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  • Rescue Wing Airman Volunteers for COVID-19 Response

    To the Rescue

    A hospital within a hospital, a first of its kind, was the response needed to combat a new strain of coronavirus that has not been previously identified in humans and was rapidly affecting New York, the country and world.This strain of coronavirus, known as COVID-19, is proving to be as devastating as the 1918 Spanish Flu claiming the lives of over
  • Rescue Wing Airman Volunteers for COVID-19 Response

    To the Rescue

    A hospital within a hospital, a first of its kind, was the response needed to combat a new strain of coronavirus that has not been previously identified in humans and was rapidly affecting New York, the country and world.This strain of coronavirus, known as COVID-19, is proving to be as devastating as the 1918 Spanish Flu claiming the lives of over
  • The 920th Rescue Wing lost three American heroes March 15, 2018, in an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter crash in Anbar Province, Iraq: Pararescuemen Staff Sgt. Carl Enis, 31, and Master Sgt. Bill Posch, 36, were both assigned to the 308th Rescue Squadron and Combat Rescue Officer Capt. Mark Weber, 29, was assigned to the 38th Rescue Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, but was augmenting the 308th temporarily to bolster the wing’s deployment to Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo Tech. Sgt Jared TRIMARCHI)

    Florida Rescue wing honors legacy of fallen American heroes

    Love never dies.On March 1, the commander of the 920th Rescue Wing, Col. Kurt Matthews, stood before wing Airmen and families of three fallen Airmen who were lost March 15, 2018, in an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter crash in Anbar Province, Iraq.“I know you all personally,” said Matthews, “To be here in front of you is daunting because it means so
  • Air Force Reserve pararescuemen Senior Mastter Sgt. Joe Traska and Staff Sgt. Lucas Vannorsdall, 334th Air Expeditionary Group, take a moment to catch their breath after putting their readiness training in the keys on hold to posture for search-and-rescue operations at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Florence. Pararescuemen are highly trained combat rescue specialists. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kelly Goonan)

    Combat-search-and-rescue Airmen press pause to tackle Hurricane Florence aftermath

    Reserve and active duty pararescuemen were undergoing dive and jump training on Sept. 11, in Key West, Florida, when they were recalled back to their home units to immediately begin the process of pre-positioning for Hurricane Florence search-and-rescue operations.Reserve Citizen Airmen within the 920th Rescue Wing at Patrick Air Force Base,
  • Guardian Angels undergo intensive pre-deployment training

    Guardian Angels undergo intensive pre-deployment training

    A team of 39 Guardian Angels from the 308th Rescue Squadron traveled to Perry, Georgia, Oct. 12, 2017 for an intensive five-day training exercise at the Guardian Centers state-of-the-art urban training facility before gearing up for their upcoming deployment.Supported by two 301st Rescue Squadron HH-60 Pave Hawks and crews, the Guardian Angels
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