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  • Rescue wing hosts Atlanta-area civic leaders

    The 920th Rescue Wing showcased their rescue mission to leadership of the 94th Airlift Wing, Dobbins Air Force Base, Ga. and selected civic leaders from the Atlanta Ga. area. In the early morning hours of Oct. 24 the group boarded a 94th Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules aircraft for the hour-long flight

  • College football heroes

    Combat search and rescue Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., piloted an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter to South Carolina parking it next to Frank Howard Field at Memorial Stadium here October 20 for a Military Appreciation Celebration game against Virginia Tech.Clemson

  • Mass enlistment welcomes newest 920th RQW members

    October 3 will be forever ingrained in the mind of 10 young citizens; for that was the day they began their military careers, transforming them from citizens to Citizen Airmen. Family and friends gathered on the 920th Rescue Wing's flight line to support and witness as the Citizen Airmen entered the

  • Rescue Airmen enhance wartime readiness skills

    Rescue Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing here continue their training for a wartime skills inspection in November.The 920th RQW routinely trains and ensures unit readiness by participating in periodic exercises, evaluations and inspections. The exercise, called a Combined Unit Inspection - Phase II,

  • Reserve Airmen remember, honor fallen comrade

    Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing gathered to honor and remember their fallen comrade, Maj. Kevin Wilkins, at a memorial service on base Oct. 14. Wilkins, a critical care nurse with the 920th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, died from a brain tumor in 2008. "Kevin was an extremely hardworking,

  • Congressional staffers experience a taste of rescue

    The 920th Rescue Wing recently hosted a congressional staffer's visit that included numerous congressional staffers that traveled here from Washington DC for a first-hand look at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., and its mission. While with the 920th RQW, Wing Commander Col. Jeffrey Macrander greeted

  • Rescue Airmen aid in successful commercial rocket launch

    Air Force Reserve combat-search-and-rescue Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., supported the successful night time launch of the Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) Falcon 9 Dragon rocket, a commercial resupply craft destined for the International Space Station, Oct.

  • Rescue Wing Airmen clear range for Delta 4 rocket

    Air Force Reserve combat-search-and-rescue Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., supported the successful launch of the United Launch Alliance Delta 5 rocket carrying a Global Positioning System 2F-3 satellite in the early morning hours of Oct. 4.The Reserve Airmen work

  • Electronic payments required for TRICARE reserve premiums

    To avoid losing coverage, beneficiaries enrolled in TRICARE Reserve Select or TRICARE Retired Reserve who pay monthly premiums by check need to switch to an electronic form of payment before Jan. 1, 2013. Starting next year, TRICARE will only accept TRS and TRR monthly premium payments using