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Master Sgt. Rhonda Danyus, 308th Rescue Squadron unit training manager, encourages Airmen to donate nonperishable food and toiletries to the 4th Annual Rescue Feeds Food Drive. Those interested may drop off items in bins located throughout the wing now through April 7, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brandon Kalloo Sanes) Wing hosts 4th Annual Rescue Feeds Food Drive
The 920th Rescue Wing's 4th Annual Rescue Feeds Food Drive is aiming to collect more than 3,000 pounds of nonperishable food and toiletries for the South Brevard Sharing Center Inc. by April 7.The unit has donated approximately 5,200 pounds of food and supplies since 2014 in an effort to support the local community, said Master Sgt. Rhonda Danyus,
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2017
Brandon Daugherty, a Space Medical Contingency Specialist with the 45th Operations Group, Detachment 3, Human Spaceflight Support, talks to the team on the "Front Porch" floatation device that was unfolded and inflated by Pararescuemen and Combat Rescue Officers from the 103rd Rescue Squadron following a jump from the back of a C-17 at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, March 5, 2017. During this training, a rigid inflatible boat (known as a "Hard Duck") was dropped from a C-17 along with several jumpers and an inflatable device known as the "Front Porch".This device is intended to be mated to the Orion spacecraft, and can be used to support astronauts who have made a water landing in the Orion spacecraft following a flight. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher S. Muncy) Air Force Guardian Angels test Orion spacecraft rescue support equipment
When NASA’s Orion spacecraft returns from its missions beyond the moon, the crew module will splash down in the ocean just like the Apollo capsules that took men to the moon and back in the 1970s.The space agency needs to make sure the rescue support equipment for the Orion crew module is practical, so NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory and the
 0 3/24
2017
To ensure the flying safety of Air Force choppers used to save lives in combat, maintenance crews from the 920th Rescue Wing swap out an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter for reconditioning January 25, 2017. A team of 10 maintainers is necessary to skillfully muscle the metal warrior into the cargo bay however, more often join the unique event for hands-on training and to secure the warrior on a smooth journey over an ocean and a continent to trade places with the combat-weary aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Cathleen Snow) Aircraft maintenance crews swap out rescue choppers for combat ops
Combat is hard on the body; it’s especially hard on the body of military choppers flown over Afghanistan’s jagged mountains and through its never-ending dust.  To ensure the flying safety of Air Force choppers used to save lives in combat, maintenance crews from the 920th Rescue Wing swapped out an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter for reconditioning
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2017
Air Force Reserve Pararescuemen or PJs from Portland’s 304th Rescue Squadron assisted in recovering a hiker who was declared missing October 25, 2016. Early October 26, 2016, a team of four PJs scoured steep rocky terrain near the Oregon-Washington border until nightfall with the assistance of volunteers, civil search and rescue teams, AT&T and Apple. Information was obtained to pinpoint the GPS coordinates for the victim, 31-year-old Melvin Burtch's, cell phone allowing searchers to navigate to the cell phone location. They found Burtch’s body within 50 yards of the location of the phone. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Maj. Chris Bernard) Portland PJs recover missing hiker
Living by the words of their motto, these things we do that others may live, Air Force Reserve Pararescuemen, known as PJs, from Portland’s 304th Rescue Squadron assisted in recovering a hiker who was declared missing October 25. When 31-year-old Melvin Burtch didn’t return home that evening, Skamania County Sherriff initiated search efforts
 0 10/31
2016
Chief Master Sgt. Phil Roe salutes the American flag during his retirement ceremony Sept. 10, 2016 at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. Roe served in the 920th Rescue Wing and its predecessor squadron for 26 of his 36 years in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Anna-Marie Wyant) Aircraft maintenance chief retires after 36 years
On Sept. 10, the 920th Rescue Wing bid farewell to a chief who had been with the wing since its inception. Chief Master Sgt. Phil Roe, most recently the chief enlisted manager and superintendent for the 920th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, retired after 36 years of service in the Air Force.
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2016
Senior Airman Christopher Casey (left), Staff Sgt. Torrey Miller (center), and Senior Airman Calvin Fleming prepare for patients at the Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., clinic Aug. 6, 2016. The Airmen are health services management technicians for the 920th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, a geographically separated unit of the 920th Rescue Wing at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Anna-Marie Wyant) Newly designated medical squadron supports multiple geographically separated units
The 920th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, which officially transitioned from a flight to a squadron Feb. 29, is responsible for delivering medical readiness support for geographically separated units assigned to Joint Base Langley-Eustis.
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2016
The 920th Rescue Wing supported a Delta IV rocket launch May 24, 2013. The launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., lit up the night sky while Wing Airmen safeguarded the hazard zone. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Rob Haston) Rescue Airmen support successful Delta IV rocket launch
The U.S. Air Force Reserve's 920th Rescue Wing supported United Launch Alliance’s successful launch of the third and fourth Orbital ATK-built Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program satellites aboard a Delta IV rocket from Space Launch Complex 37B hereat 12:52  a.m. EDT.Maintenance and aircrew Airmen reported for duty late last night to
 0 8/19
2016
Staff Sgt. Antonio Murillo with the 920th Logistics Readiness Flight, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, organizes helmets and maintains accountability of government equipment. He has been with the 920th Rescue Wing since 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brandon Kalloo Sanes/Released) Supply and demand
Staff Sgt. Antonio Murillo with the 920th Logistics Readiness Flight, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, organizes helmets and maintains accountability of government equipment. He has been with the 920th Rescue Wing since 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brandon Kalloo Sanes/Released)
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2016
The U.S. Air Force’s 45th Space Wing supported United Launch Alliance’s successful launch of the NROL-61 spacecraft aboard an Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., July 28, 2016, at 8:37 a.m. ET. Before any spacecraft can launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, a combined team of military, government civilians and contractors from across the 45th Space Wing provide the mission assurance to ensure a safe and successful lift-off for range customers. (Photo/United Launch Alliance) Rescue wing supports successful rocket launch, national defense mission
The 920th Rescue Wing provided range clearance and contingency support for the successful launch of an NROL-61 spacecraft aboard an Atlas V rocket from Launch Complex 41 at nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station July 28, 2016, at 8:37 a.m. ET. The ULA Atlas V rocket was carrying a national security payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance
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The 45th Space Wing supported SpaceX’s successful launch of a Falcon 9 Dragon spacecraft headed to the International Space Station from Space Launch Complex 40 here July 18, 2016, at 12:45 a.m. ET. At approximately eight minutes after the launch, SpaceX successfully landed the Falcon 9 first-stage booster at Landing Zone 1 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.This Falcon 9 Dragon launch was the 13th major launch operation for the Eastern Range this year, and marks the ninth contracted mission by SpaceX under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services contract. (Courtesy photo by SpaceX) Air Force Reservists support SpaceX’s CRS-9 mission launch
Air Force Reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing supported SpaceX’s successful launch of a Falcon 9 Dragon spacecraft headed to the International Space Station from Space Launch Complex 40 here July 18, 2016, at 12:45 a.m. ET.At approximately eight minutes after the launch, SpaceX successfully landed the Falcon 9 first-stage booster at Landing Zone
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