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Historical heft

Workers at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., help guide the 9,000-pound Apollo Boilerplate #1206 onto a flatbed truck for transportation to a local refurbishment facility. On loan here to the Air Force Reserve's 920th Rescue Wing from the Smithsonian Institute's Air and Space Museum, the capsule was once used by Air Force rescue units to train for astronaut recovery during the Apollo and Skylab space programs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Cathleen Snow)
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Uplifting moment

Workers at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., help guide the 9,000-pound Apollo Boilerplate #1206 onto a flatbed truck for transportation to a local refurbishment facility. On loan here to the Air Force Reserve's 920th Rescue Wing from the Smithsonian Institute's Air and Space Museum, the capsule was once used by Air Force rescue units to train for astronaut recovery during the Apollo and Skylab space programs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Cathleen Snow)
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On-call for astronaut rescue

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. -- - Moments after its safe return from the International Space Station, the Space Shuttle Discovery's team of guardian rescuers from the 920th Rescue Wing are there in the event of an emergency to rescue the astronauts. Air Force Reservists from the 920th provide rescue and recovery support for all shuttle launches and landings. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Allen)
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Hawk watch over the sky

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. -- Two 920th Rescue Wing HH-60G Pavehawk helicopters fly over Space Shuttle Discovery June 14 moments after its safe return from the International Space Station. In addition to their military mission, Air Force Reservists from the 920th provide rescue and recovery support for all shuttle launches and landings. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Allen).
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NASA 9-1-1

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. -- An Air Force Reserve pararescueman from the 920th Rescue Wing flies aboard an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter as part of a ready response team to NASA astronauts . The reservists are on call during lift off and return of all space shuttle missions. Moments after the Space Shuttle Discovery's safe return from the International Space Station June 14, Rescue crews head south back to Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Allen)
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Space Shuttle search and rescue exercise

PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Pararescuemen from the 920th Rescue Wing prepare for a "Mode 8" emergency search and rescue exercise by learning about the suits worn by NASA astronauts. The exercise simulated a Mode 8 emergency open water bailout and search and rescue operation. Members of the 920th RQW are part of a joint task force that supports Space Shuttle launches and are always ready in the event of an emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Allen)
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Preparing for the Mode 8 exercise

PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Pararescuemen from the 920th Rescue Wing conduct a pre-exercise briefing to become acquainted with floatation devices worn by NASA astronauts. Members of the 920th RQW, along with a number of other military units, are participants in a Mode 8 emergency Space Shuttle astronaut bailout search and rescue exercise off the Florida coast. Pararescuemen and crews from the 920th RQW support every Space Shuttle launch as part of a joint task force in case an emergency occurs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Allen)
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Uplifting news

Air Force Reserve pararescuemen and aircrews from the 920th Rescue Wing kicked off NASA's World Space Expo Air Show with a search-and-rescue demonstration. John Zarrella, CNN News Correspondent, acted as a downed astronaut during the demonstration, which simulated a Mode 8 emergency Space Shuttle open-water bailout Nov 2. Pararescuemen and crews from the 920RQW support every space shuttle launch as part of a joint task force in case an emergency occurs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Cathleen Snow)
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Delta dawn

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- A Delta II rocket lites up the early morning sky over Cape Canaveral Air Force Station here as it carries the Phoenix spacecraft on the first leg of its journey to Mars. The 920th Rescue Wing sent helicopters downrange to ensure no boats were in the launch path, as they do before every Space Shuttle and rocket launch. (Courtesy photo/NASA)
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Reservists clear a path to Mars

PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- The crew of a 920th Rescue Wing HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter conducts post-flight operations after supporting a NASA Delta II rocket launch from Kennedy Space Center just before 5:30 a.m. today. Reservists from the 920th are responsible for clearing the Eastern range before all Space Shuttle and rocket launches -- flying off the coast of Kennedy Space Center to ensure no boats are in the launch path. The lazy twist of smoke in the early-morning sky is all that remains from the trail left by the rocket, which carried the Phoenix spacecraft on the first leg of its trip to Mars' arctic plain, where a landing craft will dig through the Martian soil and ice to analyze the samples it retrieves. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Paul Flipse)
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DRESSED FOR SUCCESS

Capt. Gregory Lowdermilk, a combat rescue officer with the 920th Rescue Wing, pulls on his wetsuit before plunging into the Atlantic some 40 miles off Port Canaveral. The former chief master sergeant was one of nearly 1,000 personnel from NASA , the Air Force Reserve and active Air Force, Army, Marines, Navy and Coast Guard who participated in the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Paul Flipse)
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FAILURE TO LAUNCH

NASA astronauts wait to be lowered into the choppy Atlantic, where 920th pararescuemen (PJs) circle, shark-like, in anticipation. The PJs would later cart the astronauts to prearranged “drop sites,” where the astronauts would perform survival training while waiting to be found and rescued. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Paul Flipse)
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Mode 7 Emergency Exercise

Air Force Reserve pararescuemen from the 920th Rescue Wing treat astronauts injured in a NASA orbiter crash during a Mode 7 Exercise at Cape Canaveral February 13th. The exercise provided training in the event the Space Shuttle would veer off the runway during a landing into a remote area of Cape Canaveral. NASA firefighters and Air Force Reserve pararescuemen were airlifted by rescue wing Pave Hawk helicopter aircrews to the remote site to exercise their egress and medical skills.
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NASA Emergency Exercise

Air Force Reserve Pararescuemen from the 920th Rescue Wing exercise their medical skills with NASA firefighters during a Mode 7 Exercise February 13.
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NASA Emergency Exercise

Air Force Reserve pararescuemen from the 920th Rescue Wing out of Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. receive astronauts from NASA emergency firefighters during a Mode 7 Egress Exercise at Cape Canaveral February 13. The exercise is one of eight possible space shuttle emergency senarios that rescue crews train for.
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NASA Emergency Exercise

NASA firefighters shuttle astronauts to a triage area during a Mode 7 Exercise that took place at Cape Canaveral, Fla. February 13. The exercise provides valuable egress training for emergency firefighters and the Air Force Reserve crews who support the shuttle in the event of an emergency.
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NASA Emergency Exercise

NASA firefighters pull astronauts from a simulated orbiter crash during a Mode 7 exercise designed to exercise their emergency egress skills.
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NASA Emergency Exercise

A NASA firefighter puts his astronaut egress training into effect during a simulated orbiter crash February 13 as part of a Mode 7 Exercise at Cape Canaveral, Fla. The exercise encompassed NASA, the 45 Space Wing and the Air Force Reserve's 920th Rescue Wing.
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NASA Emergency Exercise

The 920th Rescue Wing out of Patrick Air Foce Base, Fla. was a big player during a Mode 7 Exercise at Cape Canaveral February 13. The Air Force Reserve rescue crews airlifted Air Force Reserve pararescuemen from the wing's 308th Rescue Squadron as well as NASA emergency firefighters to a remote location on the Cape where the exercise took place. It allowed rescue workers to training in space shuttle egress in the event of a space shuttle Mode 7 emergency.
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NASA Emergency Exercise

The Air Force Reserve's 920th Rescue Wing out of Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. responds to a NASA emergency exercise February 13. Rescue crews from the wing's 301st rescue squadron provided the emergency airlift for the Air Force Reserve pararescuemen and the NASA emergency firefighters to a remote location on Cape Canaveral where the exercise took place.
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