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.