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  • Rescue Reservists return from Africa

    Reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing returned home here Oct. 2, 2014 at approximately 2:45 p.m. from a 120-day deployment serving in the Horn of Africa.Approximately 55 Reserve Airmen were there supporting the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa mission. The Rescue Airmen included Air Force

  • Chiefs of police visit Rescue Airmen of the 920th Rescue Wing

    The Brevard County Chiefs of Police Association visits the 920th Rescue Wing on Sept. 26, 2014 at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. Col. Jeffrey L. Macrander, 920th RQW commander, started the tour with a briefing that explained the wing's search-and-rescue mission. The tour also included a visit with

  • 920th RQW takes to the skies during the Atlas V launch

    Air Force Reserve combat-search-and-rescue Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing here, supported the successful launch of an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., Sept. 16 at 8:10 p.m. The rocket delivered a QuikScat Earth satellite and crew supplies to the International Space

  • Air Force revamps AEF

    The Air Force will deploy Agile Combat Support Airmen under its redesigned air expeditionary force construct October 1. The primary purpose of the redesign was to look at ways to deploy more ACS Airmen with their units and standardize dwell times across the Air Force as much as possible to present a

  • Partnership with local law enforcement results in a life saved

    A single car-accident victim can require as much as 100 pints of blood. That's 10 times more than what the average adult has in his or her body. That knowledge, coupled with emergency first-aid training from the Reserve pararescuemen of the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, allowed Agent

  • Wing hosts jumpmaster course

    The 920th Rescue Wing hosted a Rescue Jumpmaster course here, Aug. 4-22. The RJM course provided pararescuemen with the skills needed to be responsible for the overall safety and execution of a jump mission. The students learned how to accurately determine wind speed in order to safely jump from an

  • AFRC commander visits the 920th Rescue Wing

    PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Lt. Gen. James Jackson, chief of Air Force Reserve, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C., and commander, Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., visited with the 920th Rescue Wing, here, Aug 20. Jackson spent his day meeting the Airmen and

  • 920th Rescue Wing fosters good relations with allies

    A Royal Auxiliary Air Force reservist joined the 920th Rescue Wing, here, for his two-week annual tour in Aug. British officer Flt. Lt. Harry Spry-Leverton visit was arranged through the Department of Defense Military Reserve Exchange Program that promotes stronger relationships with our allies.   

  • Behind the nylon curtain: rigging parachutes for pararescue

    It's a typical training day at the 920th Rescue Wing, the Air Force Reserve's only combat rescue unit. Pararescuemen wait for the signal to jump out of the plane and into the deep waters of the Atlantic Ocean. They check each other's parachutes as a pre-jump ritual. One mistake in this business is

  • Reserve maintainers putting peddling to good use

    Staying in shape is a core requirement for the Air Force.  For some, the requirement comes easy. For others, it can be a challenge. But for some members of the 920th Rescue Wing's Maintenance Squadron, it's just like riding a bike. Literally. The MXS started a cycling club in 2011, and it has