Apr 2, 2024 · The Air Force opened the $60 million Maltz Special Warfare Aquatic Training Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, named for Master Sergeant Mike Maltz, a pararescueman killed in...

Mar 23, 2003 · Mike deployed to Saudi Arabia on three separate occasions, totaling more than 8 months in support of Operation SOUTHERN WATCH. Additionally, he was overall Team Leader for 10 successful deployments supporting National Aeronautics Space Administration space shuttle contingency operations.

Apr 2, 2024 · The family of fallen pararescueman, U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Michael Maltz, officially unveils the name of the new aquatic training center named after Maltz on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Chapman Training Annex, Apr. 2, 2024.

Mar 23, 2003 · On 21 March 2001, he was assigned to the newly reactived 38th Rescue Squadron, Moody AFB, GA. Here, Mike was handpicked as the first Joint Search and Rescue Center Pararescue representative in Southwest Asia and performed superbly as an advocate for combat rescue operations.

Air Force Master Sgt. Michael Maltz 42, of St. Petersburg, Florida. Maltz died in an HH-60 Pave Hawk accident in Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 38th Rescue Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. Died on March 23, 2003. Please send information, photos, and corrections for Air Force Master Sgt. Michael Maltz.

Apr 4, 2024 · The center is dedicated to Master Sergeant Mike Maltz, a legendary Pararescueman who died in a tragic accident in Afghanistan in 2003. Maltz was renowned for his commitment to the Pararescue community and had initially submitted his retirement paperwork before withdrawing it to lead a final deployment.

Mar 23, 2003 · Air Force Master Sgt. Michael Maltz Died March 23, 2003 Serving During Operation Enduring Freedom

Mike received the Air Force Commendation Medal for the rescue of two German climbers stranded at the 20,000 ft level on Mount McKinley level suffering from severe hypothermia and cerebral edema. He treated their injuries and evacuated them to the 17,000-foot base camp.

The aquatic training center is named after U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Michael Maltz, a fallen pararescueman who made the ultimate sacrifice on Mar. 23, 2003 alongside five other crewmembers of an HH-60G helicopter when it struck a mountain during an aerial refueling attempt on the way to rescue two injured children near Ghazni, Afghanistan, livi...

Master Sergeant Michael Maltz, of the 38th Rescue Squadron, died on March 23, 2003, in Operation Enduring Freedom, when his HH-60 Pave Hawk Helicopter crashed in southeast Afghanistan.