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General pins medal on Rescue Wing Airmen

PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Air Force Reservist Flight Surgeon Major Patricio G. Bruno, Chief of Flight Medicine for the 920th Areomedical Staging Squadron here, is awarded the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal by Air Force Reserve commander Lt. Gen John A. Bradley, Commander of the Air Force Reserve. Maj Bruno was also selected as the 2008 Air Force Reserve Command Flight Surgeon of the year for his role in the 920th Recue Wing's flight medicine program. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Tech Sgt. Jeremy Allen)
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New Chief in Charge

Command Chief Master Sergeant Gerald Delebrea recemtly joined the 920th Rescue Wing as the top enlisted man responsible for the welfare and moral of aproximately 1,500 rescue reservists. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt Jeremy Allen)
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PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Air Force Reservist Flight Surgeon Major Patricio G. Bruno, Chief of Flight Medicine for the 920th Areomedical Staging Squadron here, was selected as the 2008 Air Force Reserve Command Flight Surgeon of the year. Air Force Reserve programs retain our military’s most valuable resource – seasoned professionals. Highly-trained and highly-experienced Airmen are the signature of the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Raymond F. Padgett)
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Florida's Greatest Bosses

PATRICK Air Force Base, Fla -- Employers of Air Force Reservists assigned to the 920th Rescue Wing here pose for a picture in front of an HC-130P/N Hercules aircraft during Employer's Day at the June Unit Training Assembly. The 920th RW is the only Air Force Reserve Wing that performs Combat Search And Rescue which keeps its Airmen busier than an average Air Force Reserve Wing. The Wing is comprised of 1,200 Airmen and flies both fixed and rotor wing aircraft: the HC-130P/N extended-range Hercules and the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter.
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Combined Command Post

PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Brig. Gen. Susan Helms, 45th Space Wing commander, and Col. Steven Kirkpatrick, 920th Rescue Wing commander, cut the ribbon to mark the opening of the joint active duty-reserve command post at Patrick AFB. Helping during the ribbon cutting were (from left) Maj. Janice Hance, 45th SW Command Post; Tech. Sgt. Anthony Beasley, 45th Civil Engineer Squadron; Lt. Col. Rex Meyers, 920th RQW Command Post; and Lt. Col. Jerald Narum, 45th Space Communications Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Rocking with Lt. Dan

PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Senior Master Sgt. Rene Rubiella of the 920th Rescue Wing rocks out with actor and musician Gary Sinise at a special concert following the USA Freedom Corps President's Volunteer Service Awards ceremony. Rubiella was one of seven military members honored at the White House for their community service. After the ceremony, Gary Sinise and the "Lt. Dan Band" provided a special concert for the award recipients and their guests. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Cathleen Snow)
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White House visit

PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Senior Master Sgt. Rene Rubiella and his wife Terry pose in front of the White House during their trip to Washington DC. Sergeant Rubiella was honored at the White House for his volunteer community service and was honored with the USA Freedom Corps President's Volunteer Service Award. He has volunteered almost 20,000 hours of his time to enrich the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Cathleen Snow)
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Baldwin part of awards ceremony

PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Senior Master Sgt. Rene Rubiella (right), recipient of the USA Freedom Corps President's Service Award, and his wife Terry, pose with Stephen Baldwin, actor and member of the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation. The sergeant was honored during a special White House ceremony. Baldwin is holding a photo of the Rubiella's daughter, Alexandria, who was killed in an auto accident. It was his daughter's death that led Rubiella to create Operation Not on Our Watch (NOW) to warn high school students of the dangers of careless driving. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Cathleen Snow)
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Standing ovation

PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Senior Master Sgt. Rene Rubiella (right), along with other USA Freedom Corps Volunteer Service Award winners, receives a standing ovation during a special ceremony at the White House on May 16. Rubiella, who is the 920th Operations Group superintendent, has volunteered his time for a number of programs to benefit the community including Habitat for Humanity, Melbourne Daily Bread Soup Kitchen and Operation Not on Our Watch. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Cathleen Snow)
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Rubiella receives Volunteer Service Award

PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Senior Master Sgt. Rene Rubiella of the 920th Rescue Wing shakes hands with Stephen Baldwin (center), actor and member of the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation, and the Honorable Henry C. Lozano, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of USA Freedom Corps, after receiving his volunteer service award at a special White House ceremony. Sergeant Rubiella, who is the 920th Operations Group superintendent, has volunteered almost 20,000 hours of his time for various programs to enrich the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo/Cathleen Snow)
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Honored for volunteer service

PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Senior Master Sgt. Rene Rubiella of the 920th Rescue Wing is congratulated by Mary Jo Myers of the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation and General James E. Cartwright, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a special ceremony at the White House on May 16. Sergeant Rubiella was one of seven military members honored for their outstanding volunteer service. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Cathleen Snow)
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Florida Council presents gift to deployed reservists

Brevard County Florida Civilian-Military (CivMil) Council boardmembers, Mr. David Spain and Mr. Kendall Moore (middle and right), presented a check for $1,500 to 920th Rescue Wing Commander, Col. Steve Kirkpatrick (left), April 24 for Rescue Wing Reservists who were deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Twelve of the Air Force Reservists arrived home safely after completing a six-month deployment to Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq. The reservists originally deployed with 13 Airmen, but one team member, Senior Airman Diane Lopes, was severely wounded during a September mortar attack and evacuated to Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Md. where she continues to undergo physical therapy for her injuries. Airman Lopes sent a video message to her fellow Airmen here to watch while they enjoy a welcome-home celebration at a restaurant local to Patrick Air Force base with their families.
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A Sound Birthday Bash for Legendary Aviator

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Air Force Reservists and female aviator, Staff Sgt. Jennifer Drake, 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., attended the Women in Aviation International Conference March 13-15 MAR. While there she put her percision honor guard skills into action helping to coordinate a memorable 85th surprise birthday celebration for aviation legend, Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager (Ret.). Sergeant Drake, also a former Broadway performer, sang Happy Birthday, which she reflected as an unparalleled occasion saying it was the only time I've had to practice that song. General Yeager was a U.S. Air Force noted test pilot who in 1947 became the first pilot, at age 24, to travel faster than the sound in level flight and ascent.
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Reservists Make a Point

PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Air Force Reservist Senior Master Sgt. Thomas Mendenhall, 920th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, administers a vaccination to Army Capt. Scott Newman in the immunization clinic. Air Force Reserve medical staff keep Servicemembers ready for deployments by maintaining immunization currency for more than 1,200 rescue wing Airmen as well as other military services' warriors who drill at Patrick AFB. Leading from the front, Air Force reservists undergo the same training as Regular Component Airmen and meet or exceed the same high standards. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Heather L. Kelly)
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Fit to Fight

PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Air Force Reservists (From left) Senior Master Sgt. Donna Wenzel, Chief Master Sgt. Dorlen Martin, Tech. Sgt. Christopher Millar and Tech. Sgt. Frank Smith, 920th Aeromedical Staging Squadron, review patient check-in lists at the base clinic. A new 920th Rescue Wing clinic schedule offers physicals every-other drill weekend. Profiles, warfit, immunizations and follow-ups are offered every Sunday of each drill weekend. Being healthy is a vital part of being war-ready. Air Force Reservists serve on the frontlines and on the leading edge of technology in air, space and cyberspace, providing the Air Force a warfighting capability that is the best in the world. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Heather L. Kelly)
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Serving Civilian and Military Community

PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Air Force Reservists Tech. Sgt. Kara Williams (right) reviews Master Sgt. Annette Blackburn's medical records during a visit to the clinic. Assigned as a medical technician with the 920th Rescue Wing Aeromedical Staging Squadron, Sergeant Williams provides the same care to the public in her civilian occupation as a social worker in Jacksonville, Fla. To serve our nation, reservists like these make sacrifices to go above and beyond the commitments of civilian life -- balancing the demands of family, civilian employment, and military service. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Heather L. Kelly)
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Gas, Gas, Gas

Master Sgt. Phyllis Daniel, emergency manager for the 920th Rescue Wing at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., teaches a chemical warfare training class during the April Unit Training Assembly. As a combat search and rescue wing, Rescue Reservists must be war-ready at all times. Their mission of saving lives extends beyond borders and into the Theater of Operations supporting the war effort and saving the military's most precious cargo, it's servicemembers.
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No job is done 'til the paperwork is finished

Master Sgt. Jon Green, chief of career enhancement for the 920th Rescue Wing, (pictured left) gives guidance to Master Sgt. Selwyn McConney, flight chief for the 920th weapons flight, on an Enlisted Performance Report. More than 40 Rescue Reservists attended the wing's first monthly performance report workshop designed to not only train supervisors, but to give them hands-on assistance with their reports. The performance report is an important tool used by Air Force Reservists to evaluate and mentor Airmen. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt Raymond F. Padgett)
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A Bundle of Joy

Rescue Reservist Tech. Sgt. Michael Fuller, 920th Rescue Wing Life Support Technician, assembles a four-wheeler quad bundle at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., to ready it for airdrop from an HC-130P/N Extended-Range Hercules aircraft. The quad will deploy along with pararescuemen (PJs) from the back of the aircraft as part of pararescue jump training. PJs train extensively using a variety of equipment to for rescuing isolated personnel behind enemy lines during wartime. Sergeant Fuller and other life support personnel like him, are vital in readying life-saving equipment. Each quad bundle takes approximately 4 hours to build. (U.S. Air Force Photo/1st Lt. Jaime Pinto)
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Starting the inspection process

PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Senior Amn Kameron Travis pulls parachutes, starting the 5 step inspection process each parachute goes through prior to a jump.
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