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  • Rescue Airmen save man off coast of Baja California, Mexico

    Less than two hours after the 563rd Rescue Group received the first mission brief about a man in need of medical assistance on a tanker vessel off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, on Feb. 5, 2026, the entire team was already flying out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base to assist.

  • Getting to know the 79th Rescue Squadron

    “The mission of the 79th RQS is to provide worldwide personnel recovery support anywhere, anytime,” said Lt. Col. Kyle Porter, 79th RQS commander. “We focus on getting our people out to different parts of the world to participate in practice exercises and make sure that, if we are needed, we are

  • Homecoming

    Family and friends greet redeploying members assigned to the 355th Wing and 563rd Rescue Group on the flight line at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, June 7, 2022. After an overseas deployment supporting the Air Force mission, these members returned home to their families.