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Vol. 13, No. 10 Serving Southern Arizona’s military community, including Davis-Monthan Air Force Base October 2020
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INSIDE A U.S. Air Force
HH-60G Pave
Hawk rescue
helicopter as-
signed with the
55th Rescue
StorIES Squadron, Davis-
Monthan, AFB,
Disaster awaits driver Arizona stands-
who drinks, 2 by at Moffett
Air National
Guard Base,
From the SECAF, 2 California, Aug.
28, 2020. The
helicopter and
Resiliency: stronghold of its crew were
well-being, 2 participating in
a joint rescue
long-range over-
World War II vet tells water operation
story, 3 with members
of California Air
National Guard’s
Protect against 129th Rescue
food-borne illness, 5 Wing for an in-
jured crewman
on board a bulk
container vessel
off the coast of
U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Ray Aquino San Francisco.
Continue to get Davis-Monthan DM Airmen rescue injured Chinese mariner
Air Force Base latest news
and information from these
sources: http://www.aerotech- by Airman 1st Class fornia, responded at 10:32 a.m. to the rescue reached out to our crew, who are trained
news.com/davis-monthanafb
and social media KAITLYN ERGISH request put out by District 11 to accept the in over-water missions and long-range
Desert Lightning News 355th Wing Public Affairs mission. refueling.”
At approximately 2 p.m., the 129th RQW The injured mariner was transferred on
Date of publication The 55th Rescue Squadron and a com- launched an HC-130J Combat King II car- an HH-60G from the carrier to Moffett Air-
First Friday bat systems operator from the 79th RQS rying pararescuemen, along with Capt. field in a matter of hours on Friday, Aug. 28.
“DM is always ready to go,” said Maj.
David Chestnut, 79th RQS CSO, to the
executed a long-range mission off the Cali-
of the month fornia coast to rescue an injured Chinese location of the Ocean Applaud. Around 7 Brendan Sullivan, 55th RQS pilot. “We’re
Submission deadline mariner, Aug. 28, 2020. p.m., after executing static line jumps in always ready to answer the call for any type
15th day of the month The Chinese mariner was severely in- the water, the PJs boarded Ocean Applaud of mission we get.”
The mariner arrived at Stanford Medical
prior to date of publication jured from a 33-foot fall on the bulk carrier, and immediately applied first aid response Center, California, at approximately 3 p.m.
to the injured Chinese mariner.
Ocean Applaud, 1,100 nautical miles west
Veterans of San Francisco at 9:59 a.m., Aug. 26. The was needed, the 55th RQS was contacted. on Friday, August 28, in stable condition.
Realizing that emergency air evacuation
mariner was working aboard the Ocean
“We saved the Chinese mariner’s life,”
Applaud, which was transferring cargo to The 129th RQW PJs remained on the car- Sullivan said. “He is now at higher level
Tell us Your Story Stockton, California. rier with the mariner until the HH-60G care in San Francisco and able to get the
Active-duty, Reserve, Retirees
All military branches are included Due to the severity of his injuries, Coast Pave Hawks arrived to transfer him to medical attention he needs.”
Email name, phone number and a Guard District 11 was alerted that crucial land. The 55th and 79th RQS are always pre-
brief description of your service to medical attention was necessary in saving “The 129th didn’t have the crew members pared to execute any type of rescue and
deborah.leuthold@us.af.mil the mariner’s life. The Air National Guard’s to support an air rescue like that,” said demonstrate their readiness to respond
129th Rescue Wing at Moffett ANGB, Cali- Capt. Mark Ross, 55th RQS pilot. “They urgently to the mission, near or far.
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