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  • Combatting invisible wounds

    Air Force veteran Stacey Pavenski, 46, of Palm Bay, Florida, walks on the beach with her therapy dog, Memphis Belle, along with those who signed up to join her on a PTSD 3K walk-run she put together June 30, 2018, across from Patrick Air Force Base in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Pavenski is on a journey

  • Air Force Widow vows to bring awareness to invisible wounds

    Air Force veteran Stacey Pavenski, 46, of Palm Bay, Florida, has post traumatic stress disorder, but she didn’t get it from serving in combat. It came from her husband’s combat struggles that drove him to take his own life in their bedroom, Sept. 18, 2017, while she was in the kitchen. He was

  • Air Force Reserve pararescueman laid to rest in Florida

    Loved ones and fellow Reserve Citizen Airmen paid respects as Master Sgt. William Posch, 36, of Indialantic, Florida, was laid to rest with full military honors at Florida Memorial Gardens, Rockledge, Florida, Thursday, June 21.   A seasoned combat veteran, Sergeant Posch served as a pararescuemen

  • Reserve Citizen Airmen ‘tidy up’ beachside plot

    When the idea of adopting a puppy or a child comes to mind, the adopter must commit to their new role as caretaker for the long haul.  Recently, the 920th Mission Support Group Staff became caretakers of a two-mile strip of highway outside of Patrick Air Force Base which they will tend to by

  • Reserve Citizen Airmen headline Miami Air Show

    Even rain bands of subtropical storm Alberto couldn’t stop the combat-search-and-rescue demo performed by the men and women of the 920th Rescue Wing during the 2nd Annual National Salute to America’s Heroes Air and Sea Show May 26-27, 2018, over Miami Beach, Florida.   “This is the second year we

  • Memorial Day rescue by Portland Air Force Reserve Guardian Angels

    The 304th Rescue Squadron combined forces with local authorities and the Oregon National Guard to rescue three climbers who fell on Mount Hood this Memorial Day.The motto of the Guardian Angels is “These things we do, that others may live,” and this credo has no limits. Within an hour of

  • Rescue wing pauses for operational safety review

    The 920th Rescue Wing will temporarily halt flying operations, June 3, as the Reserve unit executes a one-day operational safety review directed by Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. David L. Goldfein.“I am directing this operational safety review to allow our commanders to assess and discuss the

  • Shared tears and triumphs define Memorial Day for 920th Rescue Wing commander

    A year-and-a-half into commanding the 920th Rescue Wing and Col. Kurt A. Matthews is getting ready to attend his fourth burial.   Tragedies of the past year brought Memorial Day into perspective for 2,000 Reserve Citizen Airmen that serve with the 920th Rescue Wing, along with Matthews, who has seen

  • Reserve Citizen Airmen to headline Miami Air Show

    Beach goers will be treated to non-stop military aircraft flybys screaming past oceanside skyscrapers, like a scene out of a Transformers movie, over South Beach, Miami this Memorial Day weekend.  Top tier U.S. military assets from around the world, including the 920th Rescue Wing, will assemble