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End of an Era: HH-60G Pave Hawk leaves legacy of valor and service

A 301st Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter is being prepared for its final flight from Patrick Space Force Base, Florida to the boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona on Sep. 5, 2025. A very distinctive feature of many HH-60G Pave Hawks over the years has been the painted mustache on the aircraft’s nose. The tradition dates back to the Vietnam-era HH-3E Jolly Green Giant, when crews added nose art mustaches as a mark of identity and esprit de corps. The practice was carried into the Pave Hawks where the mustache became an identifiable symbol of combat rescue heritage and a tribute to the Airmen who flew before them. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Darius Sostre-Miroir)
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End of an Era: HH-60G Pave Hawk leaves legacy of valor and service

Airmen assigned to the 920th Maintenance Squadron and the 349th Air Mobility Wing loaded two retiring HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters into a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, April 17, 2025. The HH-60G Pave Hawk leaves behind a legacy of valor and service, written not only in numbers and statistics but in the lives rescued and the communities supported. For the Airmen of the 920th RQW and the 943d RQG, that history will continue to guide the mission as the HH-60W Jolly Green II takes its place in the skies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Darius Sostre-Miroir)
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End of an Era: HH-60G Pave Hawk leaves legacy of valor and service

A Special Missions Aviator assigned to the 305th Rescue Squadron participates in combat search and rescue training off the coast of California during exercise Distant Fury Stallion/Steel Knight Dec. 6, 2024. The Pave Hawk and the Jolly Green II helicopters carry a specialized crew that includes two pilots and two special mission aviators who operate the hoist and onboard weapons. Together, these teams, alongside pararescuemen, perform rapid insertion, extraction and lifesaving medical care in dense urban environments, over water and in combat zones. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Darius Sostre-Miroir)
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End of an Era: HH-60G Pave Hawk leaves legacy of valor and service

A 920th Rescue Wing HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter takes off during exercise Distant Horizon at Bradshaw Army Airfield, Hawaii, Aug. 10, 2022. The Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk is a four-blade, twin-engine helicopter derived from the U.S. Army’s UH-60 Black Hawk and modified for CSAR operations. It was designed to locate and recover isolated personnel in austere or hostile environments, day or night and in all weather conditions. The aircraft is equipped with an in-flight refueling probe, advanced avionics, radar and infrared systems, and a crew-served weapons package that allows it to operate while protecting aircrew and rescued personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Darius Sostre-Miroir)
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Letter checks keep HC-130J aircraft combat rescue ready

A 920th Rescue Wing HC-130J Combat King II aircraft is docked in a hangar during a letter check B inspection at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, Aug. 20, 2025. A letter check is a scheduled inspection where maintainers tow the aircraft into a hangar, remove panels, examine critical systems, and repair or replace components before returning it to the flight line. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Darius Sostre-Miroir)
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Letter checks keep HC-130J aircraft combat rescue ready

A 720th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Avionics Technician Airman repairs the satellite communication component of an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft during a letter check B inspection at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, Aug. 20, 2025. A letter check is a scheduled inspection where maintainers tow the aircraft into a hangar, remove panels, examine critical systems, and repair or replace components before returning it to the flight line. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Darius Sostre-Miroir
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Letter checks keep HC-130J aircraft combat rescue ready

Tech. Sgt. Patrick Bryk, 920th Maintenance Squadron crew chief, repairs the right-wing aileron of an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft during a letter check B inspection at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, Aug. 20, 2025. A letter check is a scheduled inspection where maintainers tow the aircraft into a hangar, remove panels, examine critical systems, and repair or replace components before returning it to the flight line. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Darius Sostre-Miroir)
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Letter checks keep HC-130J aircraft combat rescue ready

Staff Sgt. Jacob Redner, 920th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance technician, secures a new skin panel on the right-hand aileron of an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft during a letter check B inspection at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, Aug. 6, 2025. Installing the new panel restores structural strength and aerodynamic integrity, ensuring the aircraft is ready to support critical rescue operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Darius Sostre-Miroir)
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Letter checks keep HC-130J aircraft combat rescue ready

Staff Sgt. Jacob Redner, 920th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance technician, prepares to install a new skin panel on the right-hand aileron of an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft during a letter check B inspection at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, Aug. 6, 2025. Installing the new panel restores structural strength and aerodynamic integrity, ensuring the aircraft is ready to support critical rescue operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Darius Sostre-Miroir)
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Letter checks keep HC-130J aircraft combat rescue ready

Staff Sgt. Jacob Redner, 920th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance technician, removes a skin panel from the right-hand aileron of an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft during a letter check B inspection at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, Aug. 6, 2025. This process involves carefully taking off the existing section so it can be replaced with a new panel, ensuring the aircraft remains safe, airworthy, and mission ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Darius Sostre-Miroir)
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2025 2nd Quarter Award winners

2025 2nd Quarter Award winner's graphic
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920th Force Support Squadron conducts assumption of command

Lt. Col. Nicole Fink, acting commander of the 920th Mission Support Group, presents the guidon to Maj. Daniel Wright incoming 920th Force Support Squadron commander, during an assumption of command ceremony at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, Aug. 2, 2025. The assumption of command ceremony is a military tradition that formally signifies the transfer of responsibility and authority from one commanding officer to another; symbolized through the passing of a guidon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Darius Sostre-Miroir)
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Col. John C. Bissell official photo

Official photo of the 920th Rescue Wing commander Col. John C. Bissell.
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920th Rescue Wing holds assumption of command ceremony

Col. John Bissell, incoming 920th Rescue Wing commander, addresses Airmen during an assumption of command ceremony at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, July 25, 2025. The assumption of command ceremony is a military tradition that formally signifies the transfer of responsibility and authority from one commanding officer to another; symbolized through the passing of a guidon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Darius Sostre-Miroir)
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920th Rescue Wing holds assumption of command ceremony

Brig. Gen. Kevin Merrill, 10th Air Force commander, presents the guidon to Col. John Bissell, incoming 920th Rescue Wing commander, during an assumption of command ceremony at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, July 25, 2025. The assumption of command ceremony is a military tradition that formally signifies the transfer of responsibility and authority from one commanding officer to another; symbolized through the passing of a guidon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Darius Sostre-Miroir)
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Rescue mission

A 305th Rescue Squadron HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter receives fuel from an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft during a rescue mission, July 6, 2025. The 305th RQS is a geographically separated unit of the 920th Rescue Wing based at Davis-Monthan AFB.
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308th Rescue Squadron holds change of command ceremony

Lt. Col. John Lowe, left, 920th Operations Group commander, presents the 308th Rescue Squadron guidon to Lt. Col. Seth Davis, incoming 308th RQS commander, during a change of command ceremony at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, June 12, 2025. A change of command ceremony, deeply rooted in military tradition, serves as a formal acknowledgment and transition of leadership responsibility from one commanding officer to another symbolized by the passing of a guidon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Darius Sostre-Miroir)
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308th Rescue Squadron conducts parachute training

A pararescue specialist assigned to the 308th Rescue Squadron packs up his parachute after landing at Patrick Space Force Base, Fla., June 5, 2025. The PJs conducted several jumps, a capability that allows them to land in austere or hard to reach environments in order to conduct a search and rescue. The 308th RQS is an Air Force Reserve Command combat search and rescue unit capable of conducting full-spectrum personnel recovery to include both conventional and unconventional combat rescue operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristen Pittman)
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308th Rescue Squadron conducts parachute training

A pararescue specialist assigned to the 308th Rescue Squadron prepares to land at Patrick Space Force Base, Fla., June 5, 2025. The PJs conducted several jumps, a capability that allows them to land in austere or hard to reach environments in order to conduct a search and rescue. The 308th RQS is an Air Force Reserve Command combat search and rescue unit capable of conducting full-spectrum personnel recovery to include both conventional and unconventional combat rescue operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristen Pittman)
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308th Rescue Squadron conducts parachute training

A pararescue specialist assigned to the 308th Rescue Squadron looks on as fellow PJs parachute toward the drop zone at Patrick Space Force Base, Fla., June 5, 2025. The PJs conducted several jumps, a capability that allows them to land in austere or hard to reach environments in order to conduct a search and rescue. The 308th RQS is an Air Force Reserve Command combat search and rescue unit capable of conducting full-spectrum personnel recovery to include both conventional and unconventional combat rescue operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristen Pittman)
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