Scout's honor

Boy Scouts from Troop 369, Merritt Island, Fla., visit the 920th Rescue Wing at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. where they explored combat-search-and-rescue aircraft, to include this HC-130P/N King refueling tanker shown here. They also learned that the mission of CSAR ensures that no one is left behind on the battlefield. As the only DoD organization that is equipped and trained for combat rescue, the 920th RQW are the 911 of the military and go after injured combatants on the battlefield to save their life and bring them back to their loved ones. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Cathleen Snow)

Scouts visit Air Force special operators

Published July 2, 2013
By Maj. Cathleen Snow
920th Rescue Wing

PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- 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 his Airmen train as the 911 of all the military--to rescue injured combatants from battle.

The scouts explored combat-search-and-rescue aircraft, to include the HC-130P/N King refueling tanker and the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter, used to employ Guardian Angel Airmen, known as the G.I. Joes of the Air Force, to provide immediate life-saving trauma care to save injured combatants on the battlefield.

The scouts visit was capped off with night vision goggle demonstration, and a show-and-tell of aviation life support gear.

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