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  • 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

  • Practice makes perfect

    More than 200 Air Force reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing here participated in a medical exercise on base July 9-12 to prepare rescue Airmen for real-world wartime emergencies.The 920th Aeromedical Staging Squadron conducted the MEDBEACH 2015 joint service exercise to prepare military medical

  • Fallen rescue warriors remembered at Patrick Air Force Base

    Under crystal blue skies here a memorial ceremony was held by Rescue Warriors of the 920th Rescue Wing to honor the memory and service of five Rescue Airmen who lost their lives 19 years earlier from a terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers, a dormitory where Airmen were housed while deployed.Many

  • Lacouture takes command of 920th Operational Support Squadron

    Col. MarK Blalock, 920th Operations Group Commander, officiated the 920th Operational Support Squadron change of command June 6, 2015 where Lt. Col. Chris Lacouture took command from Lt. Col. Tim Davis.Davis will retire from the military for the 2nd time, and take a job as a civilian at Air Force

  • 920th Rescue Wing recognized for AFRC Command Post of the Year

    Reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing Command Post were recognized as the 2014 Air Force Command Medium Unit Command Post of the Year.Awarded as an outstanding unit within AFRC, the honor is a culmination of the many accomplishments made throughout the year by the command post Reservists tasked with

  • ESGR educates, informs service members, employers

    Reservists and their loved ones from the 920th Rescue Wing gathered on base for the wing's annual Family Day picnic to participate in outdoor activities, eat lunch, listen to live music, and enjoy camaraderie in a casual environment June 6. Several organizations attended and supported the event,