FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Patrick Air Force Base, Florida ~ 26 JAN 2016

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Patrick Air Force Base, Florida

Patrick Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation located between Satellite Beach and Cocoa Beach, in Brevard County, Florida, in the United States. It was named in honor of Major General Mason Patrick, USAAC. An Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) base, it is home to the 45th Space Wing (45 SW). In addition to its "host wing" responsibilities at Patrick AFB, the 45 SW controls and operates Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) and the Eastern Range.

The host wing for Patrick AFB is the 45th Space Wing (45 SW), whose officers and airmen manage all launches of unmanned rockets at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) 12 miles to the north.

These rockets include satellites for the US military, the National Reconnaissance Office, and the National Security Agency, as well as scientific payload launches in support of NASA, weather satellite launches in support of NOAA, payloads in support of international customers such as the European Space Agency, and commercial payloads for various corporate communications entities.

The 920th Rescue Wing (920 RQW), part of Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC), is another tenant command headquartered at Patrick AFB and is the installation's only military flying unit. An Air Combat Command (ACC)-gained combat search and rescue (CSAR) organization, the 920 RQW is the only rescue wing in the Air Force Reserve, operating the HC-130P/N "King" variant of the C-130 Hercules and HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter, ready for worldwide deployment.

The Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC) is a tenant command headquartered at Patrick AFB. Previously an activity of the Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency (AFISRA), AFTAC is now a subordinate unit of 25th Air Force (25 AF) and the Air Combat Command (ACC). AFTAC is the sole Department of Defense agency operating and maintaining a global network of nuclear event detection sensors.

Learn More About Patrick Air Force Base HERE!!

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[radu]

EEEEEEEK!!!!! That was waaaaaaaay too close for comfort!

[radu]

Aaaaaaaah, that beach looks so nice and WARM!

Lucky you getting to see a rocket launch. Must have been a thrill.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Yikes...that is how I walk on the ice as well. Will you have your spikies with you for when you next go into work?

He should have been going much more slowly, and he was lucky he didn’t take you out or get taken out by some other driver.

I think The Lord was looking out for both of you!!!

[luvie]

I was! Trying to get a copy of that picture of the beach to post! LOL! Fotki seems to be messed up for me tonight, so I had to snag it to Flickr.

WOOOHOOO!!!! :)

[radu]

Poor kitty being out in that kind of cold!
Lucky kitty that you took him in and gave him a forever home. And now he’s in a much better clime. :-)

[radu]

Fotki isn’t working for me either. I was afraid something was going on with my computer but it sounds like it’s on Fotki’s end. Whew, but it still stinks not being able to get to graphics. grrrrrr

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Radu!

The "too mean to die" comes from an auto accident I had almost 50 years ago. I was stationed at USNH Quantico and one of the officers I served with told me I was too mean to die - suggested I get a T-shirt that said that.

I've kept it going ever since.

[Kathy in Alaska]

I love watching rocket launches...and you were REALLY close. Very cool!

[Kathy in Alaska]

I am off for home with a short mom list at the store.

Back in a bit.

[ConorMacNessa]

The Lord was looking out for me - or I would not be here.

I expended another of my nine lives that day - not sure how many I have left.

[mylife]

Anyone watching NASA on PBS?

I would have taken this job in a NY second
Fixing Hubble.

Good on yer Son.
Good on them all

[radu]

Well .... did you get the t-shirt? :-)

Just glad things didn’t end up bad, and they could well have. Gave me the shivers to read about it.

[ConorMacNessa]

Never got the T-shirt. But I've had a fun-filled life for the last fifty years. Never thought I'd make it to 21 - now on the brink of my 70's.

[mylife]

Made in Tx

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratospheric_Observatory_for_Infrared_Astronomy

[radu]

Our PBS has something about immigrant women, not NASA. :-(
I’d love to see what you’re watching. Sounds interesting!

[mylife]

Its called NASA something that Obie killed. :(

Gnight

[luvie]

Very frustrating! I can hardly post without pictures. LOL!

No pretty woohoo’s tonight! :)

[luvie]

No...didn’t know it was on! I’ll bet you COULD have done that job!

Anyone that can survive being on a sub..... whew!

[luvie]

We were right across the bay from the launch pad. I’ll never forget it. Took pictures, but guess they weren’t digital. I couldn’t find them in any folders. LOL!

[radu]

Shoulda gotten the t-shirt for kicks!

I imagine a lot of us wondered if we’d make it to 21. I wasn’t sure. LOL! But we’re still here through all the ups and downs. And if we’ve had fun-filled lives, that’s icing on the cake. Like you, mine’s been pretty fun-filled. No complaints.