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Patrick Air Force Base
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Patrick Air Force Base
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
. It was originally opened and operated from 1940 and 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 a caretaker status, until it was transferred to the Air Force in late 1948 and turned into Patrick AFB.
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