Members of the 920th Rescue Wing conducting freefall training over Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Active
1963–1965; 1973–1983; 1997–present
Country
United States
Branch
United States Air Force
Type
Wing
Role
Combat search and Rescue
Size
2,500 personnel
Part of
Air Force Reserve Command
Garrison/HQ
Patrick Space Force Base, Florida
Decorations
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Commanders
Commander
Colonel Jesse Hamilton
Vice Commander
Colonel Ian Chase
Command Chief
Chief Master Sergeant James Loper
Insignia
920th Rescue Wing emblem (approved 26 September 1984)[1]
Aircraft flown
Multirole helicopter
HH-60G Pave Hawk
Transport
HC-130J COMBAT KING II
Military unit
The 920th Rescue Wing (920 RQW) is part of the Air Reserve Component (ARC) of the United States Air Force. The wing is assigned to the Tenth Air Force of the Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC).
The 920th Rescue Wing is stationed at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, with additional geographically separated units consisting of the 943d Rescue Group (943 RQG) at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona; the 304th Rescue Squadron (304 RQS) at Portland Air National Guard Base, Oregon; and the 920th Aerospace Medicine Squadron (920 AMDS) at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. If mobilized to active duty with the Regular Air Force, the wing is operationally gained by the Air Combat Command (ACC).
^Robertson, Patsy (13 May 2008). "Factsheet 920 Rescue Wing (AFRC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
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