Air Rescue Association honors generations of heroes at annual symposium
U.S. Air Force airmen assigned to the 23d Wing pose for a photo with Air Force Rescue Association President Mike Tillema, right, and Vice President Mandy Hutchinson, left, at Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Oct. 11, 2025. The 71st, 38th and 41st Rescue Squadrons won the Air Force Jolly Green Mission of the Year, and Staff Sgt. Dylin Hartman, 71st Rescue Generation Squadron flying crew chief, was named Maintainer of the Year. (Courtesy photo by Ashley Volmert)