PATRICK SPACE FORCE BASE, Fla. -- 920th Rescue Wing aircraft departed Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, today, in preparation for the arrival of Tropical Storm Nicole. The decision was made to relocate the aircraft to areas that would prevent them from being damaged.
In less than 24-hours, all of the wing's HC-130J Combat King II aircraft and HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters were prepared, pre-flight checked, then flown or loaded to be transported off of the installation.
This movement was the equivalent of a rapid deployment of the wing's Personnel Recovery Task Force-Heavy, which utilizes multi-capable Airmen from across the wing to mobilize rapidly for rescue operations around the world.