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  • NORAD ready to track Santa’s flight for 67th year

    Every day of the year, NORAD defends North America using an all-domain and globally integrated approach to track everything that flies in and around Canada and the United States. On Dec. 24, NORAD adds a special mission: tracking Santa. 

  • 920th Rescue Wing mission video

    The 920th Rescue Wing is comprised of 23 subordinate groups and squadrons, including three geographically separated units; one at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, one at Portland, Oregon, and one at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.The wing is responsible for a demanding and compelling

  • Troops to get historic boost in food allowance

    Military members are set to get an 11% increase in their monthly basic allowance for subsistence beginning Jan. 1, according to information published by the Defense Department.The new monthly BAS rate for enlisted members will be $452.56, an increase of $45.58 a month from 2022 rates. The new

  • Defenders conduct CATM training

    920th Security Forces Squadron defenders fire M4 carbines during Combat Arms Training and Maintenance live fire training at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, Nov. 4, 2022. To qualify on firearms, Airmen must attend a CATM course and fire rounds from varying distances and positions on the range.

  • 920th Airmen conduct mass-casualty rescue exercise

    The 920th Rescue Wing conducted a week-long validation exercise designed to refine mass-casualty emergency response procedures. Airmen from across the wing worked to ensure pararescuemen and aircrew from HH-60G Pave Hawk and HC-130J Combat King II aircraft enhanced their abilities to treat

  • 39th RQS conducts FARP training

    Staff Sgt. Jin Chang, 39th Rescue Squadron loadmaster, runs with a jug of water during Forward Aera Refueling Point training at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, Nov. 17, 2022. FARP provides the fuel necessary for helicopter and fixed-wing operations to continue their mission while reducing the

  • 920th RQW hosts Family Day event

    Children of members within the 920th Rescue Wing participate in a mock deployment line filling satchels with various military gear during a Family Day event, Dec. 5, 2022, at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida. These events provide an opportunity for service members to showcase the 920th Rescue Wing

  • The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month

    In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation that changed the federal holiday’s name from Armistice Day to Veterans Day. The name change aimed to pay tribute to all Americans who served their country honorably during war or peacetime.