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  • Rescue wing reservists return from tour of duty in Iraq

    Air Force Reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing here arrived home safely today after completing a six-month deployment to Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq. The team of 12 reservists, all members of the 920th Security Forces Squadron here, arrived at Orlando International Airport early evening Feb. 29. They left Patrick AFB Aug. 20 and served as ground-defense
  • 920th Public Affairs wins eight command awards

    Rescue Wing journalists here cleaned up in the 2007 Air Force Reserve Command Media Contest, taking home five first-place awards, including best feature story, sports story, graphic, combat documentation photo and best photo by a stringer. In all, the 920th Public Affairs Office won eight awards, the most of any unit in the command. The winners by
  • First generation CRO begins new adventure

    If one's career were to best be summed up using a car metaphor, then Capt. Greg Lowdermilk's would surely be a Porsche. Quality. Enduring. Professional. Legendary. Captain Lowdermilk spent his 27-year Air Force career in the elite pararescue field saving lives and breaking new ground, but he recently retired from this legendary life to begin a new
  • Count down means gear up for Air Force Reservists

    As NASA begins its countdown for the launch of space shuttle Atlantis Feb. 7, Air Force Reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing here gear up to save the astronaut's lives. At 3-2-1 liftoff, these Airmen get ready, set, and wait in the wings to commence a rescue operation if the astronauts encounter danger during the critical seconds of a launch.
  • Reserve pararescuemen welcome new commander

    A former rescue-helicopter pilot took command of the 920th Rescue Wing's pararescue squadron during a change-of-command ceremony held at the professional development center here today.Lt. Col. Joel Kinnunen succeeded Lt. Col. Coy Speer, who is retiring after 20 years of military service to teach science at a high school in Arizona.Colonel Kinnunen
  • Reservist wounded in Iraq gets big honor

    Purple heart awardee and Air Force Reservist Senior Airman Diane Lopes, 920th Rescue Wing security specialist here, was selected to sit with Laura Bush during President Bush's last State of the Union address Jan. 28. Airman Lopes is currently undergoing extensive physical therapy at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in the D.C. area and was singled
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