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  • Local reservists support shuttle launch

    Air Force Reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing at nearby Patrick Air Force Base supported the successful launch of Space Shuttle Discovery here Mar. 16. Wing pararescuemen, along with crewmembers on HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters and an HC-130P/N refueling aircraft were stationed on or around Kennedy

  • Trading miracles for teamwork

    Recently, a commercial airliner crashed into New York's Hudson River. There were 150 passengers and 5 crewmembers on board, yet there was not a single fatality or serious injury. Some called it a miracle. Although incredible, I wouldn't call it a miracle. In my opinion, calling it a miracle takes

  • Double time; wing Airman logs 40-plus years of service

    One of the perks offered by military recruiters is the ability to retire after 20 years of service. One officer with the 920th Rescue Wing has more than twice that experience and is still serving today. Lt. Col. Rex Meyer, deputy officer in charge of the base command post, started his Air Force

  • Reserve Rescue crews join search for missing boaters, NFL players

    Air Force Reserve Rescue crews from the 920th Rescue Wing (RQW) here took off in an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter March 1 at 5:00 p.m. to join the Coast Guard in a search for four missing boaters in the Gulf of Mexico. Among the missing are, Detroit Lions defensive end Corey Smith and Oakland Raiders

  • 943rd Reservists salute hospitalized veterans

    Twelve Reservists from the 943rd Rescue Group visited with hospitalized veterans Feb. 11, 2009 at the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System, Tucson, Ariz. to celebrate the National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans. These Reservists and family members visited the veterans in their hospital rooms and