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  • Brig. Gen. Stephen Purdy assumed command of the 45th Space Wing and Eastern Range in a ceremony held Jan. 5, 2021, at Patrick Space Force Base, Fla. The ceremony was presided over by Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting, commander of Space Operations Command. (U.S. Space Force photo by Amanda Ryrholm)

    Purdy assumes command of Patrick SFB and Cape Canaveral SFS

    Brig. Gen. Stephen Purdy assumed command of the 45th Space Wing in a ceremony held Jan. 5, 2021, at Patrick Space Force Base, Fla. The ceremony was presided over by Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting, commander of Space Operations Command. The new Eastern Range commander arrived at the 45th Space Wing from a dual-hatted position as the Director of
  • Then Senior Master Sgt. Michael Rozneck, 50th Operations Support Squadron superintendent, learns he earned the rank of chief master sergeant March 4, 2020, at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado. Rozneck battled and beat stage two testicular cancer after undergoing emergency surgery and 23 rounds of chemo therapy. Through it all, he said he learned to appreciate the present and stop worrying about the past and future. (U.S. Air Force photo by Dennis Rogers)

    What does it take to be a leader?

    Leadership has many definitions, and in a structured military organization, it is often defined by the member’s rank and duty title, but true leaders are not held back by those two factors.
  • Col. Anthony Mastalir, 30th Space Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Justin DeLucy, 30th SW command chief, sign the proclamation to kick-off the Combined Federal Campaign Dec. 11, 2020, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.

    No donation is too small; VAFB supports CFC

    Each year, federal employees and retirees donate to different charities and causes around the world by giving to the Combined Federal Campaign. According to the official website, the CFC has raised more than $8.4 billion since its creation in 1961 and is the world’s largest annual workplace charity campaign.
  • The U.S. Space Force’s 2nd Space Operations Squadron formally accepted Global Positioning System III Space Vehicle 04 from the spacecraft manufacturer, Lockheed Martin, in what is referred to as operational acceptance on Dec. 1, 2020. This was done only one month after SpaceX launched the satellite on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Nov. 5, 2020, setting a new record for the USSF due in part to the efforts of the operators who work in the 2 SOPS. (U.S. Space Force Courtesy Photo, 45th Space Wing Public Affairs)

    Space Force ‘operationally accepts’ fourth GPS III satellite in record time

    The U.S. Space Force’s 2nd Space Operations Squadron formally accepted Global Positioning System III Space Vehicle 04 from the spacecraft manufacturer, Lockheed Martin, in what is referred to as operational acceptance on Dec. 1, 2020. This was done only one month after SpaceX launched the satellite on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space
  • Photo of Major General DeAnna Burt at the Armed Forces Bowl

    Major General Burt visits the Armed Forces Bowl

    Maj. Gen. DeAnna Burt, Combined Force Space Component Command commander, met with a group of future Airmen and also administered the oath of enlistment to a group of future Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Dec. 31, 2020, during a visit to the Armed Forces Bowl, held at Texas Christian University.
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