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[i]"The names of the two bases will change," Schiess said, adding that Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett and Space Force commander Gen. John Raymond will attend a local name change ceremony. "When that happens, we believe we'll probably be one of the first, if not the first, bases to do that." Other than switching from "Air" to "Space," Schiess said the designations will retain their historic references. "We're not going to change the Patrick part," he said of the beachside installation, which is named after Gen. Mason Patrick, first chief of the Air Force's predecessor. "And we would never think about changing the name of Cape Canaveral." Schiess said he also anticipates a name change for the 45th Space Wing itself, though no final decisions have been made.[/i]
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