April 19, 2023 920th First Sergeant Council receives 2022 council of the year awards For exemplary leadership and outstanding contributions to 920th Rescue Wing’s combat search and rescue mission, the 920th Rescue Wing’s First Sergeant Council was named not only the 10th Air Force’s 2022 First Sergeant Council of the Year but also the 2022 Air Force Reserve Command First Sergeant
Aug. 17, 2022 Wing exercise validates combat rescue sustainment functions More than 140 sustainment and operations Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing established a temporary contingency location (TCL) in less than 24 hours here Aug. 1-10, 2022 to conduct the wing’s Distant Horizon exercise, which validated the multi-capable sustainment abilities of a Personnel Recovery
Aug. 9, 2022 New 920th tactics unleash .50-caliber aircraft weapons from contingency locations When United States military personnel are trapped in enemy territory every minute counts as danger approaches and when the 920th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron’s weapons specialists were tasked to find a way to use the wing’s HH-60G Pave Hawk weapons systems as a way to defend a contingency location
June 3, 2022 304th Rescue Squadron assists civilian search and rescue An eight-member Guardian Angel team from the 304th Rescue Squadron was called upon to assist with the rescue efforts of two injured climbers from Mount Rainier, Washington on May 13.
April 14, 2022 920th Rescue Wing develops enhanced combat rescue structure After two years of assessment and validation the 920th Rescue Wing has developed an enhanced Personnel Recovery Task Force (PRTF) structure along with overhauled tactics, techniques, and procedures with a specific design to deny competitors exploitation of isolated personnel.The structure
March 14, 2022 304th Rescue Squadron supports Mt. Hood search and rescue An 11-member Guardian Angel team from the 304th Rescue Squadron battled high winds and deep snow to assist with the rescue efforts of two injured climbers here March 7.A multi-team search-and-rescue mission was conducted in challenging conditions after two climbers fell approximately 200 feet in the
Feb. 22, 2022 MSG expands combat readiness to support wing A desolate airfield came alive as 122 members of the 920th Mission Support Group received part-task-training on tactical field skills during an exercise here Feb. 4.The field classes were part of the wing’s FURY HORIZON 22 exercise and were designed to observe how 920th MSG Airmen would react to
Jan. 19, 2021 Rescue Wing personnel bolster combat capabilities 920th Rescue Wing Airmen had the opportunity to participate in combat-skills training here this week. Participants were motivated to partake in the three-day exercise’s activities. They all experienced patrolling with small-team tactics, operating night vision goggles, using different types of
June 4, 2020 A New Era Takes Flight A rainy June 2, 2020, was a historic day for the 39th Rescue Squadron as aircrew members flew the first fully operational HC-130J Combat King II training mission. This first operational flight marks an important milestone for the 39th RQS because the HC-130J replaced the HC-130 P/N as the only Air