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  • 45th SW inaugural State of the Installation

    Brig. Gen. Doug Schiess, 45th Space Wing commander, spoke with community partners about current and future missions during the inaugural State of the Installation event at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. on March 29, 2019.

  • Reserve and defense leaders testify on duty status reform

    Reserve component and defense leaders discussed the Department of Defense’s Duty Status Reform proposal with lawmakers March 27 at a hearing in front of the House Armed Services Committee’s military personnel subcommittee.

  • Motorcycle Safety Training: What AF riders need to know

    Training season for motorcyclists is just around the corner, and as training gets into full swing, it may be helpful to shed some light on the Air Force’s training requirements, as well as what the proper acronyms are for the Motorcycle Safety Foundation courses. I’d also like to dispel some

  • Reserve Citizen Airmen clear the range for Delta IV rocket

    The United Launch Alliance’s Delta IV rocket launched carrying a Wideband Global SATCOM WGS-10 satellite March 15, 2019, but not before Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing launched in two HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters from Patrick Air Force Base, approximately 11 miles south, to clear

  • Florida Rescue wing honors legacy of fallen American heroes

    Love never dies.On March 1, the commander of the 920th Rescue Wing, Col. Kurt Matthews, stood before wing Airmen and families of three fallen Airmen who were lost March 15, 2018, in an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter crash in Anbar Province, Iraq.“I know you all personally,” said Matthews, “To be here

  • Emergency Response Exercise Tests Readiness

    Following the February Unit Training Assembly, the 920th Rescue Wing partnered with the 45th Space Wing to conduct an emergency response exercise.“The unit was successful in demonstrating annual requirements to react to a threat,” Lt. Col. Nick Philpitt, 920th RQW Chief of Inspections, said. “During

  • Reserve Airmen Conduct Water Survival Training

    Aircrew from the 39th and 301st Rescue Squadrons participated in water rescue training along the Banana River, near Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., Feb 9. This training is required every three years to maintain proficiency in emergency evacuation procedures while flying over water. Aircrew are trained

  • Pararescue Command Chief Leaves Legacy of Resilent Leadership

    Attaining the rank of Chief Master Sergeant, the Air Force’s highest enlisted rank, is usually the pinnacle of an Airman’s career, but for Command Chief Master Sgt. Douglas C. Isaacks, a 20-year pararescueman, his career has been a daisy chain of successes leading to his rise to the top in the