Airmen assigned to the 920th RQW prepare to dive into the ocean from a C-130P/N "King" during efforts to successfully rescue two German citizens whose vessel caught fire approximately 500 nautical miles off the east coast of southern Florida, July 7-8, 2017. At the request of the Coast Guard's Seventh District in Miami, the 920th RQW was alerted by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center at Tyndall AFB to assist in the long-range search and rescue. [USAF photo by MSgt. Mark Borosch]
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News: Rescue airmen save two German citizens stranded at sea [2017-07-10]
In a concerted effort from July 7, and into the early hours of July 8, 2017, approximately 80 Airmen and four aircraft assigned to the 920th Rescue Wing successfully rescued two German citizens whose vessel caught fire approximately 500 nautical miles off the east coast of southern Florida.
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