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A group of fixed and rotor wing aviator, maintenance and support personnel deployed to Africa and Afghanistan. In both locations, Rescue Wing Airmen are tasked with saving lives by using their skills and equipment to perform combat rescue operations – speeding to pick up isolated personnel and the injured and return them safely. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Cathleen Snow) Brevard Reservists land in Horn of Africa and Afghanistan
Two groups of Citizen Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing deployed to two different overseas locations to provide personnel recovery support to ongoing operations.  A group of fixed-wing aviator, maintenance and support personnel landed in Africa for four months as part of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa and will remain in place for
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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
NFL football hero Herschel Walker visited Patrick Air Force Base, January 24, taking time to meet with Guardian Angel Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing. These elite warrior Airmen undergo intense physical and mental training to rescue isolated personnel in combat. They toured Walker through their squadron and demonstrated some of their rescue skills. Throughout the visit, Walker held their rapt attention sharing lots of inspirational accounts of his days playing football. Later that afternoon, Walker stood in front of several hundred Patrick AFB employees who came to listen to his personal battled with mental illness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Cathleen Snow) NFL football hero visits Guardian Angels, shares personal battle with mental illness
If you ever followed American football in the 1980s, the name Herschel Walker of the Dallas Cowboys was legendary. At six-foot-one, his granite-like physique was built not by lifting weights but through bodyweight exercises — lots of them. On the order of 2,000-3,000 push-ups and sit-ups every day. In his 50s now, he visited with Guardian Angel
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2017
Cadets from the United States Air Force Academy pose for a photo in front of a Delta IV engine at the Horizontal Integration Facility at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., June 15, 2016. The cadets visited the 45th Space Wing as a part of the Operation Air Force program, which allows future leaders to experience active duty bases and learn about the various mission capabilities and responsibilities contained within a wing. (Courtesy photo) USAF Academy cadets immerse in Patrick AFB operations
A group of cadets from the U.S. Air Force Academy were given the opportunity to spend two weeks here as an introduction to military life. The program, named Operation Air Force, allows future leaders to visit active duty bases to learn about the various mission capabilities and responsibilities contained within a wing. They were given a number of
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2016
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