• Stars tour the 920th Rescue Wing • Col. Jeffrey Macrander was honored and humbled to host the military's finest • An HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter was one of the highlights of the GO tour
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Col. Jeffrey Macrander, 920th Rescue Wing commander, shared stories about piloting the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter with 23 General Officers who toured the 920th RQW May 7 during their annual visit to Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. The retired generals visit the base annually for Wing updates. The Pave Hawk was one of nine that is used for combat-search-and-rescue missions flown by the 920th RQW. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Cathleen Snow)
U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Robert G. Merrilees Retired enjoyed an HH-60G Pave Hawk static display along with 23 General Officers who toured the 920th Rescue Wing May 7 during their annual visit to Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. The retired generals visit the base annually for Wing updates. The Pave Hawk was one of nine that is used for combat-search-and-rescue missions flown by the 920th RQW. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Cathleen Snow)
by Maj. Cathleen Snow
920th Rescue Wing Public Affairs
5/10/2013 - PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Col. Jeffrey Macrander, 920th Rescue Wing commander, shared stories about piloting the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter with 23 general officers who toured the 920th RQW May 7 during their annual visit to Patrick Air Force Base, Fla.
The retired generals visit the base annually for wing updates, but this was the first time they were able to include a visit to the 920th on their agenda. The 45th Space Wing hosts them and they usually have a jam-packed schedule.
After a heavy deployment schedule, and a passing Operational Readiness Inspection, the GOs caught wind that their may be an opportunity to fit a visit in with the local Air Force Reserve Wing, so the visit with the Citizen Airmen of the 920th was added to their delight.
They enjoyed a combat-search-and-rescue mission briefing, along with two aircraft static displays on the flightline, the Pave Hawk helicopter, and the HC-130P/N King tanker. Both aircraft are used to carry out CSAR missions flown by the 920th RQW.
"We were honored and humbled to host the military's finest, and it was fun swapping war stories with them. I learned more from them than they did from me during their visit to the 920th," said Macrander who shared the latest combat stories of his Citizen Airmen during their many recent deployments saving lives.
