WThe 45th Space Wing is a United States Space Force space launch wing. The 45th Space Wing is assigned to Space Operations Command and headquartered at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. The wing also controls Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The 45th Space Wing is responsible for all space launch operations from the East Coast. It manages the Eastern Range, including launch activities for the Space Force, Department of Defense, NASA, and other private space corporations.
WThe 920th Rescue Wing is part of the Air Reserve Component (ARC) of the United States Air Force. The wing is assigned to the Tenth Air Force of the Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC).
WThe Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC), based at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida is an Air Force surveillance organization assigned to the Sixteenth Air Force. Its mission is to monitor nuclear treaties of all applicable signatory countries. This is accomplished via seismic, hydroacoustic and satellite detection systems.
WNaval Air Station (NAS) Melbourne was a United States Naval Base in Melbourne, Florida. The Navy used NAS Melbourne for gunnery training for pilots of carrier-based fighter aircraft and as a base for WAVES during World War II. While operational, over 2,200 U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Naval Aviators trained in Grumman F4F Wildcats and F6F Hellcats at NAS Melbourne.
WPatrick 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. 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. It was originally opened and operated from 1940 to 1947 as Naval Air Station Banana River, a U.S. Navy airfield. It was then deactivated as a naval installation in 1947 and placed in caretaker status until it was transferred to the Air Force in late 1948.
WTransition Training Squadron Atlantic was a United States Navy training squadron in World War II. Is was established on 28 July 1941 upon redesigned of the Operational Training Squadron of the Atlantic Fleet. It was stationed at Naval Air Station Norfolk, Virginia, with one detachment at Naval Air Station Banana River, Florida and one detachment at Glenn L. Martin Company, Middle River, Maryland. It fell under the Commander, Naval Air Force U.S. Atlantic Fleet.
WScouting Squadron 1-D7 (VS-1D7) was a United States Navy anti-submarine warfare squadron in World War II. It was stationed at Naval Air Station Banana River, Florida (USA).
WScouting Squadron 1-D7 (VS-1D7) was a United States Navy anti-submarine warfare squadron in World War II. It was stationed at Naval Air Station Banana River, Florida (USA).
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