Content was removed to align with the President's executive orders and DoD priorities in accordance with DoD Instruction 5400.17, "Official Use of Social Media for Public Affairs Purposes."

  • Team effort key in successful Endeavour landing

    Rescue Wing Airmen from the Air Force Reserve's 920th Rescue Wing here, put the finishing touches on a successful launch of space shuttle Endeavour as they ventured into the dark during the early morning hours of June 1 to serve as guardians of the astronauts upon its final return from

  • Rescue Wing Airmen depart for war

    Helicopter aviator, maintenance and support Airmen from the Air Force Reserve's 920th Rescue Wing here departed on the first leg of a year-long deployment to Afghanistan May 22 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. An Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft transported the Reservists and

  • Helicopter Squadron Commander takes reins days before deployment

    Inside and open-air aircraft hangar, an Air Force combat search-and-rescue helicopter, about the length of an 18-wheeler, sat parked as a prop for a change of command ceremony held here March 19 during which Lt. Col. Joseph Alcorn assumed command of the 301st Rescue Squadron days prior to the

  • Guardian Angels protect astronauts on historic launch

    To view the photo slide show associated with this story, please follow this link: Click here.Along with estimated crowds of tens of thousands of spectators on Florida's Space Coast, Senator Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz, kept a watchful eye as her husband, Commander Mark Kelly, and his crew as they

  • Reservists save millions of dollars with a few steps

    Reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing Maintenance Group are charged with not only maintaining life-saving aircraft here, but also saving millions of dollars in equipment damage with a few simple steps. Several times a week, as the sun rises over the Atlantic Ocean, which is about a stone's throw

  • Team Rescue gives life to cyberspace training

    Standing five-feet-five-inches tall, a small-framed female Airman, Tech. Sgt. Rhonda Danyus, stood in line waiting to go up against a human weapons system - six-foot-tall, 200 lb., Master Sergeant Jon Grant, in a hand-to-hand combat duel.Built like an NFL linebacker, Sergeant Grant, a combat

  • Air Force Reservists have their eye on the future as they clear the range

    While many people are gearing up to celebrate Mother's Day tomorrow, the 920th Rescue Wing Airmen here were all business today securing the Eastern Range prior to the launch of an Atlas V rocket whose payload will more than pay off for these Rescue Reservists. Air Force Reserve helicopter,

  • Team Rescue counts down for historic space shuttle launch

    U.S. President Barack Obama and Senator Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., are among the spectators who will be at the historic launch of Endeavour April 29, marking the second to last time a space shuttle will leave Earth for space at nearby Kennedy Space Center.Airmen from the Air Force Reserve's 920th