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  • Citizen Airman nurse adopts refugee puppy from Afghanistan

    Flagler Beach resident and Citizen Airman Lt. Col. Mary Murphy knows something about caring for others. Not only has she served as a nurse practitioner for 22 years in the civilian world, but she serves as an Air Force Reserve nurse in the 920th Rescue Wing. Last month, Murphy opened her arms to a

  • Citizen Airmen support milestone rocket launch

    Citizen Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing cleared the range June 3 for a SpaceX mission which marked the 100th launch from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida.Flying HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters, reservists from the wing routinely clear the coastline of marine vessels as a

  • Citizen Airman shares her other title

    Spiritual fitness involves exercising a belief which is greater than oneself and is one of the Air Force pillars on comprehensive fitness. For one Captain from the 920th Rescue Wing at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, fostering children, being involved in a water project and volunteering her time,

  • Former fighter pilot assumes command of rescue operations

    More than 100 Airmen, families and friends witnessed Col. Michael Loforti assume command of the 920th Operations Group, here June 3, 2017 during a ceremony.The 920th OG employs HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters and HC-130P/N King aircraft to conduct civil and combat rescue operations around the world.

  • Guardian Angel team aids in high-altitude rescue in Washington State

    Air Force Reserve Guardian Angel members from the 304th Rescue Squadron, Portland, Oregon, combined forces with a U.S. Army Reserve CH-47 Chinook helicopter unit, out of Joint Base Lewis McCord to rescue a stranded climber June 1, 2017.According to the National Park Service, the experienced

  • Rescue heroes headline Miami Beach air show

    Citizen Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, joined top tier U.S. military assets from around the world in Miami Beach to demonstrate a cumulative show of air power at the National Salute to America’s Heroes Air and Sea Show May 27-28.  Military personnel from active,

  • A lesson in resiliency; Airman shares journey after combat injury takes leg

    Difficult and challenging things happen to everyone, but having resiliency is the ability to bounce back after facing diversity, said the 45th Space Wing Interim Command Chief Master Sgt. Alexander Hall as he addressed Airmen during Wingman Day.  The command chief then turned the floor over to Staff

  • Rescue Team supports rocket launch

    Two 920th Rescue Wing helicopter crews and a maintenance team supported a range clearing mission ahead of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launch May 15 along the Space Coast. According to Lt. Col. Gordon Schmidt, 301st Rescue Squadron director of operations, the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter teams ensured a

  • Rescue Wing assists in search for missing aircraft passengers

    Air Force Reserve search and rescue personnel from the 920th Rescue Wing joined forces with the Coast Guard May 16 to search for two adults and two children reported missing the day prior.A team of 13 Citizen Airmen departed in one of the wing’s HC-130 King aircraft at approximately 4 p.m. to search

  • 45th Space Wing enables nation's space mission

    Space launches may soon be an almost weekly sight on Florida's Space Coast. As the need for space lift grows globally, partnerships between the Air Force, other government agencies and the commercial space industry are enhancing the 45th Space Wing's vision of remaining the world's premier gateway