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
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,
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 15, 2022 Fusion cell shapes wing deliberate planning processes While most Air Force wings have a plans and program office for long-term planning the 920th Rescue Wing has enhanced its planning abilities by creating a fusion cell designed to implement exercises based on deliberate, joint planning that modernizes the wing’s agile combat readiness for missions
May 3, 2022 920th aircraft structural maintenance shop accelerates change When a bird struck the leading edge of one of the wing’s C-130J Combat King II aircraft during a flight the 920th Maintenance Squadron’s aircraft structural maintenance shop successfully repaired the damage and returned the aircraft to flying operations within two months; saving the wing more
Feb. 18, 2022 920th RQW enhance tactics for combat in contested environments The 920th Rescue Wing assessed and validated combat applications developed over the past two years during their annual FURY HORIZON 22 exercise here Feb. 5.In a scenario replicating Indo-Pacific region major combat operations, 300 military personnel were isolated on a remote island used for agile
Feb. 17, 2022 920th RQW answers call to conduct civilian medical airlift The 920th Rescue Wing conducted a multi-person medical airlift in support of a critically-injured person aboard a cruise ship 600 nautical miles off the coast of Florida Feb. 15.The 920th RQW launched two of its HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters, two HC-130J Combat King II aircraft and a team of
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.
July 8, 2017 Rescue warriors head downrange This summer, Guardian Angel Airmen and support personnel from the 304th Rescue Squadron, Portland, Oregon, embarked on the largest deployment in the history of the squadron. Their extended deployment to an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia in support of Operation Inherent Resolve is