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  • Reserve pararescue chief retires after serving 32 years

    After serving in the Air Force Reserve for 32 years, Chief Master Sgt. Douglas Kestranek, 308th Rescue Squadron chief enlisted manager, retired during a ceremony April 11 at Patrick.Friends, family and Reserve comrades poured into the Base Theater and watched as Kestranek received his symbolic

  • Sacrifices of the military child recognized in April & June

    To highlight the year-round contributions, courage and patriotism of the military community's youngest members, the Defense Department observes April as the Month of the Military Child.Established by then-Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger in 1986, the month recognizes some 1.9 million U.S.

  • AF Reserve celebrates 67 years of service

    For many Airmen, April 14 will be just another Tuesday. But to members of the Air Force Reserve, like those who serve in the 920th Rescue Wing at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, it will be a day to reflect on how each and every one contributes to the Air Force mission.On April 14, 1948, the Army

  • Reservists pave way for launch of world's first all-electric satellites

    Reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing were on hand to oversee the safe and successful launch of two next-generation satellites aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 10:50 p.m. March 1 from launch complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.Within an hour of launch, the rocket deployed the world's

  • Wing supports launch of weather satellite, ship landing of rocket scrubbed

    Rescue wing reservists paved the way for the safe and successful launch of NOAA's Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 6:03pm February 11 from nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS). However, SpaceX decided to scrub an attempt to land the

  • Local cadets visit rescue wing

    Members of the JROTC program at Colonial High School in Orlando toured the 920th Rescue Wing here Jan. 16. Pictured, several cadets take in the view from the flight deck of one of the wing's HC-130P/N King aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Paul Flipse)

  • Free tax preparation, advice available to military families

    With the new year comes the annual dread of tax-filing season and the confusion and stress that can go along with it, especially for military families whose tax returns can be further complicated by frequent relocations, involvement of rental properties and other aspects of military life.To ease the

  • Guardian Angels gift Air Force children Christmas presents

    Kim & Garren Cone, AVET Project, Inc., brought Christmas presents to the 920th Rescue Wing here for the children of needy Airmen Dec. 22, 2014.AVET is a non-profit organization with a mission of heightening awareness to the needs of past and present U.S. Servicemen and women, their families and

  • Air Force Fitness Management System slated for upgrade

    Active-duty, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard officers and enlisted members who want to maintain copies of their pre-July 2010 fitness records need to access the Air Force Fitness Management System (AFFMS) and save or print their records by Dec. 30, Air Force Personnel Center officials said