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  • Challenging rescue mission provides inspiration for children's book

    A challenging, multi-day mission in the backcountry of Alaska tested the limits of one U.S. Air Force rescue team and provided the inspiration for a unique, nonfiction children's book. During the summer of 2010, the Alaska Air National Guard was tasked to rescue a family after their plane

  • 920th RQW pararescueman earns Bronze Star with Valor Medal

    Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., packed a standing room only base theater here to witness the presentation of a Bronze Star with Valor Medal to Tech. Sgt. Dan Warren, 920th RQW, pararescueman. Warren was recognized for his heroic actions during the night of Sept. 14,

  • New rescue chiefs inducted

    PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla.-- A uniform adorned with eight stripes is an honor only one percent of the Air Force has the pleasure of wearing. Four Air Force Reservists and one active-duty Airmen recently joined that elite group during a Chief's Recognition Ceremony held March 1 in Cocoa Beach, Fla.

  • Former POW, European Allied Forces commander visits rescue wing

    An Air Force major general who survived more than six years in Vietnam's infamous Hanoi Hilton prison camp visited with Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing here today. Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. John L. Borling spoke about leadership, the lessons he learned during his 37-year Air Force Career and his

  • Wing supports launch of GPS satellite

    Members of the 920th Rescue Wing provided range-clearance and safety support for the successful launch of United Launch Alliance Delta IV-Medium rocket carrying the fifth Global Positioning System IIF satellite at 8:59 p.m. EST Feb. 20, from Space Launch Complex 37 at nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force

  • Guardian Angels keep rescue-ready with a new training tower

    Rescue Airmen at the 920th Rescue Wing constantly train and prepare for saving lives; on and off the battlefield.The Guardian Angels here used their Training Tower for the first time Feb 9, 2014. The tower is specifically designed to prepare them for the battlefield by simulating a variety of rescue

  • Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program

    The Patrick Air Force Base Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program provides free income tax return preparation for all Active Duty, Reserve and Retired Military and civilian personnel of the PAFB community. The PAFB VITA Program is sponsored by the PAFB Legal Office and Project Emeritus. The

  • Wing reservists deploy to Horn of Africa

    A group of reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing here deployed to the Horn of Africa Jan. 19 & 20 for contingency support there. Approximately 70 helicopter crew, maintenance, operations and support personnel deployed along with several of the wing's HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters in C-17 Globemasters

  • FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Rescuing the 'Lone Survivor'

    For this week's edition of Flashback Friday, we travel to the Hindu Kush mountain range in northeastern Afghanistan's Kunar Province, where a group of 920th Rescue Wing reservists made history. It was there, in June of 2005, that 25 reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing rescued Marcus Luttrell, a