Group, 12 November 1991 – present Air Force Eastern Test Range, 1 October 1949 – 1 February 1977 Det. 1 Space and Missile Test Center (SAMTEC), 1 February 1977 – 1 October 1979 Eastern Space & Missile Center (ESMC), 1 October 1979 – 1 November 1991 6541st Missile Test Wing, 4 September 1951 – 7 September 1954 Space Launch Delta 45 (previously 45th Space Wing) on 12 November 1991–present 45th Support Group became subordinate of Wing Eastern Space & Missile Center became subordinate of Wing 920th Rescue Wing, 15 April 1997–present Established as 920th Rescue Group, 15 April 1997 Redesignated 920th Rescue Wing, 1 April 2003 114th Space Control Squadron (Florida Air National Guard), 20 May 1989 – present Role and operations 45th Space Wing The host wing for Patrick SFB is the Space Launch Delta 45, whose personnel manage all launches of uncrewed rockets at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) 12 miles to the north. These rockets include satellites for the Department of Defense, including the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the National Security Agency (NSA), as well as scientific payload launches in support of NASA, weather satellite launches in support of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, payloads in support of international customers such as the European Space Agency, and commercial payloads for various corporate communications entities. Units and individuals from the 45th Space Wing-now-SLD 45 have deployed abroad during wartime, most notably during the War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) and the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Air Force Technical Applications Center The Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC) is a tenant command headquartered at Patrick SFB. Previously an activity of the Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency (AFISRA), AFTAC became a subordinate unit of Twenty-Fifth Air Force (25 AF) and now the Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber), both of Air Combat Command (ACC). AFTAC is the sole Department of Defense agency operating and maintaining a global network of nuclear event detection sensors. 920th Rescue Wing The 920th Rescue Wing (920 RQW), part of Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC), is another tenant command headquartered at Patrick SFB and is the installation's only military flying unit. An Air Combat Command (ACC)-gained combat search and rescue (CSAR) organization, the 920 RQW is the only rescue wing in the Air Force Reserve, operating the HC-130P/N "King" variant of the C-130 Hercules and HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter, ready for worldwide deployment. In