United States Air Force Reserve I n t e g r i t y - S e r v i c e - E x c e l l e n c e 920 th Rescue Wing Mission Brief LIEUTENANT COLONEL ADOLPH S. RODRIGUEZ JR. 9 March 2019 1
MISSION Rescue and recover personnel, anytime, anywhere, with combat-ready Citizen Airmen 18% of total Air Force Combat Rescue Forces! Fly, Fight and Win… 2
WARTIME MISSIONS HC-130H/N: provides 24 hour, all weather, long range air refueling and insert/re-supply capability in support of CSAR operations world-wide HH-60G: provides 24 hour, all weather, long range, insert and recovery capability in support of CSAR operations world-wide GA: provides 24 hour, all weather, all terrain, multiple insertion capabilities, combat medical care, specialized protection and recovery of isolated personnel ASTS: provides patient care and transfer capability at nodes in the health care chain from forward and intermediate areas for wounded and ill soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines Fly, Fight and Win… 3
PEACETIME MISSIONS Man, train, and equip CSAR forces to support Air Combat Command Man, train, and equip Aeromedical forces to support both Air Combat Command and Air Mobility Command Support Space Command by clearing Eastern Test Range of boats and personnel prior to missile launch activity Support International Civil Aviation Organization signatories by providing search and rescue capability to foreign governments Support US Civilian agencies by participating in humanitarian and disaster relief operations Fly, Fight and Win… 4
AIR FORCE RESERVE COMMAND AFRC/CC Washington DC Lt Gen Richard Scobee AFRC/CD-Robins Maj Gen Kenneth Lewis, Jr 22 AF 10 AF/CC 4 AF Dobbins AFB, GA NAS Ft Worth JRB, TX March AFB, CA 19,773 18,616 Maj Gen Ronald Miller 17,000 920 RQW/CC Col Kurt Matthews 2,000 Fly, Fight and Win… 5
920th Rescue Wing Organization Commander Col Kurt Matthews Vice Commander Command Chief Col Ian Chase CMSgt Douglas Isaacks 920 th Aeromedical Staging 920 th Maintenance Group 920 th Mission Support Group 920 th Operations Group Squadron Col Leo Kamphaus Lt Col Adolph Rodriquez Col Michael Loforti Col Corey Anderson 920 th Force Support 720 th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron 39 th Rescue Squadron 920 th AMDS (Langley) Squadron Maj Sabrina Ura Lt Col Ellis Garner Col Robin Caudle Lt Col Anthony Colberg 920 th Logistics Readiness Flight 920 th Aircraft Maintenance 920 th Aircraft Maintenance 301 st Rescue Squadron Maj Rachel Lagerquist Squadron Squadron Lt Col Scott Nichols Maj Chad Fuentes 920 th Communications Maj Steven Young Flight 920 th Maintenance Lt Col Asan Bui 308 th Rescue Squadron Squadron Lt Col Timothy Hanks Lt Col Catherine Corea 920 th Security Forces Sq Maj Robert Costa 920 th Ops Support 720 Security Forces Sq (DM) Squadron Capt Connie Ambrose (I) Lt Col Ricardo Montana Fly, Fight and Win… 6
943rd Rescue Group Davis Monthan AFB AZ Commander Commander Davis-Monthan AFB AZ Davis-Monthan AFB AZ Col John Beatty Col John Beatty 943 rd Maintenance 943 rd Maintenance 943 rd Mission Support 943 rd Mission Support Squadron Squadron Flight Flight Lt Col Anthony Colberg Lt Col Anthony Colberg Lt Col Sherard Dorroh Lt Col Sherard Dorroh 943 rd Aerospace 943 rd Aerospace 305 th Rescue Squadron 305 th Rescue Squadron Medicine Squadron Medicine Squadron Lt Col Nathan Horner Lt Col Nathan Horner Lt Col David Haymore Lt Col David Haymore 304 th Rescue Squadron 304 th Rescue Squadron 306 th Rescue Squadron 306 th Rescue Squadron Portland OR Portland OR Maj Brent McCall Maj Brent McCall Lt Col Jesse Peterson Lt Col Jesse Peterson 943 rd Ops Support Flight 943 rd Ops Support Flight Maj David Gonzales Maj David Gonzales Fly, Fight and Win… 7
920 RQW Manning 2500 Authorized Assigned 2000 1955 1789 1500 1000 679 656 500 407 382 350 314 252 190 182 134 60 53 45 40 0 RQW OG M S G M XG ASTS LANGLEY DM Totals Assigned : 118% 90% 138% 107% 141% 150% 104% 109% 86% 86% Effective : 89% 76% 90% 90% 98% 90% Fly, Fight and Win… Last Updated: 6 Jul 2017 POC: SMSgt Anderson
AIRCRAFT AIRCRAFT AUTHORIZED ASSIGNED Annual Hours HC-130 P/N 6 4* (H/N) 1,049 HH-60G/PAFB 10 9 1,805 HH-60G/DMAFB 5 6 1,162 HC-130 COMBAT HOURS/SORTIES 1,155+/565+ HH-60 COMBAT HOURS/SORTIES/SAVES 4,000+/ 5,300+/1,435+ Fly, Fight and Win… 9
HISTORY A Proud Tradition - Over 3,000 Saves—and still counting! 1956 - 301 ARS Activated at Miami International - First Reserve Rescue unit 1957 - 301 ARS First Recorded SAVE for Air Force Reserve 1957 - 304 ARS activated at Portland IAP OR (November) 1958 - 305 ARS Activated at Selfridge ARB MI 1960 - 301 ARRS Moved to Homestead AFB 1985 - 939 ARW activated at Portland (April) 1992 - 305 ARRS deactivated (September) 1992 - Hurricane Andrew destroys Homestead 1993 - 301 RQS Moved to Patrick AFB 1994 - 71 SOS (DM) deactivated 305 RQS re-activated (March) 1994 - Gained NASA Support mission 1997 - 920 th Rescue Group Activated 2003 - 939 th RQW (Portland) Deactivated (HH-60s/HC-130s transfer to AD) 2003 - 920 th Rescue Wing activated (April) 2003 - Transfer to Air Force Special Operations Command (October) 2005 - 943 rd RQG (DM) Activated, (February) 2006 - Returned to Air Combat Command (April) 2012 - Gained 920 AMDF (Langley) Fly, Fight and Win… 10
HISTORY (pre 9-11) Major Unit Deployments 1990 - 71 SOS (DM) mobilized for Gulf War 1992 - Operation SOUTHERN WATCH (Kuwait) 1993 - 71 SOS Operation PROVIDE COMFORT (Turkey)-Harrier pilot rescue 1994 - Operation SOUTHERN WATCH (Kuwait) 1997 - 301/304/305 RQS Operation NORTHERN WATCH (Turkey) 1999 - 304 RQS mobilized for Operation ALLIED FORCE (Kosovo) 2000 - 301/304/305 RQS Operation NORTHERN WATCH (Turkey) 2001 - 301/304/305 RQS Operation NORTHERN WATCH (Turkey) Fly, Fight and Win… 11
HISTORY (post 9-11) Major Unit Deployments 2001 - 39 RQS mobilized (2 yr) for Operation SOUTHERN WATCH (Kuwait) 2002 - 305 RQS mobilized (1 yr) for Operation SOUTHERN WATCH (Kuwait) 2002 - 304 RQS mobilized for Operation NOBLE EAGLE (JTF-OLYMPICS) 2003 - 301 RQS mobilized (1 yr) for Operation IRAQI FREEDOM - 26 Rescues 2005 - Operation ENDURING FREEDOM (Afghanistan) - 63 Saves 2007 - 39/308 RQS to Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (JTF-HOA) 2007 - Operation IRAQI FREEDOM 332 CASF (ASTS) 2007 - Operation ENDURING FREEDOM - 34 Saves 2008 - 301/305 RQS mobilized (14 mos) for OEF (MEDEVAC) – 510 saves 2008 - 306 RQS to JTF-HOA/308 RQS to OIF 2011 - 301/305 RQS mobilized (1 yr) for OEF 588 Saves / 555 Assists 2012 - 39 RQS mobilized for JTF-HOA 2013 - GA (304/308/306) mobilized (1 yr) for JTF-HOA (May 13-May 14) 2014 - 920 SFS to multiple locations 2014 - 301/305 RQS mobilized (1 yr) for JTF-HOA (Jan 14-Jan 15) 2014 - 39 RQS Mobilized for JTF-HOA (Jul – Dec) 2015 – GA (308/304/306) mobilized (1 yr) HOA (May-Jun) 2017 – 301/305/39/MX/304/306 Mobilized for OFS/HOA/OIR… (ACS and 308 in 2018) Fly, Fight and Win… 12
Honor & Sacrifice Fly, Fight and Win… 13
Combat Rescue is our Specialty Fly, Fight and Win… 14
COMBAT SAVES 26 in IRAQ (OIF-2003) - Seven Marines x 2 - Two Special Forces - A-10 Save - F-16 Pilot Ejected - WIA In Convoy - Seven at UN HQ 63 in Afghanistan (2005) * S.E.A.L Team ( Lone Survivor ) 34 in Afghanistan (2007) Salang Pass(2010) 282 assisted and 15 saved 510 Saves/2215 Sorties (OEF-2008-2009) 588 Saves/1658 Sorties (OEF-2011-2012) South Sudan NEO (Dec 2013) Over 3,000 Saves since 1956 Fly, Fight and Win… 15
HISTORY Humanitarian Relief efforts 1992 – Hurricane Andrew (Homestead AFB destroyed) 1999 – Icelandic Rotation/Humanitarian Assistance 1999 – Hurricane Floyd (South Carolina) – 400 saves 2005 – Hurricane Katrina (New Orleans) – 1,043 saves 2005 – Hurricane Rita (Galveston) – 6 Saves 2008 – Hurricane Ike – 15 Saves 2017 – Hurricane Harvey -235 Saves Fly, Fight and Win… 16
DSCA Missions 28 off Merchant Patriot (1997) • 400 during Hurricane Floyd NC (1999) • 8 off Alam Belia (2001) • 1043 during Hurricane Katrina (2005) • 6 during Hurricane Rita TX (2005) • 15 during Hurricane Ike TX (2008) • 3 x Airboaters FL (2012) • 2 x Glider pilots AZ (2013) • Hiker in AZ (2013) • UDA AZ (2013) • 2 F-18 pilot/WSO WA (2016) • Canadian Mounty WA (2017) • 2 from Caroona (2017) • 2 German Nationals (2017) • 235 during Hurricane Harvey (2017) • 2 Grandeur of the Seas FL (2017) • * Does not include multiple “non-rescue” missions Fly, Fight and Win… 17
23 years* of NASA & 45 SW Support * 920 started mission in 1994 Fly, Fight and Win… 18
Missile Launch Range Surveillance • ~30+ launches/year • We support 12-18 • Up to 80 miles offshore Fly, Fight and Win… 19
Work hard—Play hard Fly, Fight and Win… 20
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT • Air Shows – Melbourne / Miami / RIAT • Food & Toy drives • MAC & Civ/Mil • Dog Tag Ceremony for MIA Col Kibbey • Support to Ft Jefferson National Park • Boss Lifts with ESGR • Youth Groups (CAP/Scouts/ROTC/AFA Cadets ) • Local Hospitals & Schools • Civic Leader Tours • Civilian SAR • Honorary Commander’s Association Fly, Fight and Win… 21
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