  Using the NIFS near-infrared integral-field spectrograph behind the facility
adaptive optics module, ALTAIR, on Gemini North, we have identified several
massive O-type stars that are responsible for the ionization of the Galactic
Ultra-Compact HII region G45.45+0.06. The sources ``m'' and ``n'' from the
imaging study of Feldt et a. 1998 are classified as hot, massive O-type stars
based on their K-band spectra. Other bright point sources show red and/or
nebular spectra and one appears to have cool star features that we suggest are
due to a young, low-mass pre-main sequence component. Still two other embedded
sources (``k'' and ``o'' from Feldt et al.) exhibit CO bandhead emission that
may arise in circumstellar disks which are possibly still accreting. Finally,
nebular lines previously identified only in higher excitation planetary nebulae
and associated with KrIII and SeIV ions are detected in G45.45+0.06.

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