[MilCom] Patrick 920th RQW deployment to Africa

[Daryll]

Our local 180th FW and many of their F-16's were deployed there last summer. 
Although they were officially sent to Djibouti, much of their work was in 
the Lebanon area.  With the Olympics being held not too far from there and 
the recent threats to that venue, the 920th deployment makes a lot of sense. 
Lets hope they aren't needed to respond to terrorist action.

Daryll
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From: <AllanStern at aol.com>
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Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2014 11:54 PM
Subject: [MilCom] Fwd: [MilRadioComms] Patrick 920th RQW deployment to 
Africa


>
> As I suggested in my  postings, this is the reason for the several flights
> of C-17s from Patrick  to Rota the past few days.
>
> 1/21/2014 - PATRICK AFB, Fla.  -- A group of reservists from the 920th
> Rescue Wing here  deployed to the Horn of Africa Jan. 19 & 20 for 
> contingency
> support there.
>
> Approximately 70 helicopter crew, maintenance,  operations and support
> personnel deployed along with several of the wing's  HH-60G Pave Hawk
> helicopters in C-17 Globemasters from the 315th  Airlift Wing at Joint 
> Base
> Charleston, S.C.
>
> The Reserve  Airmen will serve as part of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn 
> of
> Africa  and will be in place for personnel-recovery operations along with
> humanitarian efforts as needed.
>
> The 920th Rescue Wing is the Air  Force Reserve's only combat rescue unit.
> Air  Force rescue units are the Department of Defense's only  elite combat
> forces specifically organized, trained, equipped and postured  to conduct
> full-spectrum personnel recovery, to include both conventional  and
> unconventional combat-rescue  operations.
>
> Photos at
> http://www.920rqw.afrc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123377238
>
>
> AL STERN  Satellite Beach  FL