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  • 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

  • Tuskegee Airman properly laid to rest

    Thanks to the help of local veteran groups, family and members of the Patrick AFB Honor Guard, Tuskegee Airman Edwin Cowan, was given full military honors for his service, Feb. 7, 2019, at Cape Canaveral National Cemetery, Fla.

  • Selfless Dedication

    When Lisa Fernandez became the Key Spouse for the 308th Rescue Squadron, she never imagined her efforts would lead to her nomination by Air Force Reserve Command for the 2019 Joan Orr Air Force Spouse of the Year award.“I feel very blessed and honored, but I don’t do this for recognition,” Fernandez

  • 45 SW hosts F-15s, F-16s, C-130 training

    The residents near Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, may notice increased noise from military aircraft as the base will be host to F-15, F-16 and C-130 training missions.