| Patrick Space Force Base | |||||||||
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| Near Cocoa Beach, Florida in the United States | |||||||||
 HC-130 Hercules of the 920th Rescue Wing based at Patrick SFB | |||||||||
 Emblem of Space Launch Delta 45 | |||||||||
  Patrick SFB  Patrick SFB  Patrick SFB | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°14′06″N 80°36′36″W / 28.23500°N 80.61000°W | ||||||||
| Type | US Space Force Base | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||||
| Operator | United States Space Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | Space Launch Delta 45 | ||||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1940 (as Naval Air Station Banana River) | ||||||||
| In use |
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| Garrison information | |||||||||
| Current commander | Maj Gen Stephen G. Purdy, Jr. | ||||||||
| Garrison | Space Launch Delta 45 (host wing) | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: COF, ICAO: KCOF, FAA LID: COF, WMO: 747950 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 2.4 metres (7 ft 10 in) AMSL | ||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||
Patrick Space Force Base (IATA: COF, ICAO: KCOF, FAA LID: COF) is a United States Space Force installation located between Satellite Beach and Cocoa Beach, in Brevard County, Florida, United States. It is named in honor of Major General Mason Patrick, USAAC. It is home to Space Launch Delta 45 (SLD 45), known as the 45th Space Wing (45 SW) when it was part of the Air Force. In addition to its "host wing" responsibilities at Patrick SFB, the 45 SW controls and operates Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) 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.
Additional tenant activities at Patrick SFB include the 920th Rescue Wing, the Air Force Technical Applications Center, and the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute (DEOMI). Total employment is 10,400. There are 13,099 military, dependents, civilian employees, and contractors on base.[2]
The base is a census-designated place (CDP) and had a resident population of 1,642 as of the 2020 census, up from 1,222 at the 2010 census.[3] It is part of the Palm Bay—Melbourne—Titusville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The base also administers the Malabar Annex in Palm Bay.
The facility was due to be renamed Patrick Space Force Base in February or March 2020,[4][5] but this was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] The facility was finally renamed by Vice President Mike Pence on 9 December 2020.[7]
- ^ "Airport Diagram – Patrick AFB (KCOF)" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ Moody, R. Norman (13 February 2010). "New Commander takes the flag". Melbourne, Florida: Florida Today. pp. 1A.
- ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Patrick AFB CDP, Florida". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- ^ "Patrick Air Force Base, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to be Renamed Patrick Space Force Base, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station |". spacecoastdaily.com. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Patrick AFB in Florida will be first facility renamed under Space Force". UPI. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ Dunn, Marcia (26 March 2020). "Space Force launches its first mission with virus precautions". CTV News. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ Vice President "Mikey" Pence announces official name change of Patrick Space Force Base