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  • Wing commander honored for Hurricane Ike service

    The commander of the Air Force Reserve's 920th Rescue Wing was recognized during a ceremony held here Jan. 11 for superior performance while leading the Hurricane Ike relief mission. Col. Steve W. Kirkpatrick received a Meritorious Service Medal for his role as commander of the 331st Air

  • Into the great white north

    Each year, the Canadian search and rescue community conducts an international exercise to develop rescue cooperation and cross-train in procedures and techniques in the event of a large-scale search and rescue operation. This year, members of the 920th Rescue Wing represented the United States in

  • Reserve unit honors fallen Airman

    The 920th Rescue Wing paid tribute to a pararescueman who died in the line of duty by naming a new building here in his memory during a ceremony at the Base Theater today. Staff Sgt. Douglas Eccleston was killed Dec. 7, 2001, during a rescue mission off Bermuda when his inflatable raft capsized

  • Grand Stand

    After receiving a warm welcome back to the 920th Rescue Wing last month, Senior Airman Diane Lopes recently marked another career milestone: pinning on the rank of staff sergeant. "It feels good to be here, it's been great to be back with friends and familiar people," said Sergeant Lopes, wounded

  • Air Force Reserve Pararescuemen return from Iraq deployment

    The full moon shown brightly upon a group of 920th Rescue Wing pararescuemen (PJs) as they stepped off the Air Force cargo plane here January 9 after being deployed to Iraq. The nine PJs performed combat search and rescues in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom for approximately the past 3

  • The flight from time to eternity

    On November 15, an HC-130 aircrew with the 920th Rescue Wing performed a special flyover during a Veterans Day ceremony in Celebration, Fla. During the ceremony, a memorial was unveiled that honored veterans around the world ... and one local Eagle Scout.In 2006, Simon Sharp, a resident of

  • Reservists return from lifesaving mission

    A group of approximately 50 Air Force Reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing here returned home today after a 4-month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The group, which included helicopter pilots, crewmembers and maintenance specialists, deployed in August on the

  • Mission Update: more than 300 U.S. troops saved

    Air Force Reservists with the 920th Rescue Wing here have saved more than 300 U.S. troops since deploying to Afghanistan in February to support the U.S. Army medical evacuation operation.During the course of the deployment, rescue wing Airmen from Brevard County, and the wing's sister units in

  • Profiles in Courage: aeromedical angels of mercy

    Air Force Reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing's aeromedical staging squadron are scattered around the globe on deployments in support of the War on Terror. A group of them are serving as near to the tip of the proverbial spear as one can get: Balad, Iraq. Once labeled as the second-busiest airport