Wing Airmen return from 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 returned from a deployment to the Horn of Africa Nov. 8.

Roughly 10 pararescuemen (PJs) and various support personnel from the 920th arrived in an HC-130P/N aircraft.

The reservists were greeted by an enthusiastic, teary-eyed group of friends and family members in the parking lot outside the 920th Life Support facility.
 
The PJs served as part of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and were in place for personnel-recovery operations along with humanitarian efforts as needed.

The deployment was one of many for Airmen of the 920th RQW. Roughly 40 Rescue Wing Airmen are currently deployed to Southeast Asia providing life-saving medical evacuations of combatants wounded on the battlefield.

Air Force pararescuemen are specifically organized, trained and equipped to conduct personnel recovery operations in hostile or denied areas as a primary mission.