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  • Crew of Details Later!, one of the two B-25s of the Hurricane Reconnaissance Unit at Morrison Field. Capt. Allen C. Wiggins, pilot, is at the end right, back row, and Capt. Billy B. Boothe, navigator, second from the left on the back row. The aircrew consisted of a pilot, co-pilot, navigator, meterologist, radio operator, engineer, and crew chief. (Official U.S. Army Air Force photo)

    75 years, hunting hurricanes

    Hurricane stories vary from person-to-person and squadron-to-squadron, but they all seem to have one thing in common: the capability of their aircraft and the use of instruments for navigation and data collection, proving the hurricane hunters of yesterday, today and tomorrow keep the mission going.
  • Major Niul S. Manske Assumes Command of the 304th Rescue Squadron

    Major Niul S. Manske Assumes Command of the 304th Rescue Squadron

    Major Niul S. Manske assumed command of the 304th Rescue Squadron at Portland Air National Guard Base, Oregon, during a ceremony there August 3.Manske comes to the 304th Rescue Squadron from Alaska, where he was a combat rescue officer with the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard. Prior to joining the U.S. Air Force, Manske was a U.S.
  • International Maritime Rescue Federation Chairman Captain Udo Helge Fox, visited the 920th Rescue Wing, at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, June12, 2019. He came to the know the wing after awarding wing Airmen with the German Maritime Search and Rescue Service the Medal of Honor on Ribbon for Rescue Missions at Sea in Gold in a special ceremony held in Berlin, Germany Jan. 26, 2018, at the German Martime Museum. The wing was honored for its rescue of two German citizens, a father and son, whose vessel caught fire approximately 500 nautical miles off the east coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida, July 7, 2017. Udo is a Master Mariner and has been Executive Director of the German Maritime SAR Service (DGzRS) since 2001. He has personally made a huge contribution to improving maritime SAR around the globe, working on behalf of the German Government, the IMRF, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the European Union. Earlier this year, Udo was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in recognition of his work. (U.S. Air Force photo Tech. Sgt. Jared Trimarchi)

    German Maritime Search, Rescue leader visits Rescue Wing

    The executive director of the German Maritime Search and Rescue Service visited the men and women of the 920th Rescue Wing, June 12, 2019, at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. Udo Fox, who was also a part of recognizing the wing’s efforts for the rescue of two germanmen stranded approximately 500 nautical miles off the coast of Florida July 7, 2017,
  • In honor of Reserve Citizen Airmen who have been there since the beginning of human spaceflight. Air Force Reservists have flown missions to ensure astronauts would be saved if they had to bail out from a shuttle launch or if an anomaly happened on the pad or over water. Air Force Pararescuemen have gone to the aid of past astronauts throughout history and are set to serve the future of human spaceflight.

    Aiming higher: Airmen contribute to human spaceflight from Apollo to tomorrow

    From Air Force Col. Nick Hague, who is currently aboard the International Space Station, all the way back to Buzz Aldrin, who was a U.S. Air Force fighter pilot in the Korean War, Airmen are among the more than 60% of astronauts who came from the uniformed service.
  • Air Force Space Command commander, Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond, presents two bronze star medals, including one with valor, to a traditional reservist, Tech. Sgt. Nick Torres.

    General presents two bronze stars to Reserve Citizen Airman

    PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla.-- The Air Force Space Command and Joint Force Space Component Commander Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond, presented two bronze star medals, including one with valor, to a Reserve Citizen Airman from the 308th Rescue Squadron on June 14, 2019. Tech. Sgt. Nick Torres, a 308th RQS Pararescueman, was bestowed with the awards for
  • Arizona & Florida Reserve Citizen Airmen Deploy to Africa for Rescue Ops

    Bittersweet: 306th Rescue Squadron Deploys from Davis-Monthan AFB

    "You’ve got 14 minutes left to say goodbye to your family, if you don’t have any one here you can go inside." The words hang in the hot and arid afternoon.Days earlier, the 306th Rescue Squadron got together to say goodbye as this team headed out for deployment. The time for ceremonial goodbyes has been completed, these are the last few minutes
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