4 Nov 2007

Watched like a hawk

4 Nov 2007

Wounded reservist reflects on Kirkuk attack, recovers at Walter Reed

IT WASN'T UNTIL SHE TASTED BLOOD in her mouth that she realized she'd been bombed.Moments earlier, Senior Airman Diane Lopes, an Air Force Reserve security forces specialist with the 920th Rescue Wing here, had been walking quietly through the evening darkness at Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq. It was Sept. 21, and she'd been at the base only a short

3 Nov 2007

Downed CNN Correspondent

29 Oct 2007

Rescue Wing Airmen pull their weight

14 Oct 2007

AF Reserve rescue crews search for missing aircraft

Two Air Force Reserve helicopter crews and a C-130 aircraft crew from the 920th Rescue Wing here launched on a search and rescue mission Sunday of their drill weekend to the Bahama Islands for a missing aircraft, with one person aboard. The aircraft was last seen about 50 miles northwest of Nassau, Bahamas, Saturday. The aircraft was reported

6 Oct 2007

Want to hike, scuba dive and free fall while learning a little medicine?

If you have an interest in medicine, like parachuting, rock climbing, swimming, scuba diving, and camping, we've got a part-time job that might appeal to you. The Air Force Reserve is looking for U.S. citizens to become Pararescuemen, or PJs. PJs are specifically trained for personnel recovery in humanitarian and combat situations. PJs will be

28 Sep 2007

Rescue Wing Airman awarded Purple Heart bedside

28 Sep 2007

Portland Reservists welcome rescue pioneers:Crash boat veterans paved way for today’s combat rescue

Air Force Reservists from the 304th Rescue Squadron here got a firsthand look at a long-lost piece of combat-rescue heritage Sept. 17 as they escorted a U.S. Army Air Force relic, a P-520 crash boat, to the Portland waterfront to dock at the Riverside Marina, Sept. 17. As the Air Force celebrates its 60th anniversary, the sight of an Air Force

27 Sep 2007

Rescue Wing Airman injured in Iraq, receives Purple Heart

Air Force Reservist Senior Airman Diane Lopes, a security forces apprentice with the 920th Rescue Wing here was wounded in action at Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq Sept. 21. Today Airman Lopes is in good condition after having minor surgery Sept. 27 for her injuries and is scheduled to receive a Purple Heart later on today from Lt. Gen. John A. Bradley,

16 Sep 2007

Big search, bigger mountain