie Dayringer)

Tours shine light on Cape

Coast Guard Rear Admiral (Ret.) Bob Merrilees, Cape Canaveral Lighthouse Foundation president, honors Brig. Gen. Ed Wilson, 45th Space Wing Commander, for his support of the landmark lighthouse. The foundation’s farewell to General Wilson coincided with an Aug. 18 public tour of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, now offered by the wing free of charge twice per week, on Wednesdays and Thursdays. For tour details, call 494-5945 or email ccafstours@patrick.af.mil. (Courtesy photo/Ginny Davis, Cape Canaveral Lighthouse Foundation)

Silver Snoopy Award

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- From left, Bob Cabana, Director, Kennedy Space Center, Brig. Gen Ed Wilson, Commander, 45th Space Wing, Mike Gawel, 45 SW Space Shuttle Program Support Manager, 1st Range Operations Squadron, and NASA Astronaut Army Col. Shane Kimbrough, STS-126 mission specialist, congratulate Mr. Gawel for receiving the NASA Space Flight Awareness Silver Snoopy Award, during a ceremony Aug. 2 at KSC. Mr. Gawel received the once-in-a-lifetime astronauts’ personal award for his significant contributions to ensuring flight safety and mission success of the human space flight program. (NASA photo/Tony Gray)

Civ/Mil donates $14k in gift cards

Mr. David Spain (center) and Mr. Don Beck (far right), both members of the Brevard County Civilian/Military Council, honor the men and women of Patrick Air Force Base Nov. 12 by presenting the 45th Space Wing Command Chief, Chief Master Sgt. Calvin Williams, Sr., and members of the Key Spouses Group gift cards valued at more than $14,000 to be used by deployed Airmen and their families. Civ/Mil constantly is working to support our Airmen and our mission partners and this is just one shining example of the tremendous support we receive from our Space Coast Community.

DEOMI Graduation

Mr. Ronald M. Joe, Commandant of the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Insititute, presents the Commandant's Award to Sgt. 1st Class Lisa Bowens. The Commandant's Award is the most prestigious of the DEOMI Class Awards and recognizes the best overall achievement from among all students in the class. Sgt. 1st Class Bowens is an Equal Opportunity Advisor assigned to the United States Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM), Ft. Belvoir, Va.

Kathy Winters of the 45th SW Weather Squadron recieves NASA Launch Director's Award

Mr. Ed Mango (left), Launch Director for NASA’s Ares I-X, and Mr. Pete Nickolenko (right), Acting Director Launch Vehicle Processing, recognized Ms. Kathy Winters of the 45th Space Wing Weather Squadron on July 1 with a NASA Launch Director’s Award for her outstanding support of the Ares I-X mission at Kennedy Space Center “Kathy has always been a phenomenal partner with NASA, so it's great to see them recognize her contributions,” said Lt. Col. Todd Ellison, 45th SW Operations Group deputy commander.

2010 Volunteer Ice Cream Social

Red Cross Volunteers Dean Carlson (left) and Burt Slesinger present 45th Space Wing Commander Col. Ed Wilson with a check for the $814,120 volunteers saved the Wing in 2009 at the annual Volunteer Appreciation Week Ice Cream Social at the Airman & Family Readiness Center April 23. After accepting the check, Colonel Wilson presented Volunteer Excellence Awards to Candice Graves, Trudy Hughes and Michael McAleenan for their work with various Wing and community activities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jennifer Macklin)

1st Kids Fair

45th Space Wing Commander Brig. Gen. Edward L. Bolton Jr. signs the proclamation deeming April Child Abuse Prevention Month at the Shark Center April 3. (U.S. Air Force photo/John Connell)

30 years in Civil Service.

Margaret "Peggy" Eye is presented with a certificate recognizing 30 years of civil service work by 45th Space Wing Commander Brig. Gen. Edward L. Bolton Jr. April 2 in the Wing conference room. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class David Dobrydney)

Junior golf program gets boost

(From left to right) Brig. Gen. Edward L. Bolton, Jr., 45th Space Wing commander, Col. (ret.) John McDunnough, Junior Golf Volunteer and Brevard County Civilian-Military Council Foundation representative Jody Clor, director of the Manatee Cove Golf Course, and Dave Spain, also of the Brevard County Civilian-Military Council Foundation, are all enthusiastic supporters of the Patrick AFB Jr. Golf Program. Here, Colonel McDunnough and Mr. Spain present a $2,500 donation to help support the Jr. Golf Program and to improve the experience for the youth golfers of the Patrick AFB community. (U.S. Air Force photo/Chris Kraus)

A link to the top

Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Craig Duehring (left) takes a note as he speaks with Staff Sgt. John Garnish from the 45th Civil Engineer Squadron after a briefing at the Professional Development Center Wednesday. Mr. Duehring has been traveling to different bases to speak to active duty, reserve and guard members as well as civilian employees on subjects ranging from housing to deployments, gathering information to take back to the Pentagon. He welcomed questions and feedback saying that these trips "show where we have rough spots in the road." "We all have an interest in how this turns out," he continued. "I want to take this opportunity to thank you for what you're doing, and to thank your families for supporting you." (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David Dobrydney)

AF Club Jackpot winners

Robert Gitthens (left) and Ralph Locurcio (right) are all smiles after they each received a $1,000 check at The Tides recently by club manager, Johnnie Rivera. Both men took part in an online survey during the 2008 AF Clubs Membership Drive, where 10 club members were randomly selected AF-wide to receive a cash award for their participation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chris Kraus)

Black History Month 2009

45th Space Wing Commander Brig. Gen. Edward L. Bolton, Jr., signs the 2009 Black History Month Proclamation at the Professional Development Center Feb. 2. (U.S. Air Force photo by John Connell)

Silver Snoopy Award

Chris Malbon accepts his Silver Snoopy award for a lifetime of service to the space program from Astronaut Kay Hire Dec. 19.

Local recruiters among top in Air Force

Master Sgt. Micheal Kovach (right) is congratulated by 333rd Recruiting Squadron Commander Lt. Col. Jeffrey Waters on being named one of the Air Force’s top recruiters for 2008. The other winner from the 333rd RCS, Staff Sgt. Alpha Tyler, was recently reassigned to Arizona. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class David Dobrydney)

Vets Remember Explorer 1

Explorer 1 veterans (from left) Ike Rigell, Terry Greenfield, Norm Perry and John Meisenheimer Sr. reminisce recently inside the original blockhouse at Launch Complex 26 at Cape Canaveral AFS. All four played critical roles in launching America’s first satellite and believe the mission vaulted America firmly into the Space Age. (USAF Photo by Ken Warren)