Sept. 12, 2023 Wing tests mission command methodologies during Exercise Fury Horizon 23 The 920th Rescue Wing’s personnel recovery task force construct was executed to conduct a large-scale isolated personnel rescue while spread over more than 200 miles during Exercise Fury Horizon 23 here Sept. 9.The combat search and rescue exercise is designed to hone the wing’s sustained wartime
Aug. 18, 2023 Pave Hawk paint scheme honors Vietnam The 943d Rescue Group, a geographically separated unit of the 920th Rescue Wing, recently completed painting an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter in a Vietnam-Era paint scheme in July at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.This helicopter received the two-tone camouflage pattern, consisting of drab
Aug. 11, 2023 39th Rescue Squadron conducts forward area refueling point with MQ-9 Reaper A 39th Rescue Squadron HC-130 Combat King II aircraft refueled an MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle during a forward area refueling point training exercise in a simulated austere environment with the 65th Special Operations Squadron August 8. The 39th RQS operates HC-130J aircraft that carry out
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.
June 11, 2023 RAPIDS infiltration/exfiltration training The 39th and 308th Rescue Squadrons worked in unison to execute RAPIDS infiltration and exfiltration training here, June 6, 2023.RAPIDS is a Special Forces tactic for quickly inserting and extracting personnel into and out of an area. The 308th RQS trains and maintains the Air Forces only dedicated
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
Nov. 22, 2022 Increased firepower provides unique capability for combat rescue “This capability increases the lethality of the PRTF and improves point defense in forward operations and also increases the capacity for airbase ground defense in support of the projection of air power,” said Romeo.
Sept. 4, 2020 Guardian Angels Rescue Lost Father, Daughter Near Mt. Hood On September 3, a 34-year-old male, his seven-year-old daughter, and their dog were rescued after being reported missing for two days in the Mt. Hood wilderness area.At the time of notification, the lost personnel were believed to be in a steep canyon. Clackamas County Sheriffs took the lead and
July 23, 2020 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
July 18, 2020 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