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Wing pays tribute to fallen pararescuemen with memorial

Approximately 1,500 people from across the country joined together to pay tribute to Master Sgt. William Posch and Staff Sgt. Carl Enis during a memorial service March 27, 2018 at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. The pararescuemen assigned to the 308th Rescue Squadron were two of the seven Airmen killed in an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crash in Anbar Province, Iraq, March 15, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Phil Sunkel)
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SSgt Carl Enis

Staff Sgt. Carl Enis, 31, was among the seven Airmen killed in a helicopter crash in Iraq, March 15, 2018. He was assigned to the 308th Rescue Squadron at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. Enis was a Tallahassee, Florida, resident who joined the unit in 2010 and served for 8 years. Among his decorations are the Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster; the National Defense Service Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal. The 308th RQS is part of the 920th Rescue Wing. (Courtesy photo)
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SSgt Carl Enis

The flag is being flown at half-staff on Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, in remembrance of two fallen Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing who died in a helicopter crash March 15, 2018, in Iraq. Air Force Reserve Pararescuemen Master Sgt. William Posch, 37, and Staff Sgt. Carl Enis, 31, are among the seven Airmen killed in crash. Both men were assigned to the 308th Rescue Squadron. The squadron of elite Guardian Angel Airmen serve as highly specialized rescue specialists on the battlefield providing life-saving trauma care and search and rescue as part of the 920th Rescue Wing - one of the most deployed units in the Air Force Reserve. (Photo by Maj. Cathleen Snow)
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SSgt Carl Enis

Air Force Reserve Pararescuemen Staff Sgt. Carl Enis, 31, was among the seven Airmen killed in a helicopter crash in Iraq, March 15, 2018. He was assigned to the 308th Rescue Squadron at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. The squadron of elite Guardian Angel Airmen serve as highly specialized rescue specialists on the battlefield providing life-saving trauma care and search and rescue as part of the 920th Rescue Wing - one of the most deployed units in the Air Force Reserve. The 308th RQS is part of the 920th Rescue Wing. (Courtesy photo)
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Rescue Airmen conduct medical evacuation of cruise passenger at the sea

Citizen Airmen Reservists with the 920th Rescue Wing prepare for a long-range rescue of a cruise ship passenger who required medical evacuation approximately 500 nautical miles off the coast of Florida Nov. 7, 2017. After rescuing the patient from the ship, the crew transported him in an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter to Holmes Regional Medical Center.(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Lindsey Maurice)
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Harvey Relief

Reserve Citizen Airmen Staff Sgt.Gregg Forshaw, 308th Rescue Squadron pararescuemen, 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, gets a child to safely to his helicopter August 30, 2017, while flying Hurricane Harvey relief missions with his rescue team in and around Port Arthur, Texas (Courtesy photo)
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Joint exercise tests active shooter response

Staff Sgt. Lucus Vannorsdall, 308th Rescue Squadron pararescueman, provides medical aid to active shooter exercise victim Airman 1st Class Ramon Thomas, 45th Comptroller Squadron, July 25, 2017 in Hangar 750. Pararescuemen worked closely with 45th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters to tend to victims on scene and load them into ambulances for transport to the hospital. The joint exercise between the 920th Rescue Wing and 45th Space Wing tested the units’ ability to work together in an emergency situation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Lindsey Maurice)
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Search and rescue for two German citizens

An HC-130P/N “King” fixed-wing combat rescue aircraft piloted by eight Airmen launched July 7, 2017 at approximately 2:30 p.m. transporting six Guardian Angel Airmen who specialize in all types of rescue to assist in a long-range search and rescue for two German citizens whose vessel caught fire approximately 500 nautical miles off the east coast of southern Florida. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brandon Kalloo Sanes)
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Air Staff deputy director visits 920th Rescue Wing

Capt. Ryan Ruddy, 308th Rescue Squadron combat rescue officer, discusses the Guardian Angel pararescue mission with Maj. Gen. Vincent Mancuso, right, Air Staff deputy director, Pentagon, June 23, 2017 at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. The general spent the day with the 920th Rescue Wing touring some of its units and visiting with HC-130 and HH-60G aviators and maintainers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Lindsey Maurice)
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Mount Rainier Rescue

Guardian Angels from the 304th Rescue Squadron, Portland, Oregon, provide medical treatment to a rescued climber off Mount Rainier June 1, 2017. The GAs worked hand-in-hand with a U.S. Army reserve CH-47 Chinook rescue helicopter to hoist the stranded climber off a cliff near the summit of the mountain. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)
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Alpha Warrior competition

Tech. Sgt. Kyle Minshew, 308th Rescue Squadron pararescueman, puts his upper body strength to the test as he works his way through the Alpha Warrior Course April 22, 2017 set up at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. Minshew placed second in the competition out of 37 competitors. (U.S. Air Force photo/Phillip Sunkel)
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Alpha Warrior competition

Members of the 308th Rescue Squadron pose with American Ninja Warrior stars Barclay Stockett, center, and Brent Steffensen, third from right, April 21, 2017 after they toured the unit at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. The television stars visited as part of an Alpha Warrior Military Tour in which they visited with fans the first day and hosted a Ninja Warrior style competition the following day at the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Phillip Sunkel)
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Alpha Warrior competiton

Master Sgt. Blain Morgan, 308th Rescue Squadron pararescueman, shows American Ninja Warrior star Barclay Stockett an M4 carbine along with other military equipment April 21, 2017 during a tour of the unit at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. (U.S. Air Force photo/Phillip Sunkel)
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Alpha Warrior

Tech. Sgt. Kyle Minshew, 308th Rescue Squadron pararescueman, guides American Ninja Warrior star Brent Steffensen as he rappels down the unit’s training tower April 21, 2017 at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. Steffensen visited the base as part of the Alpha Warrior Military Tour. (U.S. Air Force photo/Phillip Sunkel)
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Alpha Warrior competition

American Ninja Warrior stars Brent Steffensen, left, and Barclay Stockett, right, along with 45th Space Wing commander, Brig. Gen. Wayne R. Monteith, second from left, present Tech. Sgt. Kyle Minshew, 308th Rescue Squadron pararescueman, with the Patrick Air Force Base Alpha Warrior Challenge second place trophy April 22, 2017 at Patrick AFB, Florida. (U.S. Air Force photo/Phillip Sunkel)
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Alpha Warrior competition

Staff Sgt. Michael McCune, 308th Rescue Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialist, makes his way through the radial wings portion of the Alpha Warrior Course April 22, 2017 set up at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. The course, which included obstacles from the hit show American Ninja Warrior, enticed 37 Airmen and civilians from the base to compete. (U.S. Air Force photo/Phillip Sunkel)
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Alpha Warrior

Master Sgt. William Posch, 308th Rescue Squadron pararescueman, works his way through the Alpha Warrior Course April 22, 2017 set up at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. American Ninja Warrior stars Barclay Stockett and Brent Steffensen hosted the event which included a variety of obstacles to test competitors’ upper body strength and agility. Close to 40 people stepped up to the challenge while a crowd of spectators cheered them on. (U.S. Air Force photo/Phillip Sunkel)
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Alpha Warrior

Senior Airman Killian Gartner, 308th Rescue Squadron pararescueman trainee, works his way through the Alpha Warrior Course April 22, 2017 set up at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. Gartner competed against 36 other Airmen and civilians for the coveted Alpha Warrior championship title. (U.S. Air Force photo/Phillip Sunkel)
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Live-fire training prepares helicopter crews for deployment

Master Sgt. Trevor Stevens, from the 943rd Rescue Group, surveys the rotors of an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter, March 3, 2017, at Gowen Field, Idaho, during pre-deployment training for the 305th Rescue Squadron. The 305th RQS, located at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., is conducting training at the Idaho Air National Guard’s Orchard Combat Training Center, a 143,000-acre live-fire range located south of Boise, Idaho, to hone all of their search and rescue procedures before heading to Southwest Asia.
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NFL football hero visits Patrick Air Force Base

NFL football hero Herschel Walker visited Patrick Air Force Base, January 24, taking time to meet with Guardian Angel Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing. These elite warrior Airmen undergo intense physical and mental training to rescue isolated personnel in combat. They toured Walker through their squadron and demonstrated some of their rescue skills. Throughout the visit, Walker held their rapt attention sharing lots of inspirational accounts of his days playing football. Later that afternoon, Walker stood in front of several hundred Patrick AFB employees who came to listen to his personal battled with mental illness. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Cathleen Snow)
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