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  • Lt. Col. Mary Murphy (right), 920th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, and her son get to know their new puppy Crackers after adopting it in May 2017 from Afghanistan. Its mother was shot and killed, according to No Buddy Left Behind, a non-profit organization geared toward helping deployed servicemembers rescue animals from neglectful and abusive situations. (Courtesy photo)

    Citizen Airman nurse adopts refugee puppy from Afghanistan

    Flagler Beach resident and Citizen Airman Lt. Col. Mary Murphy knows something about caring for others. Not only has she served as a nurse practitioner for 22 years in the civilian world, but she serves as an Air Force Reserve nurse in the 920th Rescue Wing. Last month, Murphy opened her arms to a new puppy that was left to die in the desert after
  • A group of fixed and rotor wing aviator, maintenance and support personnel deployed to Africa and Afghanistan. In both locations, Rescue Wing Airmen are tasked with saving lives by using their skills and equipment to perform combat rescue operations – speeding to pick up isolated personnel and the injured and return them safely. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Cathleen Snow)

    Brevard Reservists land in Horn of Africa and Afghanistan

    Two groups of Citizen Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing deployed to two different overseas locations to provide personnel recovery support to ongoing operations.  A group of fixed-wing aviator, maintenance and support personnel landed in Africa for four months as part of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa and will remain in place for
  • To ensure the flying safety of Air Force choppers used to save lives in combat, maintenance crews from the 920th Rescue Wing swap out an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter for reconditioning January 25, 2017. A team of 10 maintainers is necessary to skillfully muscle the metal warrior into the cargo bay however, more often join the unique event for hands-on training and to secure the warrior on a smooth journey over an ocean and a continent to trade places with the combat-weary aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Cathleen Snow)

    Aircraft maintenance crews swap out rescue choppers for combat ops

    Combat is hard on the body; it’s especially hard on the body of military choppers flown over Afghanistan’s jagged mountains and through its never-ending dust.  To ensure the flying safety of Air Force choppers used to save lives in combat, maintenance crews from the 920th Rescue Wing swapped out an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter for reconditioning
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