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Patrick Space Force’s 920th Airmen Conduct Week-Long Mass-Casualty Rescue Exercise

November 30, 2022 Master Sgt. Kelly Goonan, 920th Rescue Wing Public Affairs 0

The 920th Rescue Wing conducted a week-long validation exercise designed to refine mass-casualty emergency response procedures. During the course of the exercise, pararescuemen conducted live-fire infantry action drills and small-unit tactics while maneuvering with patients, called in emergency close air support from HH-60s and F-15E Strike Eagles, and triaged and treated mass casualty patients. […]

Patrick Space Force Base Reminds Citizens of Daylight Savings Coming Up on Sunday

November 3, 2022 920th Rescue Wing 0

Daylight saving time begins the second Sunday in March and ends the first Sunday in November, when clocks are adjusted one hour back to standard time. […]

920th Rescue Wing Recognizes Quarterly Award Winners During Drill Week

October 29, 2022 920th Rescue Wing 0

The 920th Rescue Wing announced award winners from the third quarter of 2022 during the wing’s October drill weekend. […]

920th Rescue Wing Tactical Medical Augmentation Team Increases Combat Medical Capability

October 25, 2022 920th Rescue Wing 0

To find a solution to an identified gap in medical care provided in combat situations, the 920th Rescue Wing’s Aeromedical Staging Squadron developed the Tactical Medical Augmentation Team, an embedded medical team that will bring a new level of patient care directly to the battlefield. […]

920th Rescue Wing Aircraft Departs From Patrick Space Force Base in Anticipation of Hurricane Ian

September 29, 2022 920th Rescue Wing 0

The 920th Rescue Wing aircraft departed Patrick Space Force Base on Wednesday in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Ian. This movement was the equivalent to rapid deployment of the wing’s Personnel Recovery Task Force-Heavy, which utilizes multi-capable Airmen from across the wing to mobilize rapidly for rescue operations around the world. […]

Patrick Space Force Base Unleashes .50-Caliber Aircraft Weapons From Contingency Locations

August 10, 2022 920th Rescue Wing 0

When the United States military personnel are trapped in enemy territory every minute counts as danger approaches. […]

Patrick Space Force Base Maintenance Squadron Phase and Letter Checks Keep Aircraft Mission Ready

July 7, 2022 920th Rescue Wing 0

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 of flying they require intensive maintenance known as letter checks, or phases, which the 920th Maintenance Squadron provides throughout the fiscal year. […]

920th Rescue Wing Aircraft Structural Maintenance Shop Accelerates Change

May 4, 2022 Staff Sgt. Darius Sostre-Miroir, 920th Rescue Wing Public Affairs 0

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 (ASM) shop successfully repaired the damage, and returned the aircraft to flying operations within two months; saving the wing more than 10,000 hours in maintenance and showcasing the maintenance group’s ability to accelerate change within the wing. […]

920th Rescue Wing Develops Newly Enhanced Personnel Recovery Task Force

April 17, 2022 920th Rescue Wing 0

After two years of assessment and validation, the 920th Rescue Wing has developed an enhanced Personnel Recovery Task Force structure along with overhauled tactics, techniques, and procedures with a specific design to deny competitors exploitation of isolated personnel. […]

920th Rescue Wing Flight Chief Master Sgt. Floyd Gordon Essential to Developing New Airmen

April 5, 2022 Staff Sgt. Darius Sostre-Miroir, 920th Rescue Wing Public Affairs 0

As newly-enlisted Airmen leave for basic military training (BMT) they have many things to prepare for. This includes both mental and physical preparation for the challenging eight weeks they will have ahead of them. Guiding this next generation in preparation for BMT, the 920th Rescue Wing Development and Training Flight plays a significant role in the foundation of that development. […]

920th Rescue Wing Senior Airman Mia M. Evans Continues the Red Tail Legacy Through Her Artwork

March 7, 2022 Tech. Sgt. Lauren M. Snyder, 332d Air Expeditionary Wing 0

Slim, tall, with a contagious smile, Senior Airman Mia M. Evans, 332d Expeditionary Force Support Squadron services apprentice, incorporates art as a way to carry on the Red Tail legacy. […]

920th Rescue Wing Assess, Validate Combat Applications During Annual Fury Horizon 22 Exercise

February 19, 2022 Lt. Col. Ian Phillips, 920th Rescue Wing Public Affairs 0

The 920th Rescue Wing assessed and validated combat applications developed over the past two years during their annual Fury Horizon 22 exercise on Feb. 5. […]

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