Wing reservists deploy to Horn of Africa

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  • By Master Sgt. Paul Flipse
  • 920th Rescue Wing Public Affairs
PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. --  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 from the 315th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Charleston, S.C.

The Reserve Airmen will serve as part of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and will be in place for personnel-recovery operations along with humanitarian efforts as needed.

The 920th Rescue Wing is the Air Force Reserve's only combat rescue unit. Air Force rescue units are the Department of Defense's only elite combat forces specifically organized, trained, equipped and postured to conduct full-spectrum personnel recovery, to include both conventional and unconventional combat-rescue operations.