The 920th Rescue Wing, based out of Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, surveyed areas affected by Hurricane Michael on the Florida Panhandle Oct. 11. The Air Force Reserve unit, which specializes in combat search and rescue, prepared throughout the week to provide search-and-rescue humanitarian relief if needed. Reserve Citizen Airmen piloted two HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters and an HC-130N King aerial refueling aircraft along the Gulf Coast toward Panama City & Tyndall Air Force Base area.
The first clip is video from inside the HC-130N aerial refueling aircraft as it took off from Patrick AFB, Florida.
The next several clips show the HC-130N aerial refueling the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters during the mission.
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Pararescue Airmen from the 308th Rescue Squadron spent several hours with the University of Florida Men’s Swim Team, Sept. 28, giving them a taste of what it takes to become one of the Air Force Reserve’s elite Guardian Angel Airmen.
Reserve and active duty pararescuemen were undergoing dive and jump training on Sept. 11, in Key West, Florida, when they were recalled back to their home units to immediately begin the process of pre-positioning for Hurricane Florence search-and-rescue operations.
