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  • Reservists support milestone rocket launch

    PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing provided range clearance and safety support today for the 100th launch by United Launch Alliance. An Atlas V rocket lifted off successfully from Launch Complex 41 at nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 6:28 a.m.

  • Shutdown avoided, weekend training continues as planned

    A government shutdown was avoided yesterday as congress approved a temporary spending bill.The measure will fund government agencies through December 11. As a result, the 920th Rescue Wing here at Patrick AFB and its geographically-separated units at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona and Portland, Oregon

  • Reserve Airmen clear path for rocket launch

    920th Rescue Wing Reservists provided range clearance and safety support for the successful launch of a military communications satellite on board a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket today at 6:18 a.m. from nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.The satellite is the Navy's Mobile User Objective

  • 920th Rescue Wing maintenance reservists 'rescue' aircraft

    While most of the 920th Rescue Wing's mission is focused on rescue, including aiding the Coast Guard in the search for two 14-year-old boys reported missing July 25, the Reserve Airmen of the 920th Maintenance Group also play a special role on land--repairing and maintaining rescue

  • The fix is in

    A crew of Reserve maintenance specialists from the 920th Rescue Wing work on one of the unit's HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters. The wing is the Air Force Reserve's only combat rescue unit, and has recorded nearly 4,000 saves -- including more than 850 in combat.

  • Wing Airman named top Reserve honor guard member

    A 920th Rescue Wing reservist has been chosen as the top honor guard Airman in Air Force Reserve Command.Tech. Sgt. Thomas Tantius, a services craftsman with the 920th Force Support Squadron here, received the AFRC Honor Guard Member of the Year for 2014."I'm very humbled," said Tantius on being

  • Reserve chaplain retires after 27 years of service

    The wing chaplain for the 920th Rescue Wing here ended his 27 years of service with a retirement ceremony at the base chapel Aug. 1.Chaplain (Lt. Col.) John H. Weller spent 12 years with the 920th RQW prior to his retirement: 1997-2008, then returned in 2014. Col. Jeffrey Macrander, 920th RQW

  • Rescue reservists search for missing teen boaters

    Air Force Reserve search and rescue personnel from the 920th Rescue Wing here joined the Coast Guard in the search for two 14-year-old boys reported missing July 25.A rescue crew departed in one of the wing's HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters July 29 at approximately 8 p.m. for a four-hour search off the

  • Reservists provide personnel recovery support for major air combat exercise

    More than 120 Air Force Reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing participated in RED FLAG, a realistic combat training exercise involving more than 3,000 personnel from the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps, conducted here July 13-31.The rescue Reservists provided the majority of personnel recovery

  • Rescue Warriors support Space Coast rocket launch carrying GPS

    The 920th Rescue Wing supported the successful launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying a GPS IIF-10, one of the next-generation GPS satellites, incorporating various improvements to provide greater accuracy, increased signals, and enhanced performance for users, both civilian and