Jan. 11, 2016 Rescue wing retiring aging HC-130s With no fanfare other than the fading rumble of its four turbo-prop engines, one of Patrick's well-worn HC-130P/N King aircraft - number 65-00976 - disappeared into the afternoon sky heading into retirement at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base's 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, the
Dec. 22, 2015 Reservists support historic launch, landing of rocket Helicopter aircrews from the 920th Rescue Wing held their hover near Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station while a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted skyward at 8:29 p.m. Dec. 21.On board the Falcon were 11 communications satellites, which were to be placed into low-Earth orbit (LEO)
Dec. 7, 2015 43 Patrick Citizen Airmen earn CCAF degrees Forty three Reserve Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing here graduated with an associate's degree from the Community College of the Air Force Dec. 5.During the ceremony, Col. Paul "Brett" Howard, 920th RQW vice commander, presented diplomas while 920th RQW Command Chief Tim Bianchi presented special
Dec. 7, 2015 35-year career chief takes fini-flight As therotor blades of an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter churned and slowly came to a fullstop, they signaled the end of Chief Master Sgt. Lazaro Ibarra's final flighthere, Dec. 2. Within minutes of his fini-flight, the 301st RescueSquadron's retiring chief was doused with fluorescent green sea dye, a
Dec. 7, 2015 Rescue wing clears path for launch, resupply mission Wing reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing here provided range clearance and safety support for a resupply mission to the International Space Station. A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the Cygnus
Oct. 28, 2015 AF Reservists join effort to rescue missing men Air Force reservistsjoined forces with local volunteer search and rescue organizations to rescue twomen who went missing Oct. 25.The call for help came Oct. 26 from the Clackamas County Sherriff's office requestingassistance to help locate two men who were overdue by 6 hours after they wentwild
Oct. 7, 2015 Reserve rescue assists with search for cargo ship The 920th Rescue Wing deployed an aircraft Tuesday in support of the search for possible survivors from the cargo ship El Faro, which is believed to have sunk during Hurricane Joaquin.A wing aircrew departed from here in an HC-130P/N King aircraft today at approximately 10:45 a.m. with two 4-man
Oct. 1, 2015 F-22, F-16 pilots hone water survival skills More than 70 reservists and active duty service members from three units participated in water survival training at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida, Sept. 14 - 18. Service members from the 301st Fighter Wing here and its geographically separated
Sept. 24, 2015 Rescuer reunites with ‘Katrina Girl’ Ten years ago, Staff Sgt. Mike Maroney hovered over a maelstrom of water, debris and human suffering. New Orleans, a once vibrant mecca for revelers and tourists, was ground zero for impoverished refugees in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.By Sept. 6, 2005, Maroney had become depressed and felt