First-time training exercise bonds new security forces unit together

The newly formed Air Force Reserve security forces squadron at Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. conducted its first group training event utilizing the extensive weapons range on the Southern Arizona Army post. The newly minted 920th Mission Support Group Detachment One, security forces unit,

A hero's tail

Courage comes in many shapes and many sizes. Combat search-and-rescue helicopter pilot, Maj. Mike Brasher, 920th Rescue Wing, recently brought this pint-sized hero covered in fur for a visit to see some old friends, her fellow crewmembers.Now 13-years-old, Katrina became the mascot of the 920th

Rescue Airmen support historic rocket launch: Atlas V carries largest ever payload

Reserve Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing supported the successful launch of an Atlas V rocket July 19 at 9 a.m. EDT from Space Complex 41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.Rescue Wing Airmen took flight on two HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters more than two hours before the scheduled launches. They

Rescue group Airmen brave heat during fun run

Early Saturday morning before the start of the July drill weekend, a small group of runners braved the heat and humidity to participate in the 943rd Rescue Group's Top Three 5K Fun Run on the fittingly named Sunglow Road.Running in Arizona during July is difficult enough, however for Lt. Col. Conley

920th Team JAG ready to go

FOD walk keeps rescue group mission ready

More than three dozen rescue group members braved an early humid July morning at the 943rd Rescue Group's helicopter parking ramp to pick up very small objects that can cause millions of dollars in damages. Foreign Object Debris, or FOD, occurs when small objects like rocks, screws and bolts appear

Air Force Rescuer autographs books, posters for role in upcoming movie on Operation Redwing

A beautiful artist's rendition of Operation Redwing showed up in the 920th Rescue Wing commander's mailbox last week. It was a lithographic print of the original from a collector requesting Col. Jeffrey Macrander's signature. The image showed four Navy SEALs engaged in a firefight. While the colonel

Scouts visit Air Force special operators

Boy Scouts from Troop 369, Merritt Island, Fla., visit elite special operators in Cocoa Beach, Fla at the 920th Rescue Wing. One of the special operators, Wing Commander, Col. Jeffrey Macrander, shared his unit's mission and words of wisdom with the scouts. He also showed the scouts videos of how

Rescue Airmen attend remembrance ceremony for Khobar Towers attack

Rescue Wing members honored five Rescue Airmen and 14 other Airmen killed in the Khobar Towers terrorist bombing in Saudi Arabia 17 years ago."We lost 5 members of our "Rescue Family" on June 25, 1996. Our thoughts and prayers remain with their families, friends and comrades--they are not

Pararescuemen continue to scour mountain for missing man, despite weather

Air Force Reserve pararescueman from the 304th Rescue Squadron, Portland, Ore., are continuing to scour Oregon's highest mountain for a 59-year-old dentist from Salem who went missing Saturday. Kinley Adams is believed to be an experienced hiker, and the Clackamas County Sheriff's office says