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180325-F-WF811-0040

Air Force Reserve Lieutenant Colonel Matt Winkler, aircraft commander, sits on an HC-130- P/N “King” from the 920th Rescue Wing at Patrick Air Force Base in Cocoa Beach, Florida as it flies over Miami Beach, Florida on May 25th, 2018 in preparation for the 2nd annual Salute to American Heroes Air and Sea Show. This two-day event showcases military fighter jets and other aircraft and equipment from all branches of the United States military in observance of Memorial Day. (U.S. Air Force Reserve Photo by Staff Sergeant Nicholas A. Priest)
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180527-F-AM664-107

Air Force Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing out of Patrick Air Force Base in Cocoa Beach, Florida fly past Miami Beach aboard an HC-130P/N King airplane and two HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters on May 27th, 2018 during the 2nd annual Salute to American Heroes Air and Sea Show. This two-day event showcases military fighter jets and other aircraft and equipment from all branches of the United States military in observance of Memorial Day, honoring servicemembers who have made the ultimate sacrifice. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jared Trimarchi)
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True meaning of Memorial Day

Col. Kurt A. Matthews, 920th Rescue Wing commander, learned the meaning of Memorial Day from the scars his father, Maj. George Matthews, Ret., wears. George was a Vietnam pilot who was awarded the Silver Star and Distinguished Flying Cross for his heroics in Vietnam. George Matthews flew fighter-bomber missions in the A-26 Invader over Southeast Asia to halt war supplies being transported along the Ho Chi Minh trail from Dec. 1966 - Oct. 1967. George lost his brother Aitken "Kenny" Matthews in Vietnam the previous year on Feb. 14, 1966. George instilled in Kurt at a young age the meaning of Memorial Day. George visits 13 friends whose names are on the wall. (Photo Illustration by Maj. Cathleen Snow)
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Meaning of Memorial Day

Col. Kurt A. Matthews, 920th Rescue Wing commander, has always honored fallen servicemembers on Memorial Day due to the scars of war he has seen on his father George. Maj. George Matthews, Ret., is a decorated war hero. He flew as a Vietnam pilot and was awarded the Silver Star and Distinguished Flying Cross for his heroics. George flew fighter-bomber missions in the A-26 Invader over Southeast Asia to halt war supplies being transported along the Ho Chi Minh trail from Dec. 1966 - Oct. 1967. George lost his brother Aitken "Kenny" Matthews in Vietnam the previous year on Feb. 14, 1966. George instilled in Kurt at a young age the meaning of Memorial Day. George visits 13 friends whose names are on the wall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Cathleen Snow)
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Meaning of Memorial Day

The loss of four Airmen throughout 2017-2018 within the 920th Rescue family brought Memorial Day 2018 into perspective for 2,000 Reserve Citizen Airmen that serve with the wing, along with their commander, Col. Kurt A. Matthews, who has seen the scars left by Vietnam in his own family. Matthews uncle, Marine Private 1st Class Aitken "Kenny" Matthews, was killed in Vietnam February 14, 1967, two years after joining the Marines. Matthews' dad had the difficult job of escorting him back to their hometown of Miami for his memorial service and to be laid to rest. (Courtesy photo)
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Meaning of Memorial Day

The loss of four Airmen throughout 2017-2018 within the 920th Rescue family brought Memorial Day 2018 into perspective for 2,000 Reserve Citizen Airmen that serve with the wing, along with their commander, Col. Kurt A. Matthews, who has seen the scars left by Vietnam in his own family. Matthews was invited to share his thoughts about the special meaning that Memorial Day holds to him and his family on May 28, 2018 at the Brevard Veteran's Center in Merritt Island, Florida. He also paid tribute to the fallen Airmen from his wing, as well as their commander, Lt. Col. Tim Hanks and asked everyone in attendance to keep those serving far away in their thoughts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mr. Darrell Hankins)
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Meaning of Memorial Day

Col. Kurt A. Matthews, 920th Rescue Wing commander, left, poses with his dad, Maj. George Matthews, Ret., a Vietnam pilot who was awarded the Silver Star and Distinguished Flying Cross for his heroics. The two men attended the Traveling Vietnam Wall in Melbourne, Florida, April 16, 2018, where Kurt Matthews was asked to speak. Kurt shared the heroics of Airmen within his wing, as well as his dad's. George Matthews flew fighter-bomber missions in the A-26 Invader over Southeast Asia to halt war supplies being transported along the Ho Chi Minh trail from Dec. 1966 - Oct. 1967. George lost his brother Aitken "Kenny" Matthews in Vietnam the previous year on Feb. 14, 1966. George instilled in Kurt at a young age the meaning of Memorial Day. George visits 13 friends whose names are on the wall. (Courtesy photo)
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Meaning of Memorial Day

A year-and-a-half into commanding the 920th Rescue Wing and Col. Kurt A. Matthews is getting ready to attend his fourth burial. The tragedy of the past year brought Memorial Day 2018 perspective for 2,000 Reserve Citizen Airmen that serve with the 920th RQW. The rescue community received a major blow when 7 Airmen were killed aboard Jolly 51, an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter that crashed in Iraq March 15, 2018. Among those killed were pararescuemen, Master Sgt. Bill Posch, 36, and Staff Sgt. Carl Enis, 31, two men assigned to the 308th Rescue Squadron within the 920th RQW. Another loss preceded when a recently retired 920th Operations Group commander and close friend to many, Col. Chris “Sunshine” Hannon, was killed after being struck by a car while bicycling. Five months earlier the grips of post-traumatic stress led Master Sgt. Pete “PJ” Pavenski, an aerial gunner with the 301st Rescue Squadron, to take his own life. “Nothing can fill the void left by the loss of these great men…,” said Matthews.
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Meaning of Memorial Day

A year-and-a-half into commanding the 920th Rescue Wing and Col. Kurt A. Matthews is getting ready to attend his fourth burial. The tragedy of the past year brought Memorial Day 2018 into perspective for 2,000 Reserve Citizen Airmen that serve with the 920th RQW. Matthews honored the lives of four wing members who were lost within the past year, two who were killed in combat March 15, 2018, MSgt. Bill Posch and SSgt. Carl Enis. During the event at the Brevard Veterans Center, Matthews presented the Honor and Sacrifice Flag to Lt. Col. Tim Hanks, 308th Rescue Squadron commander, to honor the ultimate sacrifice of 308th members Posch and Enis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mr. Darrell Hankins)
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Meaning of Memorial Day

A year-and-a-half into commanding the 920th Rescue Wing and Col. Kurt A. Matthews, shown left, is getting ready to attend his fourth burial. The tragedy of the past year brought Memorial Day 2018 into perspective for 2,000 Reserve Citizen Airmen that serve with the 920th RQW. Matthews honored the lives of four wing members who were lost within the past year, two who were killed in combat March 15, 2018, MSgt. Bill Posch and SSgt. Carl Enis. During the event at the Brevard Veterans Center, Matthews, left; Lt. Col. Tim Hanks, shown center, 308th Rescue Squadron commander, and Hank's wife, Heather Hanks, render a salute to honor the ultimate sacrifice of 308th members Posch and Enis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mr. Darrell Hankins)
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Meaning of Memorial Day

Lt. Col. Tim Hanks, 308th Rescue Squadron commander, holds an Honor and Sacrifice flag which he was presented during a Memorial Day Service at the Brevard Veterans Center to honor two of his pararescuemen who paid the ultimate sacrifice March 15, 2018 when they were killed in a helicopter crash in Iraq. MSgt. Bill Posch and SSgt. Carl Enis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mr. Darrell Hankins)
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170526-F-CV286-001

Citizen Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing fly an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter over Miami Beach during the National Salute to America’s Heroes Air and Sea Show media day, May 26, 2017. Top tier U.S. military assets have assembled in Miami to showcase air superiority while honoring those who have made the ultimate sacrifice during the Memorial Day weekend. The 920th Rescue Wing, the Air Force Reserve’s only rescue wing, will headline the air show by demonstrating combat-search-and-rescue capabilities by teaming up with a HC-130P/N Combat King and four A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft. (Photo by Senior Airman Brandon Kalloo Sanes)
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Final respects paid to pararescuemen Staff Sergeant Carl Enis

Staff Sgt. Brandon Forshaw, pararescueman, 308th Rescue Squadron, along with other colleagues, friends and loved ones, paid final respects to fallen pararescueman Staff Sgt. Carl Enis at Arlington National Cemetery May 21, 2018. In a time-honored tradition, members of the elite Guardian Angel triad of pararescue, press their pararescue flash taken from their maroon berets, into the lid of the casket to honor their fallen teammate. Enis was providing combat rescue support for Inherent Resolve, when he, along with six other Airmen, was killed in an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter crash in Anbar Province, Iraq, March 15, 2018. The Guardian Angel triad consists of pararescuemen, combat rescue officers and SERE or survival specialists who are expert swimmers, SCUBA divers, mountain climbers, parachutists, marksmen and trauma medics who are uniquely capable of performing rescues anywhere in the world. The 308th Rescue Squadron is part of the 920th Rescue Wing at Patrick Air Force Base, located in Cocoa Beach, Florida. (Courtesy photo)
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Jolly Green Award

Thirty-three 920th Rescue Wing Reserve Citizen Airmen are being honored Saturday, May 5 with the 2017 Jolly Green Association Rescue Mission of the Year Award for their actions July 7, 2017 in saving two German sailors stranded in the Atlantic Ocean approximately 500 miles off Cape Canaveral, Florida. The unique and intricate mission, which involved more than 30 hours of collective flying between the unit’s HH-60 Pave Hawks and HC-130N Kings, eight air refuelings transferring 16,600 pounds of fuel, a precisely executed open-ocean rescue insertion, and a highly technical nighttime shipboard patient exfil resulting in two lives saved, led to it being deemed the most significant rescue mission of the year.
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920th Rescue Wing maintenance team prepares for Red Flag Rescue

Reserve Citizen Airmen assigned to the 920th Rescue Wing load an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter into the back of a C-17 Globemaster May 2, 2018 at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, bound for Red Flag Rescue, a Joint National Training Capability personnel recovery exercise, to take place May 7-18 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. (Courtesy photo)
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Waxing Gibbous Moon and HC-130 King

Melbourne, Florida photographer Michael Seeley spends a ton of time looking at the moon, but says it's the first time he happened to catch an airplane-lunar transit early in April 2018. After capturing the shot, he got in touch with the 920th Rescue Wing public affairs office to share the photo. Upon close inspection you can see the loading ramp was open while the Reserve Citizen Airmen piloting the HC-130N on a local training mission crossed the moon. (Photo courtesy Michael Seeley)
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920th Rescue Wing long-range rescue at sea

Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 39th Rescue Squadron mission plan before embarking on the long-range, open-water rescue of two German sailors stranded at sea approximately 500 miles off the coast of Florida July 7, 2017. The mission, which involved more than 30 hours of collective flying between the unit’s HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters and HC-130N Kings, eight air refuelings transferring 16,600 pounds of fuel, a precisely executed open-ocean rescue insertion, and a highly technical nighttime shipboard patient exfil resulting in two lives saved, led to it being deemed the 2017 Jolly Green Association Rescue Mission of the Year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mark Borosch)
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920th Rescue Wing long-range, open-water rescue

Maj. Cody Atchison, middle, 308th Rescue Squadron combat rescue officer, and fellow pararescuemen prepare for the long-range, open-water rescue of two German sailors stranded at sea approximately 500 miles off the coast of Florida July 7, 2017. The mission, which involved more than 30 hours of collective flying between the unit’s HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters and HC-130N Kings, eight air refuelings transferring 16,600 pounds of fuel, a precisely executed open-ocean rescue insertion, and a highly technical nighttime shipboard patient exfil resulting in two lives saved, led to it being deemed the 2017 Jolly Green Association Rescue Mission of the Year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mark Borosch)
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920th Rescue Wing long-range, open-water rescue

Master Sgt. Bob Kurzen, 39th Rescue Squadron HC-130P/N King loadmaster, prepares to drop the Guardian Angel team's zodiac inflatable boat and equipment out of the back of the HC-130 during the long-range, open-water rescue of two German sailors stranded at sea approximately 500 miles off the coast of Florida July 7, 2017. The mission, which involved more than 30 hours of collective flying between the unit’s HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters and HC-130N Kings, eight air refuelings transferring 16,600 pounds of fuel, a precisely executed open-ocean rescue insertion, and a highly technical nighttime shipboard patient exfil resulting in two lives saved, led to it being deemed the 2017 Jolly Green Association Rescue Mission of the Year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mark Borosch)
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Falcon 9 planet hunter

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching out of Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, April 18. (Courtesy SpaceX)
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