Dec. 4, 2019 MacDill supports joint force exercise For around a week, the skies over MacDill Air Force Base, Florida buzzed with the sounds of HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters, as the base hosted a Joint Force deployment readiness exercise.
Dec. 4, 2018 Combat Rescue Wing gives 60 civilian employers a lift, inducts 5 honorary commanders The 920th Rescue Wing hosted 60 community leaders for the advent of rides aboard its Air Force combat-search-and-rescue aircraft during a special day recognizing civilian employers of Reserve Citizen Airmen and five community leaders who were inducted as honorary commanders, Dec. 1.Both occasions
March 4, 2018 Citizen Airmen support weather satellite launch Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 920th Rescue Wing supported the Atlas V rocket launch, which delivered a next-generation weather satellite for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) March 1.During the launch window, the 301st Rescue Squadron works with other military and civilian
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
Nov. 9, 2017 Citizen Airmen conduct long-range rescue of cruise passenger Within two hours of the call, Citizen Airmen with 920th Rescue Wing took to the skies bound for a cruise ship roughly 500 miles off the Florida coastline carrying an elderly passenger suffering an acute condition and in need of medical evacuation Nov. 7, 2017.The long-range mission, requiring two
Nov. 6, 2017 Citizen Airmen support Navy SEAL muster Citizen Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing flew two HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters in support of the Navy SEAL Museum’s 32nd Annual Muster and Music Festival, during a Navy SEAL demonstration in Fort Pierce, Florida, Nov. 4 2017.Navy SEALs fast roped from the 920th RQW aircraft during the rescue
Oct. 18, 2017 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
Feb. 1, 2017 Brevard Reservists land in Horn of Africa and Afghanistan Two groups of Citizen Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing deployed to two different overseas locations to provide personnel recovery support to ongoing operations. A group of fixed-wing aviator, maintenance and support personnel landed in Africa for four months as part of Combined Joint Task Force -