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  • AFRCC controllers perform a life or death mission

    “These things we do, so others may live,” reads a statement displayed on the door of the First Air Force’s Air Force Rescue Coordination Center operations floor at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. It’s a statement to reaffirm the commitment of the Airmen assigned to the AFRCC to saving lives. The

  • 563rd RQG saves four stranded teens

    Airmen assigned to the 563rd Rescue Group rescued four teenagers that were stranded on Mount Baldy in Dixie National Forest, Utah, Nov. 12, 2020.

  • AFRCC holds change of command

    The Air Force Rescue Coordination Center received a new commander during a change of command ceremony today.After two years as the AFRCC commander, Lt. Col. Evan H. Gardner relinquished command to Lt. Col. Gene M. Manner, who had been serving as the AFRCC director of operations.