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COCOA BEACH, Fla. - The Undersecretary of the Air Force, Ms. Erin Conaton, recognized hometown heroes from nearby Patrick Air Force Base during Air Force Week opening ceremonies Tuesday, Oct. 26, at the Cocoa Beach Pier. Central Florida was selected as one of two locations where AF week is held. Master Sgt. Shane Smith, a combat search and rescue reservists with the 920th Rescue Wing is shown being recognized by the undersecretary. Sergeant Smith was there in uniform even though he is still officially on reconstitution leave from his latest deployment that ended less than a week ago to the Horn of Africa as an HC-130P/N King loadmaster (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michele Gibson).


Air Force Reign in Cocoa Beach forecast

COCOA BEACH, Fla. - The Undersecretary of the Air Force, Ms. Erin Conaton, recognized hometown heroes from nearby Patrick Air Force Base during Air Force Week opening ceremonies Tuesday, Oct. 26, at the Cocoa Beach Pier. Central Florida was selected as one of two locations where AF week is held. Master Sgt. Shane Smith, a combat search and rescue reservists with the 920th Rescue Wing is shown being recognized by the undersecretary. Sergeant Smith was there in uniform even though he is still officially on reconstitution leave from his latest deployment that ended less than a week ago to the Horn of Africa as an HC-130P/N King loadmaster (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michele Gibson).

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Master Sgt. John Clarke, chief of education and training for the 920th Rescue Wing here, has spent the last nine years providing career improvement and guidance for wing personnel. From charting a path to a college degree to helping Airmen pad their career resume with job-specific Air Force schools, Sergeant Clarke helps put reservists in the best position to succeed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Paul Flipse)
Retired Master Sgt. Derrell White visits his wife, Master Sgt. Heidi White, in her office at the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., Oct. 3, 2015. Derrell, who retired from the Air Force Reserve in 2013, was diagnosed with the chronic kidney condition IgA Nephropathy in 1986. He is now in stage four, meaning his kidneys are operating at below 20 percent of normal, and is seeking a kidney donor to help save his life. Heidi is the unit training manager for the 920th Maintenance Group at Patrick. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Anna-Marie Wyant)
Retired Master Sgt. Derrell White, currently a government civilian for the Defense Contracting Management Agency, sits in his wife's office at the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., Oct. 3, 2015. White, who retired from the Air Force Reserve in 2013, was diagnosed with the chronic kidney condition IgA Nephropathy in 1986. He is now in stage four, meaning his kidneys are operating at below 20 percent of normal, and is seeking a kidney donor to help save his life. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Anna-Marie Wyant)
Master Sgt. Heidi White and her husband, retired Master Sgt. Derrell White, pose for a picture with their daughter on their wedding day. Courtesy photo.
Master Sgt. Heidi White and her husband, retired Master Sgt. Derrell White, pose for a picture with their daughter on their wedding day. Courtesy photo.
Retired Master Sgt. Derrell White stands proudly in uniform at Homestead Air Force Base during his first Reserve assignment in the late 1980s. Courtesy photo.
A government shutdown was avoided yesterday as congress approved a temporary spending bill. The measure will fund government agencies through December 11. As a result, the 920th Rescue Wing here at Patrick AFB and its geographically-separated units at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona and Portland, Oregon will continue with the upcoming drill weekend as scheduled.
Tech. Sgt. Thomas Tantius, a services craftsman with the 920th Rescue Wing, recently won the Air Force Reserve Command Honor Guard Member of the Year Award for 2014. Sergeant Tantius is the staff NCOIC for the Patrick AFB Honor Guard, the busiest honor guard unit per capita in the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo/45th Space Wing)
Col. Jeffrey Macrander, 920th Rescue Wing commander, presents a certificate of retirement to Chaplain (Lt. Col.) John Weller during his retirement ceremony Aug. 1 at the Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., chapel. Weller served as an Air Force chaplain for 27 years, 12 of which were as a reservist at Patrick. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Anna-Marie Wyant)
A memorial ceremony was held by Rescue Warriors of the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, to honor the memory and service of five Rescue Airmen who lost their lives 19 years earlier after a terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers, a dormitory where Airmen were housed while deployed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Matthew Jurgens)
A memorial ceremony was held by Rescue Warriors of the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, to honor the memory and service of five Rescue Airmen who lost their lives 19 years earlier after a terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers, a dormitory where Airmen were housed while deployed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Matthew Jurgens)
A memorial ceremony was held by Rescue Warriors of the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, to honor the memory and service of five Rescue Airmen who lost their lives 19 years earlier after a terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers, a dormitory where Airmen were housed while deployed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Matthew Jurgens)