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  • Air Force hits record retention levels, reviews voluntary force management efforts

    The Department of the Air Force is seeing its highest retention levels in 20 years, second only to rates recorded shortly after 9/11 in 2002.
  • Portland SAR

    304th Rescue Squadron Supports Search, Rescue of Downed Civilian Aircraft

    The 304th Rescue Squadron sent three Pararescue Specialists  Nov. 18 to assist civilian agencies in locating a downed aircraft near Mt. Hood, Oregon.Just after 6 a.m. on Nov. 16, the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office was made aware of a small plane may have crashed in a remote area of the Mt. Hood National Forest in Clackamas county.The Cessna 150
  • HH60G Pave Hawk Helicopter Maintenance

    Inspection Reveals Corrosion

    During a 50-hour inspection on an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter, corrosion was found on the main gear box (MGB). The MGB is the main transmission for the aircraft and has four additional gearboxes attached to it.920th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Airmen removed all five transmissions at the same time to better inspect the corrosion on the
  • Maj. Robert Lodge and Capt. Roger Locher

    Heritage Highlight

    On March 30, 1972, North Vietnam launched the Nguyen Hue Campaign. Named the “Easter Offensive” by the U.S. because it began on Good Friday, it was an all-out attempt to knock South Vietnam out of the war. The offensive was entering its second month when President Nixon authorized Operation Linebacker, a renewal of the bombing campaign in North
  • 920 RQW Wing Exercise

    Wing Exercise bolsters readiness, highlights importance of partnership

    The 920th's Operations Group, Maintenance Group and Aeromedical Staging Squadron Critical Care Air Transport team participated in a quarterly training exercise Oct. 29 that focused on the full combat capability the team brings to the fight by integrating world-class professionals to conduct rescue operations.“Planning and executing exercises like
  • Air Force Logo

    920th Wins AFRC Aviation Safety Award

    The 920th Rescue Wing Aviation Safety Office brought home the 2020 fiscal year Air Force Reserve Command Outstanding Achievement Award for Flight Safety.The five-man team earned the organizational award by being proactive in determining negative trends and hazards across the wing’s aviation units.“Flight safety officers, myself, and respective
  • Flu vaccine graphic

    Preventing Seasonal Flu

    The flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by the influenza viruses that infect the nose, throat, and sometimes the lungs. Most infectious disease experts believe that flu viruses spread mainly by droplets made when people with the flu cough, sneeze or talk. These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or possibly be inhaled into the lungs. A person might also get the flu by touching a surface or object that has the flu virus on it and then touch their own mouth, nose, or eyes.
  • With the election season coming up, it's important for Air Force members to know what political activities they can and can not participate in. (Defense.gov)

    Voter Awareness

    With the U.S. Presidential Election fast approaching, and early voting already underway, malicious actors have been using voting themes in their phishing campaigns and this trend will likely continue to increase as Election Day nears. These themes are appearing in phishing emails or text messages, most containing a malicious link that when clicked would direct victims to a fake website designed to steal their personal and financial data.
  • PII is unique information about an individual not releasable to the public without the written consent of the individual. Examples includes Social Security numbers, dates of birth, marital status, race or financial information. (Air Force Graphic by Naoko Shimoji)

    Reservists must stay focused on PII breach reduction during ‘new normal’

    For most Reserve Citizen Airmen, partial or full-time telework has become the “new normal” during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since telework poses a slew of potential information security risks, Reserve Command officials are encouraging all members of the Reserve team to stay focused on Personally Identifiable Information breach reduction while working from home.
  • statue of Thomas N. Barnes in the Barnes Center

    Air University’s Barnes Center begins beta-testing for ALS DLC

    The ALS DLC curriculum focuses on four outcome-based, multimedia modules; leadership, culture, problem-solving and mission. The modules contain 22 lessons, each based on national strategic documents, which prepare front-line Guard and Reserve enlisted leaders with the most pertinent information, critical to their development as leaders.
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