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  • 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

  • Chemical romance: 920th Reservists train to fight in limited airspace

    The 920th Rescue Wing held a refresher course for reservists during July’s Unit Training Assembly on CBRN – chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear warfare defense here. CBRN training is part of the Wing’s combat readiness to ensure Reservists are up-to-date on this life saving measure of how

  • Wing medical unit goes from flight to squadron

    The 920th Aerospace Medicine Flight was redesignated as the 920th Aerospace Medicine Squadron in a ceremony held here April 2. The Virginia-based medical reserve unit, activated in spring of 2008, was re-designated as a squadron, effective February 29, due to the growth in the population it serves. 

  • Reservists clear path for pair of media satellites

    Wing reservists provided range-clearance and contingency support for the successful launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 ABS/Eutelsat-2 launch June 15 at 10:29 a.m. from Launch Complex 40 at nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The rocket ferried a Eutelsat 117 West B and an ABS 2A communications

  • Medical exercise provides Airmen real-world scenarios, readiness

    In the warm, muggy Florida spring, more than 300 military medical personnel from 15 different military installations from across the U.S. converged at the 920th Rescue Wing here for a joint medical exercise May 9 -15 to prepare for real-world wartime emergencies. The 920th Aeromedical Staging

  • Local family measures support in (green) feet

    Some people show appreciation by posting a feel-good photo on Facebook. Others may write a letter, while others may make a phone call. For Clint and Julie Story, owner/operators of Kempfer Sod Company in Grant, Florida, they showed their appreciation with feet. Large, green feet painted on the roof