920th Rescue Wing

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Lineage

Established as 920 Troop Carrier Group, Assault, and activated, on 15 Jan 1963. Organized in the Reserve on 11 Feb 1963. Discontinued, and inactivated, on 15 Dec 1965. Redesignated 920 Tactical Airlift Group on 2 Mar 1973. Activated in the Reserve on 25 Apr 1973. Redesignated 920 Weather Reconnaissance Group on 1 Jan 1976. Inactivated on 1 Nov 1983. Redesignated 920 Rescue Group on 1 Apr 1997. Activated in the Reserve on 15 Apr 1997. Redesignated 920 Rescue Wing on 1 Apr 2003

Assignments

445 Troop Carrier (later, 445 Air Transport; 445 Military Airlift) Wing, 11 Feb 1963-15 Dec 1965. 459 Tactical Airlift Wing, 25 Apr 1973; Eastern Air Force Reserve Region, 1 Jan 1976; Western Air Force Reserve Region, 15 Feb 1976; Fourth Air Force, 1 Oct 1976; 403 Rescue and Weather Reconnaissance Wing, 1 Jan 1977; Fourth Air Force, 1 Jul 1981; 403 Rescue and Weather Reconnaissance Wing, 1 Mar-1 Nov 1983. Tenth Air Force, 15 Apr 1997; 939 Rescue Wing, 16 Apr 1997; Tenth Air Force, 1 Apr 2003-.

Components

Groups. 920Operations: 1 Apr 2003

Squadrons. 39: 15 Apr 1997-1 Apr 2003. 301: 15 Apr 1997-1 Apr 2003. 305: 1 Apr 2003-. 702: 11 Feb 1963-15 Dec 1965. 815: 25 Apr 1973-1 Nov 1983.

Flight 34 Air Weather: 1 Jan 1980-1 Nov 1983.

Stations Memphis Muni Aprt, TN, 11 Feb 1963-15 Dec 1965. Keesler AFB, MS, 25 Apr 1973-1 Nov 1983. Patrick AFB, FL, 15 Apr 1997-.

Commanders

Col William J. Johnson Jr., Feb 1963-15 Dec 1965. Col David G. Knight, 25 Apr 1973; Lt Col Charles B. Coleman III, 20 Jun 1976; Col Norman E. Buescher, by Jun 1981; Col James B. Cobb, 27 Jun-1 Nov 1983. Col Richard R. Severson, 15 Apr 1997-.

Aircraft

C-123, 1963-1965. C-130, 1973-1977; WC-130, 1976-1983. HH-60, 1997-; HC-130, 1997-.

Operations

Trained for and performed military airlift missions, 1963-1965 and 1973-1975. Flew weather reconnaissance missions, including flying into hurricanes, 1976-1983. Trained for combat search and rescue (CSAR), performed search and rescue (SAR) and medical evacuation missions primarily over land areas of and water areas off Florida, 1997-. In addition, provided support for space shuttle and Eastern Test Range launches and landings and deployed aircrews to stand SAR alert at Keflevik, Iceland.

Honors

Service Streamers. None.

Campaign Streamers. None.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.

Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: Jul 1977-31 Dec 1978; 1 Sep 1997-31 Aug 1999; 1 Sep 1999-31 Aug 2001.

Lineage, Assignments, Components, Stations, and Honors through 1 Apr 2003.

Commanders, Aircraft, and Operations through Dec 1997

Emblem

Group will use the Wing emblem with the Group designation in the scroll.

  
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