b'Contract # 5633 Keller Williams2021 Military Appreciation Resource MagazinePatrick AFB, Cape Canaveral AFSrenamed as Space Force installationsBy Jim GaramoneDOD News | Dec. 19, 2020www.patrick.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2445557/patrick-afb-cape-canaveral-afs- renamed-as-space-force-installations/On the Eastern side of Florida, nestled within the aptly named Space Coast, stand two Department of the Air Force installations withan unparalleled history. Though the installations themselves have undergone several name changes, the mission still remains tried and true.As of Dec. 9, 2020, the 45th Space Wing will continue lifting off to new heights as Patrick Space Force Base and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.With a history dating back almost 100 years, Patrick SFB was originally owned and operated by the U.S. Navy; as Naval Air Station Banana River from 1940 to 1947. In September of 1948, the facility was transferred to the U.S. Air Force, however; several of the naval air stations original structures, including runway segments, hangars, support buildings, seaplane parking areas and seaplane ramps into the Banana River remain part of the modern-day installation.Once under Air Force ownership, the base was renamed the Joint Long Range Proving Ground and then renamed again, to be known as Patrick Air Force Base for 50 years. At this same time, Cape Canaveral SFSwhich was known asCape Kennedy Air Force Station from 1963 to 1973began to see serious traction as a launch hub for Americas delve into space exploration.The teamwork of space professionals, fromboth the military and civilian sectors, brought to fruition many feats that seemed impossible for the 1960s and early 1970s; including launching the first U.S. Earth satellite, the first American astronaut in space, the first aircraft to orbit Mars and the first U.S. unmanned lunar landingcontinued on page 28Both of the 45th Space Wings installations were redesignated as Patrick Space Force Base and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station by Vice President of the United States Mike Pence in a ceremony held Dec. 9, 2020, on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. (U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Zoe Thacker)Thank You For Your Service Military Appreciation Resource Magizine 21'