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  • The 920th Rescue Wing turns 60

    It was originally activated on August 18, 1956 under its first designation, the 301st Air Rescue Squadron at Homestead Air Reserve Base, near Miami, Florida, becoming the Air Force Reserve’s first rescue squadron.

  • Rescue Airmen support successful Delta IV rocket launch

    The U.S. Air Force Reserve's 920th Rescue Wing supported United Launch Alliance’s successful launch of the third and fourth Orbital ATK-built Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program satellites aboard a Delta IV rocket from Space Launch Complex 37B hereat 12:52  a.m. EDT.Maintenance

  • USAF Academy cadets immerse in Patrick AFB operations

    A group of cadets from the U.S. Air Force Academy were given the opportunity to spend two weeks here as an introduction to military life. The program, named Operation Air Force, allows future leaders to visit active duty bases to learn about the various mission capabilities and responsibilities

  • Yellow Ribbon unveils new in-depth couples' program

    The Air Force Reserve Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program has added a class aimed at couples to its weekend slate of deployment-related training options.The Couples Enrichment Program is designed to help those who are married, engaged or dating delve into their relationships to better understand

  • Air Force, NASA team up to ready for America's return to human spaceflight

    Air Force Guardian Angel (GA) Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing here and astronauts practiced aspects of safe rescue operations recently when they completed rehearsals at NASA's Neutral Buoyancy Lab in Houston, Texas, and at Langley Research Center, Virginia.NASA recently released news that its

  • Air National Guardsmen network and learn at AFRC Yellow Ribbon event

    After two decades in the Air Force, Master Sgt. Nicholas Barnhardt had plenty of military experiences. But there was one thing he wanted to do that he hadn't yet done: deploy. That changed last year when he went on a six-month deployment to Kuwait.Barnhardt, a meteorological technician and first

  • Air Force Reservists give Patriot Riders a standing ovation

    The Patriot Guard Riders visit Air Force Reservists attending a Yellow Ribbon program in Orlando. The YR program is for Airmen who recently returned from a deployment, or are getting ready to deploy, and selected family members. It was created to provide a level of stability and support to Airmen

  • Forty three Citizen Airmen from Patrick earn CCAF degrees

    Forty three Reserve Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing here graduated with an associate's degree from the Community College of the Air Force December 5 at 10 a.m. in a two-hour ceremony held in the Base Theater.During the ceremony, Col. Paul "Brett" Howard, the 920th RQW Vice Wing Commander,

  • New boat provides more options, more safety for ocean training

    The 920th Rescue Wing's pararescue squadron here recently acquired a 35-foot recovery boat with the intent of providing its members a broader, safer training program.Pararescuemen conduct a variety of operations on the open ocean--from diving to parachute jumps and more. But none of the squadron's

  • Rocket warriors support GPS launch

    Air Force Reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, secured the Eastern Range prior to the U.S. Air Force's eleventh launch of a Boeing-built Global Positioning System IIF satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V from Space Launch Complex 41, here Oct. 31 at