Feb. 1, 2019 A Somber Mission: Air Force Reserve Guardian Angels Team Up For Recovery On Mt. Hood Wednesday morning the 304th Rescue Squadron supported a rescue operation on Mt. Hood after a downed aircraft was spotted earlier this week.Twelve personnel from the 304th Rescue Squadron, Air Force Reserve, participated in the rescue efforts. During the course of the operation it was discovered that
Oct. 25, 2018 Reserve Citizen Airmen prepare for human spaceflight To prepare for the arrival of human spaceflight tests next year, the 920th Rescue Wing along with the DoD Human Space Flight Support (HSFS) Office, NASA and SpaceX personnel joined forces to plan and execute a realistic medical evacuation exercise at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 25.
Sept. 18, 2018 Air Force Association recognizes Florida Reserve Wing with unit award Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing were awarded with the Air Force Association Unit Award Sept. 18, 2018, during the opening and awards ceremony at the annual Air, Space & Cyberspace Conference at the Gaylord Natonal Resort and Convention Center in National Harbour, Maryland. The wing
July 21, 2018 U.S. Air Force Reserve combat-search-and-rescue helicopter wins best in show at world’s largest air show The 2018 Royal International Air Tattoo, the world’s largest air show, according to its web site, selected the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from the 943rd Rescue Group, Tucson, Ariz., as the winner of best static display out of hundreds of aircraft. The international 100-year celebration boasted 302
May 21, 2018 Final respects paid to pararescueman Staff Sergeant Carl Enis Loved ones, friends, 308th Rescue Squadron teammates and 920th Rescue Wing members paid their respects as Staff Sgt. Carl Enis was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery Monday, May 21, 2018. Enis, a pararescuemen, was providing combat rescue support for Inherent Resolve, when he, along with
April 8, 2018 Reserve Citizen Airmen support resupply rocket launch Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing supported the Space-X Falcon 9 rocket launch during its resupply mission to the International Space Station, April 2.Working closely with NASA’s launch control, the 301st Rescue Squadron’s Airmen, attached to the 920th RQW, patrolled the path of the
Feb. 7, 2018 Reserve Citizen Airman support successful SpaceX Falcon Heavy milestone launch Reserve Citizen Airmen are used to supporting milestone rocket launches, and have supported manned spaceflight launches through the years; however, they have never supported a rocket toting a car.SpaceX’s CEO Elon Musk’s cherry red Roadster from Tesla, his electric car company, was the payload on
Sept. 27, 2017 Top Air Force leaders visit Florida Reserve Airmen to say thanks for hurricane relief efforts When the CEO sends top management to visit workers, it’s either because they did something very wrong, or they did something very right. On Sept. 20, 2017, top Air Force leadership visited the Airmen of the 920th Rescue Wing to thank them for their Herculean efforts over the past few weeks providing
June 19, 2017 Patrick Air Force Wings solidify partnership in epic way Most business agreements are solidified over coffee and a handshake at a boardroom table, but joint mission partners here commemorated signing their host-tenant support agreement in a first-time epic fashion. Host base commander Brig. Gen. Wayne R. Monteith, 45th Space Wing, and tenant unit
Nov. 19, 2016 Citizen Airman support successful rocket launch of weather satellite Against a clear fall night on Florida's Space Coast, Citizen Airmen piloting an Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter, a few miles from Space Launch Complex 41 here, had the best view of an Atlas V rocket as it pierced the sky carrying a Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R spacecraft