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  • Patrick Guardian Angel Team to host Pararescue Rodeo, Reunion Sept 19-25

    The 920th Rescue Wing's Guardian Angel Team from its 308th Rescue Squadron will host the annual Pararescue Rodeo here Sept. 19-23.   The week-long competition will test these elite special operators and many of the skills they employ to serve as first responders on the battlefield – saving the lives

  • The 920th Rescue Wing turns 60

    It was originally activated on August 18, 1956 under its first designation, the 301st Air Rescue Squadron at Homestead Air Reserve Base, near Miami, Florida, becoming the Air Force Reserve’s first rescue squadron.

  • Rescue Airmen support successful Delta IV rocket launch

    The U.S. Air Force Reserve's 920th Rescue Wing supported United Launch Alliance’s successful launch of the third and fourth Orbital ATK-built Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program satellites aboard a Delta IV rocket from Space Launch Complex 37B hereat 12:52  a.m. EDT.Maintenance

  • Supply and demand

    Staff Sgt. Antonio Murillo with the 920th Logistics Readiness Flight, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, organizes helmets and maintains accountability of government equipment. He has been with the 920th Rescue Wing since 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brandon Kalloo Sanes/Released)

  • Patrick aircraft maintainers 'strut' their stuff

    Two maintenance squadrons from the 920th Rescue Wing here joined forces to tackle a monumental five-day task, which included removing tires, brakes and 22,000 pounds of fuel from a HC-130P/N refueling aircraft, so the team could replace its struts August 2. The 720th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

  • New aircraft maintenance squadron at Patrick Air Force Base

    The 920th Rescue Wing gained a new maintenance squadron during a ceremony here August 7. Maj. Lori Mann, assumed command of the 720th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron responsible for worldwide rapid deployment of six combat-ready HC-130P/N tanker aircraft used as both a jump platform and to refuel

  • Rescue wing supports successful rocket launch, national defense mission

    The 920th Rescue Wing provided range clearance and contingency support for the successful launch of an NROL-61 spacecraft aboard an Atlas V rocket from Launch Complex 41 at nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station July 28, 2016, at 8:37 a.m. ET. The ULA Atlas V rocket was carrying a national security

  • Arizona fighter group trains with rescue wing

    Citizen Airmen with the 924th Fighter Group, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona and the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, are training together to perfect skills needed during combat. Approximately 200 Airmen slowly trickled in during the weekend from D-M to the beautiful ocean

  • Air Force Reservists support SpaceX’s CRS-9 mission launch

    Air Force Reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing supported SpaceX’s successful launch of a Falcon 9 Dragon spacecraft headed to the International Space Station from Space Launch Complex 40 here July 18, 2016, at 12:45 a.m. ET.At approximately eight minutes after the launch, SpaceX successfully landed

  • USAF Academy cadets immerse in Patrick AFB operations

    A group of cadets from the U.S. Air Force Academy were given the opportunity to spend two weeks here as an introduction to military life. The program, named Operation Air Force, allows future leaders to visit active duty bases to learn about the various mission capabilities and responsibilities