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  • Yellow Ribbon recognizes military spouses' sacrifices

    When Air Force Reservists deploy, they pack up their gear, get their paperwork in order and prepare to go wherever they're told, all to support their country. They leave behind their civilian jobs, homes and families to face war environments. But in a sense, they leave behind a sort of war

  • Team effort key in successful Endeavour landing

    Rescue Wing Airmen from the Air Force Reserve's 920th Rescue Wing here, put the finishing touches on a successful launch of space shuttle Endeavour as they ventured into the dark during the early morning hours of June 1 to serve as guardians of the astronauts upon its final return from

  • Helicopter Squadron Commander takes reins days before deployment

    Inside and open-air aircraft hangar, an Air Force combat search-and-rescue helicopter, about the length of an 18-wheeler, sat parked as a prop for a change of command ceremony held here March 19 during which Lt. Col. Joseph Alcorn assumed command of the 301st Rescue Squadron days prior to the

  • Guardian Angels protect astronauts on historic launch

    To view the photo slide show associated with this story, please follow this link: Click here.Along with estimated crowds of tens of thousands of spectators on Florida's Space Coast, Senator Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz, kept a watchful eye as her husband, Commander Mark Kelly, and his crew as they

  • Reservists save millions of dollars with a few steps

    Reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing Maintenance Group are charged with not only maintaining life-saving aircraft here, but also saving millions of dollars in equipment damage with a few simple steps. Several times a week, as the sun rises over the Atlantic Ocean, which is about a stone's throw

  • Team Rescue counts down for historic space shuttle launch

    U.S. President Barack Obama and Senator Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., are among the spectators who will be at the historic launch of Endeavour April 29, marking the second to last time a space shuttle will leave Earth for space at nearby Kennedy Space Center.Airmen from the Air Force Reserve's 920th

  • Heart Link provides spouses with critical information

    When a man or woman signs up to join the military, they take an oath to support and defend the U.S. Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic. Sometimes, that oath gets called into play when an Airmen deploys. Then, their spouse who didn't sign up for a military commitment, suddenly is

  • Air Force Reserve Rescuers support historic launch

    The U.S. Air Force Reserve's 920th Rescue Wing at nearby Patrick Air Force provided flawless rescue and Eastern Range support for NASA's successful launch of the final scheduled flight of Space Shuttle Discovery February 24. The launch occurred at 4:50 p.m. (EDT) from Space Launch Complex 39A at

  • Rescue Airmen angle for new rescue techniques

    What do you do with an empty, 300-foot tall, metal building that, at one time, was used to build rockets?Air Force Reserve pararescuemen (PJs) and combat rescue officers (CROs) from the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., found a way to put it to good use which included ropes, pulleys,