June 23, 2023 304th Rescue Squadron Airman provides lifesaving care to injured motorists Technical Sgt. Margo Testa, 304th Rescue Squadron medical element noncommissioned officer in charge, applied military training and medical expertise to render lifesaving care to two severely injured motorcyclists May 14. Testa exited her vehicle and ran to the scene; taking charge of the situation.
March 7, 2023 920th Mission Support Group executes agile combat employment concepts in field The 920th Mission Support Group applied Agile Combat Employment concepts to hone their tactics, techniques, and procedures to execute field operations in contested, austere environments during exercise DISTANT SHADOW here, March 2.Over 150 920th MSG Airmen were taken to a remote location where they
Sept. 11, 2022 920th Rescue Wing hosts change of command ceremony Col. Jesse Hamilton took command of the 920th Rescue Wing from Col. John Dobbin in a change of command ceremony held here September 11.Maj. Gen. Bryan Radliff, 10th Air Force commander, presided over the ceremony and highlighted the importance of the rescue wing’s mission to the success of combat
Aug. 17, 2022 Wing exercise validates combat rescue sustainment functions More than 140 sustainment and operations Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing established a temporary contingency location (TCL) in less than 24 hours here Aug. 1-10, 2022 to conduct the wing’s Distant Horizon exercise, which validated the multi-capable sustainment abilities of a Personnel Recovery
Aug. 9, 2022 New 920th tactics unleash .50-caliber aircraft weapons from contingency locations When United States military personnel are trapped in enemy territory every minute counts as danger approaches and when the 920th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron’s weapons specialists were tasked to find a way to use the wing’s HH-60G Pave Hawk weapons systems as a way to defend a contingency location
July 13, 2022 306th Rescue Squadron Airman awarded 2021 combat rescue officer of year award Captain Ryan Gilbert of the 306th Rescue Squadron was awarded the 2021 Air Force Special Warfare Combat Rescue Officer CGO of the Year award here this month.Air Force combat rescue officers are trained to lead special operations forces in conducting personnel and material recovery operations. While
July 7, 2022 920th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron receives 2021 AFRC maintenance section of year award The 920th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron was recently awarded the 2021 Air Force Reserve Command Maintenance Section of the Year award for maintaining exemplary combat readiness and for providing outstanding contributions to the Air Force Reserve mission from January 01, 2021 to December 31,
July 5, 2022 Maintenance squadron phase and letter checks keep aircraft mission ready The aircraft that carry out the 920th Rescue Wing’s mission of rescuing isolated personnel take on various levels of wear and tear and after hundreds of hours flying they require intensive maintenance known as letter checks, or phases, which the 920th Maintenance Squadron provides throughout the
June 30, 2022 720th Security Forces Squadron renamed 943rd Security Forces Squadron in ceremony The 720th Security Forces Squadron was renamed to the 943rd Security Forces Squadron in a ceremony here on June 10, 2022.The 943rd SFS was initially activated at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in February 2010. Since then they have been assigned under different numbered air forces and squadrons and
June 21, 2022 Rescue wing honors Khobar Towers fallen during ceremony 920th Rescue Wing Airmen, Team Patrick, family, and friends gathered here June 21 to honor 19 Airmen killed in a terrorist attack 26 years ago known as the Khobar Towers bombing.The Khobar Towers bombing of 1996 was a terrorist attack on a U.S. Air Force housing complex in the town of Khobar, near