45th Space Wing re-designated as Space Launch Delta 45
Theresa Cross
May 11th, 2021
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket soars skyward in November 2020 with the NROL-101 payload for the National Reconnaissance Office. Its launch was supported by the 45th Space Wing, which was today re-designated to Space Launch Delta 45. Photo Credit: Theresa Cross/Spaceflight Insider, Illustration Credit: Derek Richardson/Spaceflight Insider
The United States Space Force has re-designated the 45th Space Wing, which oversees launches on Florida’s Space Coast, as Space Launch Delta 45.
Via a virtual ceremony held at Patrick Space Force Base in Florida, the change occurred May 11, 2021. Space Launch Delta 45’s commander is Brig. Gen. Stephen Purdy.
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The 45th Space Wing is now Space Launch Delta 45
Eastern Range now overseen by Space Force’s SLD 45
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The new Space Launch Delta 45 emblem and the old 45th Space Wing emblem. (WKMG 2021)
The 45th Space Wing, which oversees Eastern Range launches from Florida, has a new name: Space Launch Delta 45.
The 45th Space Wing, which includes Patrick and the Space Force Station, oversees the Eastern range and was re-assigned to the U.S. Space Force. The Eastern Range covers more than 10,000 miles from Florida through the South Atlantic and into the Indian Ocean and includes Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and a network of instrumentation stations.
For Turmans in Melbourne, military service is all in the family PUBLISHED 12:18 PM ET May. 09, 2021 PUBLISHED 12:18 PM EDT May. 09, 2021
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MELBOURNE, Fla. The City of Melbourne is paying tribute to veterans, those killed in the line of military duty and active duty service members by hanging 30 banners downtown in a Hometown Heroes program.
Among those honored are the Turman family.
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James and Crystal Turman met in the Air Force, and James III serves, too
The Turmans are among the 30 people with banners hanging in Melbourne
The banners are part of the city s Hometown Heroes program