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  • Air Force's first HC-130 takes its final flight to retirement

    After more than 50 years of faithful service and rescue missions spanning the globe, King 52, the first HC-130 configured for Air Force rescue in 1964, retires March 6, 2017.Accompanied by its 920th Rescue Wing dedicated crew chiefs and a nostalgic aircrew, the aircraft, Tail number 4852, heads to

  • Rescue warrior battles it out on prime time reality show

    Most people would jump at the chance to be stranded on a tropical island with a beautiful model. But what if it meant living in the jungle; making your own shelter; scavenging for your own food; encountering dangerous creatures, raging rivers, and extreme weather and competing against nine other

  • Patrick AFB gate hours to change: Effective March 6

    The Patrick AFB South and East Gate (formerly known as the Main gate), will permanently swap operating hours beginning March 6, 2017. The East gate hours of operation will change to open at 6 a.m. and close at 10 p.m. The South gate hours will change to be accessible 24-hours.  This change is

  • AF begins migrating email to cloud-based system in 2017

    The dreaded “your mailbox is full” message is soon to be a thing of the past under a recent directive by the Air Force Space Command to realign resources to more critical priorities and outsourcing services like email. The Air Force Lifecycle Management Center (AFLMC) and Air Force Network

  • Air Force reservists support special delivery to space

    Astronauts deployed to the International Space Station received a special package Feb. 23 shipped straight from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida Feb. 19 upon the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.The delivery of roughly 5,500 pounds of research equipment, cargo and supplies, required a lot of time and

  • Patrick to celebrate AF Aid Society March 10

    All DoD ID card holders are invited to attend the birthday celebration of the 75th Anniversary Air Force Aid Society, at 1:15 p.m., March 10, 2017, at the Airman & Family Readiness Center at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla.

  • CGO of the Year

    Capt. Michael Kraft, the chief of hospital services at the 920th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, was named the 920th Rescue Wing’s Company Grade Officer of the Year for 2016. Kraft provided 548 medical evaluations and ensured more than 700 Reservists were deployment

  • Senior NCO of the Year

    Master Sgt. Brent Burch, a pararescueman at the 308th Rescue Squadron, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, was named the 920th Rescue Wing’s Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for 2016. Burch enabled more than 350 training events and was selected as the squadron’s logistics superintendent. He