May 8, 2024 920th RQW successfully conducts civilian medical airlift 350 miles off coast of United States The 920th Rescue Wing successfully conducted a civilian medical airlift operation of a critical patient aboard a cruise ship located more than 350-nautical-miles off the eastern coast of the United States May 4.Within hours of the call the 920th RQW prepared and launched a rescue force consisting of
Dec. 7, 2023 Joint exercise Distant Fury Stallion raises bar for combat rescue interoperability In an unprecedented undertaking four years in the making, Air Force Reserve Command’s 920th Rescue Wing completed Exercise Distant Fury Stallion 23 Nov. 27-Dec. 8, integrating combat search and rescue forces with the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps-led Exercise Dawn Blitz Steel Knight. In
Nov. 17, 2023 301st Rescue Squadron hosts skills-based rescue competition The 301st Rescue Squadron hosted their annual, week-long “Turkey Shoot” competition where seven Air Force combat search and rescue helicopter squadrons, piloting the HH-60G and HH-60W, competed in combat search and rescue skills events here Nov. 6 – 10.The competing helicopter squadrons included the
Sept. 12, 2023 Wing tests mission command methodologies during Exercise Fury Horizon 23 The 920th Rescue Wing’s personnel recovery task force construct was executed to conduct a large-scale isolated personnel rescue while spread over more than 200 miles during Exercise Fury Horizon 23 here Sept. 9.The combat search and rescue exercise is designed to hone the wing’s sustained wartime
Aug. 11, 2023 39th Rescue Squadron conducts forward area refueling point with MQ-9 Reaper A 39th Rescue Squadron HC-130 Combat King II aircraft refueled an MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle during a forward area refueling point training exercise in a simulated austere environment with the 65th Special Operations Squadron August 8. The 39th RQS operates HC-130J aircraft that carry out
June 12, 2023 RAPIDS infiltration/exfiltration training The 39th and 308th Rescue Squadrons worked in unison to execute RAPIDS infiltration and exfiltration training here, June 6, 2023. RAPIDS is a Special Forces tactic for quickly inserting and extracting personnel into and out of an area.
March 15, 2023 308th Rescue Squadron honors Jolly 51 The 308th Rescue Squadron, Gold Star family members, and friends conducted a special memorial "Jolly 51" workout event at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, March 9, honoring the seven service members who made the ultimate sacrifice on March 15, 2018, in the helicopter crash of "Jolly 51" that was
March 7, 2023 920th Mission Support Group executes agile combat employment concepts The 920th Mission Support Group applied Agile Combat Employment concepts to hone their tactics, techniques, and procedures to execute field operations in contested, austere environments during exercise DISTANT SHADOW here, March 2. Over 150 MSG Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing were taken to a
Nov. 22, 2022 Increased firepower provides unique capability for combat rescue “This capability increases the lethality of the PRTF and improves point defense in forward operations and also increases the capacity for airbase ground defense in support of the projection of air power,” said Romeo.
Sept. 4, 2020 Guardian Angels Rescue Lost Father, Daughter Near Mt. Hood On September 3, a 34-year-old male, his seven-year-old daughter, and their dog were rescued after being reported missing for two days in the Mt. Hood wilderness area.At the time of notification, the lost personnel were believed to be in a steep canyon. Clackamas County Sheriffs took the lead and