Patrick Air Force Base

The United States military commands have assigned the Patrick Air Force Base as the space launch headquarters for test operations. The establishment is nestled on the southern end of the Cape Canaveral Air Station on a land mass of 2, 300 acres. In close proximity is NASA’s Kennedy Space Center this facility, entertains complex launches.   The Cape Canaveral Air Station along with the Patrick Air Force Base facilitates a total of 13, 000 employees to execute respective job specifics.

Patrick AFB Facts

• Location: Brevard County, Florida
• Website:
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• Phone: (321) 494-1110
• Longitude:
  -80.61
• Latitude:
  28.235
• DSN:
  854-1110

The Patrick Air Force Base is one of the most prominent facilities of the Eastern Missile Range in the military that is developed ideally to oversee circuitous launch sites and tracking stations within the United States and approximately 10, 000 miles of the Indian Ocean. There are five tracking stations available in the Eastern Range. Approximately 1, 250 miles from Florida is an Air Force station that is located on the island of Antigua and one on the Ascension Island which is an estimated 5, 000 miles.

The facility is also equipped with a Space Coast Inn, which entertains visiting guests, permanent residency for enlisted operatives, and family members are offered separate housing facilities, beach access, beach homes, commissary, clubs, library, welfare and recreational facilities, etc. Although these establishments are owned and operated by the United States Air Force and Military Services, immediate directions are initiated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of the United States Military.

The facility became a privatized housing for lease in 2009 accommodating military retirees, civil service employees for the Department of Defense, DOD contractors, Reserves and Guards.

A medical clinic was constructed in 2010, which is nestled on a 74, 000 square feet plot and attracts an estimated cost of 18 million dollars. The operatives trained, are effective in executing the necessities of the job specifics assigned.