March 2, 2018 Guardian Angel team rescues climbers on Mount Hood Air Force Reserve Guardian Angel Airmen with the 304th Rescue Squadron, Portland, Oregon, joined forces with the Clackamas County Sheriff’s office and other volunteer search-and-rescue groups to rescue several distressed climbers located about 10,500 feet up Mount Hood Feb. 13, 2018.
Feb. 16, 2018 Former Reserve rescue pilot killed in bike accident Friends and family of retired Col. Christopher “Sunshine” Hannon are invited to attend his funeral service at noon Feb. 23 at the South Patrick Air Force Base Chapel, followed by his burial with full military honors at 2:30 p.m. at Cape Canaveral National Cemetery, Florida.
Feb. 7, 2018 Reserve Citizen Airman support successful SpaceX Falcon Heavy milestone launch Reserve Citizen Airmen are used to supporting milestone rocket launches, and have supported manned spaceflight launches through the years; however, they have never supported a rocket toting a car.
Jan. 30, 2018 Reserve wing receives prestigious German Maritime Search and Rescue award For the first time in 20 years, the German Maritime Search and Rescue Service awarded the Medal of Honor on Ribbon for Rescue Missions at Sea in Gold in a special ceremony to the 920th Rescue Wing Jan. 26, 2018 at the German Martime Museum.
Jan. 25, 2018 Rescue Reservists teach working dogs new tricks Beta, a military working dog with the 45th Space Wing Security Force Squadron, is trained to smell anything from money to explosives and can even recognize hostile actions. He added a new skill Jan. 23 whenReserve Citizen Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing familiarized the Belgian Malinois with
Jan. 18, 2018 Reserve Citizen Airman named Space Coast Firefighter of the Year Senior Airman Davey Brinkman, a special mission aviator with the 920th Rescue Wing's 301st Rescue Squadron, was named 2017 Space Coast Fire Chiefs' Association Firefighter of the Year.
Sept. 27, 2017 Air Force leaders thank Florida Reserve Airmen for hurricane relief efforts Air Force leadership visited the Airmen of the 920th Rescue Wing here Sept. 20, to thank them for their Herculean efforts over the past few weeks providing hurricane relief.
Sept. 1, 2017 Florida Reserve Airmen fly Texas relief missions A contingent of 95 Air Force Reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing, Cocoa Beach, Florida, joined forces with several other groups of military rescue assets and were airborne within the first few hours of arriving here, exercising their combat rescue skills over and around Houston.
June 19, 2017 Patrick wings solidify partnership in epic way Most business agreements are solidified over coffee and a handshake at a boardroom table, but joint mission partners here commemorated signing their host-tenant support agreement in a first-time epic fashion.Host base commander Brig. Gen. Wayne R. Monteith, 45th Space Wing, and tenant unit commander
May 1, 2017 Citizen Airmen support successful Falcon 9 NROL-76 launch Citizen Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing cleared the Eastern Test Range in support of SpaceX’s successful launch of the NROL-76 spacecraft aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center May 1 at 7:15 a.m. ET.SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched with a classified
2022 Airmen of the Year, First Sergeant of the Year, First Sergeant Council of the Year announced Air Force Reserve Command senior leaders and their spouses recognized the command’s 2022 Airmen of the Year during a virtual ceremony Apr. 22, 2022.All winners and nominees competed in their respective Numbered Air Force and Headquarters command before competing at the major command level.
Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 624th RSG CES earn Silver Flag certification and accolades In late August, 17 Citizen Airmen from the 624th Regional Support Group’s Civil Engineer Squadron (CES), Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, along with Reserve Citizen Airmen from around the country, participated in Exercise Patriot Warrior Silver Flag training at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta,
932nd CES Airman awarded the Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award 932nd CES Airman awarded the Lance P. Sijan U.S. Air Force Leadership Award
12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year recognized at AFA The 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2021 were recognized over the course of five days during the annual Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber conference held at National Harbor, Sept. 18-22.