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HH-60 Pave Hawk on the job

PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Between two and four HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters piloted by Air Force Reservists are launched for every shuttle and rocket deployment from Florida's space coast. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Paul Flipse)
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920th Reserve Rescue Wing supports launch

PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - From two to four HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters piloted by Air Force Reservists of the 920th Rescue Wing here supoort everyshuttle launch from Florida's space coast. Seen here, two helipcoters race by the historic lighthouse of the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station prior to launch support. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Gillian M. Albro)
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Atlantis on a perfect take off

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - Shuttle Atlantis takes off on Nov. 16. The 920th Reserve Rescue Wing has been a part of over 400 launches. (NASA photo)
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Atlantis takes off

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - Shuttle Atlantis has a perfect take off. The 920th Reserve Rescue Wing provides emergency support during take off and landing of the shuttle. (NASA photo)
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Shuttle Atlantis on launch pad

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - Shuttle Atlantis on the launch pad. The 920th Reserve Rescue Wing Airmen provide astronaut rescue and recovery support as well as recovery of the orbiter throughout launch, on orbit and upon landing in case of emergency.(NASA photo)
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Ares I-X

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -Ares I-X test rocket at Kennedy Space Center. (NASA photo)
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Launch of Ares I-X Rocket

PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -The test launch of Ares I-X Rocket was supported by the 920th Reserve Rescue Wing. The 920th provides safety and security surveillance of the Eastern Range during all launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and Kennedy Space Center. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Master Sgt. Steve Richmond)
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Midnight Madness

PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - As Space Shuttle Discovery glowed in the midnight upon lift of from NASA's Kennedy Space Center to the International Space Station Aug. 28 at 11:59 p.m. local time, Air Force Reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing here were prepared to commence a large-scale rescue at an infinitesimal sign of any danger to the crew members of Space Transport System 128. (NASA Photo)
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Squeaky clean capsule

PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Staff Sgt. Billie Tyson lowers a 9,000-pound space capsule that arrived back at the Air Force Reserve Command's 920th Rescue Wing here from refurbishment at Excell Coatings Inc. at Port Canaveral. The capsule was used in England by U.S. Air Force rescue personnel in the 67th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron at Royal Air Force Woodbridge to train in recovery operations for both the Apollo and Skylab programs. The capsule has been on loan from the Smithsonian Institute's National Air and Space museum to the 920th Rescue Wing since 1992. Since the 920th RQW plays a major role in space support, it's a fiting display for the entrance to the pararescue squadron here.
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Squeaky Clean Space Capsule

PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Staff Sgt. Billie Tyson works with Tim Harris to move a 9,000-pound space capsule that arrived back at the Air Force Reserve Command's 920th Rescue Wing here from refurbishment at Excell Coatings Inc. at Port Canaveral. The capsule was used in England by U.S. Air Force Rescue personnel in the 67th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron at Royal Air Force Woodbridge to train in recovery operations for both the Apollo and Skylab programs. The capsule has been on loan from the Smithsonian Institute's National Air and Space museum to the 920th Rescue Wing since 1992. Since the 920th RQW plays a major role in space shuttle support, it's a fitting display for the entrance of the pararescue squadron here. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Maj. Tricia Hill)
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Space Capsule Squeaky Clean

PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Staff Sgt. Billie Tyson lowers a 9,000-pound space capsule that arrived back at the Air Force Reserve Command's 920th Rescue Wing here from refurbishment at Excell Coatings Inc. at Port Canaveral. The capsule was used in England by U.S. Air Force Rescue personnel in the 67th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron at RAF Woodbridge to train in recovery operations for both the Apollo and Skylab programs. The capsule has been on loan from the Smithsonian Institute's National Air and Space museum to the 920th Rescue Wing since 1992. Since the 920th RQW plays a major role in space support, now and throughout history, it's a fitting display at the entrance to the pararescue squadron. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Maj. Tricia Hill)
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Shiny and New

PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Mr. Darrell Hankins, 920th Rescue Wing resource advisor here, oversees Staff Sgt. Billie Tyson as he directs off-loading a 9,000-pound space capsule that arrived back at the Air Force Reserve's 920th Rescue Wing from refurbishment at Excell Coatings Inc. at Port Canaveral. The capsule was used in England by U.S. Air Force Rescue personnel in the 67th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron at Royal Air Force Woodbridge to train in recovery operations for both the Apollo and Skylab programs. The capsule has been on loan from the Smithsonian Institute's National Air and Space museum to the 920th Rescue Wing since 1992. Since the 920th RQW plays a major role in space shuttle support, now and throughout history, it's a fitting display for the entrance of the pararescue squadron here. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Maj. Tricia Hill)
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Satellite "goes"

PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Air Force Reserve helicopter crews from the 920th Rescue Wing here were not far from this rocket as it soared into the sky June 27 as they provided air surveillance after securing the launch safety zone of commercial vessels. This Delta IV rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Station with the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite aboard to help predict weather and climate change. (NASA/Jack Pfalle)
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Shooting for the moon

PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Air Force Reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing here supported the successful launch of an Atlas V rocket carrying two lunar spacecraft systems at 5:32 (EDT) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station June 18. Wing helicopter crews were responsible for clearing the Eastern Range, the roughly 10-mile-wide by 70-mile-long strip of Atlantic Ocean that extends out from the launch pad in the anticipated direction of flight. NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Spacecraft (LCROSS) will fly to the moon atop the same Atlas V rocket, shown here, although they will use vastly different methods to study the lunar environment. (Courtesy United Launch Alliance)
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Gone in 60 seconds

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Discovery rides a tower of flame as it roars into space on the STS-119 mission March 15. At exactly 7:43 p.m., the shuttle's massive engines erupted in a tower of flame, sending Discovery on its way to the International Space Station, where it will deliver a final pair of power-generating, solar-array wings and a truss segment. The 920th Rescue Wing provides first-response emergency medical and search-and-rescue support for every NASA shuttle and rocket launch. (Courtesy photo NASA/Marino Jeffrey)
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Clearing a path to space

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- An HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter patrols the sky over NASA's Kennedy Space Center in preparation for launch of Space Shuttle Discover March 15. At exactly 7:43 p.m., the shuttle's massive engines erupted in a tower of flame, sending the shuttle on its way to the International Space Station, where it will deliver a final pair of power-generating, solar-array wings and a truss segment. The 920th Rescue Wing provides first-response emergency medical and search-and-rescue support for every NASA shuttle and rocket launch. (Courtesy photo NASA/Jeff Wolfe)
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Rocket into the night

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Space Shuttle Discovery hurtles through the stratosphere under the watchful eyes of 920th Rescue Wing helicopter crewmembers here March 15. The reservists provide first-response, emergency medical and search-and-rescue support for all NASA shuttle and rocket launches. The reservists are also responsible for clearing the Eastern Range of ocean traffic prior to each launch. The Eastern Range refers to the roughly 10-mile-wide by 70-mile-long strip of Atlantic Ocean that extends out from the launch pad in the anticipated direction of flight, or “launch azimuth.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Robert Haston)
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Rescue Reservists support NASA's planet-hunting mission

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. - Rescue Reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing at Patrick Air Force, Fla. successfully supported a Delta II rocket launch carrying NASA's Kepler telescope to space for planet exploration March 6. The Reserve aircrews launched two HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters approx. three hours prior to the launch to clear a 1,000 square-mile area of the Atlantic Ocean warning boaters and ship captains that they were beneath the path of the rocket's trajectory asking them to move to safety. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Lt. Col. Rob Haston)
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It's the great pumpkin suit

PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Pararescuemen from the 38th Rescue Squadron at Moody AFB, Ga., familiarize themselves with the Advanced Crew Escape Suit (ACES) at the helicopter squadron here in preparation for tomorrow's space shuttle launch. The spacesuit, also known as the "pumpkin suit," contains such items as a signal flare, survival radio, strobe light, drinking water, motion-sickness pills and a one-man life raft. Reserve, Guard and active-duty pararescuemen have provided medical contingency response for all manned and unmanned NASA launches since the space program began. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Paul Flipse)
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A small rest after a giant leap

Air Force pararescueman Lt. Clancy Hatleberg closes the Apollo 11 spacecraft hatch as astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin, Jr., await helicopter pickup from their life raft. They splashed down at 12:50 pm EDT July 24, 1969, 900 miles southwest of Hawaii after a successful lunar landing mission. The command module moved from Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. July 1 was used by pararescuemen to train for both the Apollo and Skylab programs. (photo/NASA)
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