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  • 304th Rescue Squadron welcomes new commander

    Lt. Col. Luc Chandu took command of the 304th Rescue Squadron during a change of command ceremony here Aug. 16, 2024.The change of command ceremony is a military tradition that formally signifies the transfer of responsibility and authority from one commanding officer to another; symbolized through

  • 304th Rescue Squadron conducts tandem from chinook

    Maj. Gen. Bryan Radliff, Tenth Air Force commander, and Master Sgt. Josh Griggs, 304th Rescue Squadron pararescueman, jump from the back of an F Company 2-135th General Support Aviation Battalion’s CH-47 Chinook helicopter over Toledo, Washington, March 15, 2023. Radliff performed this tandem jump

  • Guardian Angels Rescue Lost Father, Daughter Near Mt. Hood

    On September 3, a 34-year-old male, his seven-year-old daughter, and their dog were rescued after being reported missing for two days in the Mt. Hood wilderness area.At the time of notification, the lost personnel were believed to be in a steep canyon. Clackamas County Sheriffs took the lead and

  • Mount Rainier Search-and-Rescue Training for Upcoming Hiking Season

    On April 22, 2020, the 304th Rescue Squadron performed mission essential training with the Army Reserve in support of search and rescue training for the upcoming climbing season at Mount Rainer National Park.In today’s climate of the COVID-19 pandemic, special measures were implemented to mitigate

  • Rescue Citizen Airmen redeploy to Portland

    After a roughly four-and-a-half month deployment, 89 Citizen Airmen with the 304th Rescue Squadron were welcomed home by family, friends and co-workers Oct. 7-16 in Portland, Oregon.The Airmen, who deployed to Iraq and an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, returned home in waves by commercial

  • Guardian Angel team aids in high-altitude rescue in Washington State

    Air Force Reserve Guardian Angel members from the 304th Rescue Squadron, Portland, Oregon, combined forces with a U.S. Army Reserve CH-47 Chinook helicopter unit, out of Joint Base Lewis McCord to rescue a stranded climber June 1, 2017.According to the National Park Service, the experienced

  • Portland PJs recover missing hiker

    Living by the words of their motto, these things we do that others may live, Air Force Reserve Pararescuemen, known as PJs, from Portland’s 304th Rescue Squadron assisted in recovering a hiker who was declared missing October 25. When 31-year-old Melvin Burtch didn’t return home that evening,