Florida Guardian Angels return from saving lives in Afghanistan
Issue 4, Volume 6, June 2010Staff Sgt. Leslie Kraushaar
Filed Under: On Base
Florida Guardian Angels return from saving lives in Afghanistan • Staff Sgt. Leslie Kraushaar • 920th Rescue Wing Public Affairs As the sun shone brightly and the Banana River glistened next to 920th Rescue Wing’s pararescue squadron here at Patrick Air Force Base, a small, intimate group of families waited anxiously as the white bus pulled into the parking lot on May 5, 2010. It had been quiet around the Guardian Angel’s squadron the last four months, with personnel who make up... [Read more...]
Air Force Reserve Combat-Search-and-Rescue Wing holds change-of-command
Issue 3, Volume 6, May 2010Staff Sgt. Leslie Kraushaar
Filed Under: On Base
Air Force Reserve Combat-Search-and-Rescue Wing holds change-of-command • Staff Sgt. Leslie Kraushaar • PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, FL – Colonel Robert Dunn will assume command of the 920th Rescue Wing on May 2 after a change-of-command ceremony at Patrick Air Force Base at 10 a.m. Colonel Dunn will replace Colonel Steven “Wall Street” Kirkpatrick who served as commander of the 920th Rescue Wing from March 2006 to May 2009. Colonel Kirkpatrick will be assigned as the Senior Air Force... [Read more...]
Reserve rescue riggers pack 67-year-old piece of history with a little help from YouTube
Issue 2, Volume 6, April 2010Staff Sgt. Leslie Kraushaar
Filed Under: On Base
Reserve rescue riggers pack 67-year-old piece of history with a little help from YouTube By Staff Sgt. Leslie Kraushaar, 920th Rescue Wing Public Affairs “No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation,” General Douglas MacArthur famously said. Unfold the journey of how a 67-year-old Japanese silk parachute from World War II made its way to a Florida Veteran’s Memorial Center where it’s on display, and you’ll see a detour at... [Read more...]
On Base: The P.A.S.T. is the start of the future
Issue 12, Volume 5, February 2010By: Staff Sgt. Leslie Kraushaar
Filed Under: On Base
ON BASE The P.A.S.T is the start of a future By Staff Sgt. Leslie Kraushaar, 920th Rescue Wing Public Affairs “Don’t quit.” That’s the motto here for the pre-Indoctrination Course Air Force Reserve Pararescuemen (PJs) and Combat Rescue Officers (CROs) at the 920th Rescue Wing Patrick Air Force Base, FL. In fact, that statement will follow these men throughout their two-year training program — the Pipeline as they call it. The Physical Ability and Stamina Test (P.A.S.T) is administered... [Read more...]
On Base: December ‘09
Issue 10, Volume 5, December 2009By Staff Sgt. Leslie Kraushaar
Filed Under: On Base
PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, FL –- Colonel Christopher P. Hannon assumed command of the 920th Rescue Wing Operations Group on November 8, 2009. The Operations Group falls under the 920th Rescue Wing, which is a combat search and rescue unit dedicated to rescuing downed Airmen behind enemy lives, civilians in distress and providing rescue support for the NASA shuttle launches. Col. Hannon replaced Col. Jeffrey L. Macrander, who served as Operations Group commander from October 2005 to October 2009. Col.... [Read more...]
Operation Air Show A Success
Issue 9, Volume 5, November 2009By Staff Sgt. Leslie Kraushaar
Filed Under: On Base
PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, FL – Cocoa Beach is known for being the home of white sand beaches, surf shops, sunshine and, now, the Cocoa Beach Air Show. The inaugural event was held October 3-4 and featured many high-powered, high-speed aeronautical performances. The 920th Rescue Wing here was one of the main performances that drew a huge crowd of enthralled onlookers. From start to finish, the crews of the HC-130 Hercules fixed-wing aircraft (also called King), and HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters... [Read more...]
On Base: October ‘09
Issue 8, Volume 5, October 2009By: Bryan Ripple
Filed Under: On Base
DEOMI Enhances Mission Readiness of the Total Force By Bryan Ripple DEOMI Public Affairs Officer PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — One truly unique agency within the Department of Defense is the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute, more commonly referred to as DEOMI. The DEOMI campus is housed in a beautiful Florida/Mediterranean-style structure located along the beautiful Banana River on Patrick Air Force Base. Located on Patrick in several older structures since 1971, DEOMI marked... [Read more...]
When a rocket “goes”, so do Air Force Reserve Rescuers
By: Capt. Cathleen SnowFiled Under: On Base
When a rocket “goes”, so do Air Force Reserve Rescuers PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, FL — Every time a rocket pierces through the sky into space from Cape Canaveral’s spaceport, Air Force Reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing here are on the go to support it. Mounted aboard a Herculean Delta IV rocket, the new national weather satellite took off Saturday, June 27 at 6:51 p.m. EDT after a loading its fuel during a severe storm. Air Force Reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing here... [Read more...]
Lt. Col. D. Brent Baysinger of the 920th Rescue Wing
Issue 4, Volume 5, June 2009By: Tobin Bennison
Filed Under: 20 Questions
A mere six days after Air Force Reservist Lt. Colonel D. Brent Baysinger took command of the 301st Rescue Squadron, he and his team of Airmen were deployed to Afghanistan as part of an Air Combat Command mobilization of an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter aircrew, maintainers and support personnel. The 301st, which originated in 1956, is now part of the 920th Rescue Wing based at Patrick Air Force Base and has saved countless lives since their deployment to the remote, mountainous region in late March.... [Read more...]
