920th Rescue Wing Public Affairs
10/26/2012 - PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- October 3 will be forever ingrained in the mind of 10 young citizens; for that was the day they began their military careers, transforming them from citizens to Citizen Airmen. Family and friends gathered on the 920th Rescue Wing's flight line to support and witness as the Citizen Airmen entered the next chapter of their lives.
Staged in front of the Wing's transportation of choice, a HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopter and a HC-130P/N King refueling aircraft, 920th wing commander Col. Jeffrey Macrander administered the Oath of Enlistment.
These young men and women entered into the only Rescue Wing in the Air Force Reserve. The wing is charged with rescue, both in combat and in humanitarian missions. Regardless of their Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) in the wing, they are rescue and their skill sets are critical in the wings ability to complete its mission. The 920th completes more than 20 percent of the combat rescues throughout the world and has saved more than 3,000 lives.
Federal law requires that everyone who enlists or re-enlists in the Armed Forces of the United States must take the Oath of Enlistment. The Oath of Enlistment can be administered by any commissioned officer to any person enlisting or re-enlisting for a term of service into any branch of the military.
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