Patrick Space Force Base And Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Have Been Named The First Space Force Installations

Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., was rechristened as Patrick Space Force Base in a ceremony on Dec. 9, 2020. Facebook video screenshot. 

Air Force Magazine: Cape Canaveral, Patrick Named First Space Force Installations 

Historic Air Force installations on Florida’s Space Coast marked a modern milestone on Dec. 9 as they were redesignated Patrick Space Force Base and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station—the first facilities named as part of the new service. 

“Today, we start a new era at both Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and Patrick Space Force Base, aligning the installations’ names with their critical missions,” Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond said at a ceremony to mark the occasion. 

Cape Canaveral has served as America’s premiere space launch facility since the 1950s, and is now transforming to meet the needs of a modern space age defined by companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin. The Air Force for years has managed launch operations at the Cape via the 45th Space Wing at Patrick, which itself is taking on more responsibilities as military space begins a new chapter. 

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