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  • 920th Rescue Wing welcomes new mission support group commander

    The new 920th Mission Support Group commander officially assumed command during a ceremony at the base theater here March 3.Col. Jeanne Bisesi, a native of Cleveland, Ohio, will oversee mission support for the 920th Rescue Wing here including logistics, facilities, force protection, personnel,

  • Air Force actively monitoring ongoing Zika virus infection

    160224-F-XE708-001.JPGThe Air Force is closely monitoring the emergence of Zika virus infection in the Americas, Oceania, and Africa to help inform and protect Airmen and their families.The Department of Health and Human Services, with its Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is leading

  • Air National Guardsmen network and learn at AFRC Yellow Ribbon event

    After two decades in the Air Force, Master Sgt. Nicholas Barnhardt had plenty of military experiences. But there was one thing he wanted to do that he hadn't yet done: deploy. That changed last year when he went on a six-month deployment to Kuwait.Barnhardt, a meteorological technician and first

  • Air Force Reservists give Patriot Riders a standing ovation

    The Patriot Guard Riders visit Air Force Reservists attending a Yellow Ribbon program in Orlando. The YR program is for Airmen who recently returned from a deployment, or are getting ready to deploy, and selected family members. It was created to provide a level of stability and support to Airmen

  • Wing public affairs office wins three first-place command-level awards

    The director of HQ Public Affairs, Air Force Reserve Command, Col. Bruce Bender, announced the winners of the 2015 AFRC Print and Broadcast Media Contest, which included three first-place finishes for members of the 920th Rescue Wing PA Office.Maj. Cathleen Snow, chief of 920th PA, won for best news

  • Portland pararescuers locate, recover lost skier on Mount Hood

    Air Force reservists from the 304th Rescue Squadron joined forces with local volunteer search and rescue organizations to rescue a lost skier who called 911 after getting lost on Mount Hood, a popular wilderness recreation area 40 miles east of Portland.The call for assistance came in the early

  • Local reservists support successful launch of GPS satellite

    Wing reservists provided range-clearance and contingency support for the successful launch of a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Feb. 5 at 8:38 a.m.Onboard the Atlas was the final in a block of 12 GPS IIF satellites.

  • Before you fly that new drone: know the rules

    With sales of drones expected to approach 700,000 this season, near-misses with military and commercial aircraft have increased. Federal Aviation Administration statistics show a surge in "close call with drone" reports by military and civilian pilots: nearly 700 incidents in 2015, roughly triple