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Rescue wing maintainer enters pet in ugliest dog contest

Ande Potts, the wife of SMSgt. Robert Potts, 920th Rescue Wing maintainer, holds their dog Lucille Bald after Animal Planet spent the afternoon filming her on the 920th Rescue Wing's flightline for being a national runner up in the World's Ugliest Dog Contest. Once Animal Planet heard about the Potts connection to the animal rescues during Hurricane Katrina, they sent a film crew to capture the story.

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Animal Planet covers rescue wing pets for upcoming show

Animal Planet covers 920th Rescue Wing members' pets for upcoming episode. SMSgt. Robert Potts and his wife Ande entered their dog Lucille Bald into the Ugliest Dog Pageant which she became a runner up. Animal Planet heard about the Potts and decided to take the Ugliest Dog Contest a step further to cover Maj. Mike Brasher and his dog Katrina who he rescued from Hurricane Katrina after she ended up in a pet shelter.

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Animal Planet covers 920th Rescue Wing members' pets for upcoming episode

Katrina the rescue dog, struts across the 920th Rescue Wing flightline after being filmed for an upcoming episode of Animal Planet. Maj. Mike Brasher, 301st Rescue Squadron, pilot, helped get the beagle to safety while flying rescue missions during Hurricane Katrina last Sept. Several days later, he saw Katrina in an animal shelter on Fox News, that viewing fueled him to find the little beagle that no one claimed. Weeks later after reviewing 450 beagle posts on petsearch.com, Maj. Brasher located the dog at an animal shelter in Arizona and had her flown to Orlando florida where she now resides with the Brashers.

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Animal Planet covers 920th Rescue Wing members' pets for upcoming episode

Maj. Mike Brasher, 301st Rescue Squadron, pilot, holds his dog, appropriately named Katrina, while interviewing on camera for an upcoming episode on the Discovery Channel’s Animal Planet. While flying missions in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina devastated the area, Maj. Brasher helped get the beagle to safety. Several days later, he saw Katrina in an animal shelter on Fox News, which fueled him to find the little beagle that no one claimed. Weeks later after reviewing 450 beagle posts on petsearch.com, Maj. Brasher located the dog at an animal shelter in Arizona and had her flown to Orlando florida where she now resides with the Brashers.

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Rescue wing showcase skills at Florida Air and Sea Show

920th Rescue Wing members Tech. Sgt. Shane Smith (left), Tech. Sgt. Chris Mora (center) and Master Sgt. Michael Gorsline (right) narrated the 920th Rescue Wing's portion of the Ft. Lauderdale Air and Sea Show. An estimated crowd of four million attended the show.

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First rescue wing command chief signs off

rescue wing command chief

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Loadmaster brings balance to wing enlisted force

920th Rescue Wing gets new command chief

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Rescue Wing ORE

Rescue wing members use buddy system during ORE

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The 920th Maintenance Squadron Commander, Lt. Col. Dale Lewis and his wife Marilyn, take command of the dance floor at the 920th's first annual military ball.

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MSgt. Angela Woods, 920th Rescue Wing, wins medical award

920th ASTS Airman wins medical award

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920th earns Jimmy Doolittle Fellow

A mixed 920th Rescue Wing crew receives a standing ovation after Gen. Ronald E. Keys, commander of Air Combat Command, presents them with the Jimmy Doolittle Historical Fellow at the Buena Vista Palace Hotel in Orlando, Fla. Feb.3. From left to right: Air Force Association gala chairman, Col. Tommy Harrison (Ret.); Technical Sgt Robert Grande, HC-130 Radio Operator; Technical Sgt. Ryan Renuart, HH-60 Pave Hawk aerial gunner; Master Sgt Chad Evans, Pararescuemen; 1Lt. Harley Doubet, Combat Rescue Officer; Maj. John Lowe, HH-60 Pave Hawk pilot; Lt. Col. Hugh Funk, HC-130 pilot; Gen. Ronald E. Keys, Commander of Air Combat Command; and AFA Central Florida Chapter President John T. 'Tim" Brock.

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Hurricane Katrina

PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Maj. Robert Haston, a 301st Rescue Squadron helicopter pilot, holds fellow rescue crewmember Katrina after reuniting in December. The courageous canine assisted pararescuemen and helicopter crews during Hurricane Katrina rescue operations in New Orleans. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Heather L. Kelly)

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Hurricane Katrina

PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla.- 920th Rescue Wing members Maj. Robert Haston (left), Capt. Michael Brasher (center), and Senior Master Sgt. Pete Callina (right) pose with the brave beagle that aided their rescue efforts in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina operations. Renamed "Katrina", the canine was reunited with the crew after Captain Brasher and his wife conducted their own search and rescue mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Heather L. Kelly)

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Hurricane Katrina

NEW ORLEANS, La.- Surrounded by flood waters, Senior Master Sgt. Pete Callina rescues the stranded beagle from the I-10 overpass. The dog assisted Sergeant Callina, a pararescueman with the 308th Rescue Squadron, by shepparding hurricane victims into waiting 920th Rescue Wing helicopters. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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