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Space Coast Honor Flight

George Matthews autographs a book that is about the Vietnam War while he waits at the airport in Washington, D.C. at the conclusion of the Space Coast Honor Flight day trip. Since the inception of SCHF in 2010, the nonprofit has flown 1,350 WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam War Veterans on 53 flights to visit their memorials on the all-expense-paid day trip to D.C. Each SCHF trip includes 25 Veterans, 25 Guardian Escorts, and six staff members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kelly Goonan)

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Space Coast Honor Flight

Col. Kurt Matthews, 920th Rescue Wing commander, stands next to his father, George Matthews, as he points to the location on the Vietnam Memorial where Aitken Matthews name is etched during the Space Coast Honor Flight trip to Washington, D.C, Oct. 27, 2018. Since the inception of SCHF in 2010, the nonprofit has flown 1,350 WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam War Veterans on 53 flights to visit their memorials on the all-expense-paid day trip to D.C. Each SCHF trip includes 25 Veterans, 25 Guardian Escorts, and six staff members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kelly Goonan)

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Space Coast Honor Flight

George Matthews reads a letter of gratitude from his granddaughter while he waits at the airport in Washington, D.C. at the conclusion of the Space Coast Honor Flight trip Oct. 27, 2018. Since the inception of SCHF in 2010, the nonprofit has flown 1,350 WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam War Veterans on 53 flights to visit their memorials on the all-expense-paid day trip to D.C. Each SCHF trip includes 25 Veterans, 25 Guardian Escorts, and six staff members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kelly Goonan)

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Space Coast Honor Flight

The name of Aitken L Matthews Jr. as it looks on the Vietnam Memorial. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kelly Goonan)

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Space Coast Honor Flight

George Matthews traces his fingers over the name of Thomas J. Sizemore, a friend killed-in-action during the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kelly Goonan)

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Space Coast Honor Flight

George Matthews renders a salute to the names of his fallen brethren at the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C., Oct. 27, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kelly Goonan)

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Space Coast Honor Flight

George Matthews renders a salute in front of the Iwo Jima Memorial in Washington, D.C., Oct. 27, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kelly Goonan)

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Space Coast Honor Flight

Col. Kurt Matthews points to an inscription while visiting the Air Force Memorial on Oct. 27, 2018 in Washington D.C. during the Space Coast Honor Flight day trip. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kelly Goonan)

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Space Coast Honor Flight

Col. Kurt Matthews, 920th Rescue Wing commander, smiles for a picture alongside his father, George Matthews at the airport in Washington, D.C. at the conclusion of the Space Coast Honor Flight trip Oct. 27, 2018. Since the inception of SCHF in 2010, the nonprofit has flown 1,350 WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam War Veterans on 53 flights to visit their memorials on the all-expense-paid day trip to D.C. Each SCHF trip includes 25 Veterans, 25 Guardian Escorts, and six staff members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kelly Goonan)

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Space Coast Honor Flight

George Matthews shakes the hands of a handful of Patriot Riders as he enters the Orlando International Airport at the beginning of the Space Coast Honor Flight trip Oct. 27, 2018. Since the inception of SCHF in 2010, the nonprofit has flown 1,350 WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam War Veterans on 53 flights to visit their memorials on the all-expense-paid day trip to D.C. Each SCHF trip includes 25 Veterans, 25 Guardian Escorts, and six staff members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kelly Goonan)

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Space Coast Honor Flight

George Matthews shakes the hands of a Space Coast Honor Flight volunteer as he walks through the raised swords of the Patrick Air Force Base Honor Guard, marking the beginning of the Space Coast Honor Flight trip Oct. 27, 2018. Since the inception of SCHF in 2010, the nonprofit has flown 1,350 WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam War Veterans on 53 flights to visit their memorials on the all-expense-paid day trip to D.C. Each SCHF trip includes 25 Veterans, 25 Guardian Escorts, and six staff members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kelly Goonan)

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Space Coast Honor Flight

Col. Kurt Matthews, 920th Rescue Wing commander, pins a photograph onto the badge of George Matthews, his father and Vietnam Veteran before departing for the Space Coast Honor Flight trip to Washington, D.C, Oct. 27, 2018. Since the inception of SCHF in 2010, the nonprofit has flown 1,350 WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam War Veterans on 53 flights to visit their memorials on the all-expense-paid day trip to D.C. Each SCHF trip includes 25 Veterans, 25 Guardian Escorts, and six staff members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kelly Goonan)

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Space Coast Honor Flight

Col. Kurt Matthews, Carolyn Matthews and George Matthews listens to the early morning briefing regarding the Space Coast Honor Flight planned itinerary for the day on Oct. 27, 2018 at the Wickham Senior Center in Melbourne, Florida. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kelly Goonan)

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Make-a-wish

Jack Sanders, a 17-year-old whose wish was to train with U.S. Air Force Pararescueman, smiles aboard a boat Dec. 14, 2018 at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. Jack was diagnosed with congenital heart disease and submitted his wish through Make-a-Wish Georgia who helped coordinate meeting with pararescuemen, with the support of Airmen from the 351st Special Warfare Training Squadron out of Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jared Trimarchi)

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Make-a-wish

Jack Sanders, a 17-year-old whose wish was to train with U.S. Air Force Pararescueman, listens to a mission briefing Dec. 14, 2018 at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. Jack was diagnosed with congenital heart disease and submitted his wish through Make-a-Wish Georgia who helped coordinate meeting with pararescuemen, with the support of Airmen from the 351st Special Warfare Training Squadron out of Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jared Trimarchi)

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Jack's Make-a-wish

Jack Sanders, a 17-year-old whose wish was to train with U.S. Air Force Pararescueman, sits at the head of the table during a mission briefing at the 301st Rescue Squadron Dec. 14, 2018 at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. Jack was diagnosed with congenital heart disease and submitted his wish through Make-a-Wish Georgia who helped coordinate meeting with pararescuemen, with the support of Airmen from the 351st Special Warfare Training Squadron out of Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jared Trimarchi)

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2018 Community Service Award

Staff Sgt. Shenitra Story stands center, back row, along with 920th Rescue Wing leadership during the Military Affairs Council's 2018 Community Service Award ceremony. (courtesy photo)

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Florida CSAR wing gives employers a lift, inducts honorary commanders

The 920th Rescue Wing at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, hosted 60 community leaders for the advent of rides in its Air Force combat-search-and-rescue aircraft December 1 during a special day recognizing civilian employers of Reserve Citizen Airmen and five community leaders who were inducted as honorary commanders. Both occasions were combined during the December unit training assembly to bolster relations between community leaders, civilian employers and service members. (U.S. Air Force photo by SrA Brandon Kalloo Sanes)