Patrick AFB

Patrick Air Force Base
Part of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC)
Located in: Brevard County, Florida
A Titan IV B rocket takes off from Cape Canaveral AFS on 9 September 2003.
Patrick AFB Location of Patrick AFB, Florida
Coordinates	28°14′06″N 80°36′36″W / 28.23500°N 80.61000°W / 28.23500; -80.61000Coordinates: 28°14′06″N 80°36′36″W / 28.23500°N 80.61000°W / 28.23500; -80.61000
Type	Air Force Base
Site information
Controlled by	1940-1947 (Transferred to U.S. Air Force on September 1, 1948)  United States Air Force
Site history
Built	Commissioned October 01, 1940 1949
In use	1940-1947 1949-Present
Battles/wars	WW II, Cold War, Enduring Freedom
Garrison information
Current commander	Brig Gen Wayne R. Monteith
Past commanders	World War II: Commander Waldo Tullsen Commander Adolphus W. Groton
Garrison	45th Space Wing
Occupants	US Navy: Naval Aviation (PBM Mariner, PBY Catalina) US Air Force: 45th Space Wing, 920th Rescue Wing, AFTAC

Patrick Air Force Base (IATA: COF, ICAO: KCOF, FAA LID: COF) 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 1940-1947 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 AFB 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.