This article is a list of United States air force rescue squadrons both active, inactive, and historical. A rescue squadron's main task is to provide both combat, and peacetime search and rescue operations. Which involve the search for and the provision of aid to those in danger or distress, in combat the role may overlap somewhat with casualty evacuation operations.
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This article is a list of United States air force rescue squadrons both active inactive and historical A rescue squadron s main task is to provide both combat and peacetime search and rescue operations Which involve the search for and the provision of aid to those in danger or distress in combat the role may overlap somewhat with casualty evacuation operations Contents 1 Air Rescue Squadrons 2 Rescue Flights RF 3 Expeditionary Rescue Squadrons ERQS 4 Rescue Squadrons RQS 5 Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadrons 6 See also 7 References 7 1 Citations 7 2 BibliographyAir Rescue Squadrons editSquadron Emblem Location Notes1st Air Rescue Squadron2d Air Rescue Squadron3d Air Rescue Squadron4th Air Rescue Squadron7th Air Rescue Squadron9th Air Rescue Squadron10th Air Rescue Squadron26th Air Rescue Squadron27th Air Rescue Squadron28th Air Rescue Squadron Ramey AFB29th Air Rescue Squadron33d Air Rescue Squadron 1 Naha Air Base Okinawa34th Air Rescue Squadron46th Air Rescue Squadron Otis AFB49th Air Rescue Squadron57th Air Rescue Squadron Lajes Field62d Air Rescue Squadron Stead AFB Nevada64th Air Rescue Squadron Norton AFB65th Air Rescue Squadron Nellis AFB76th Air Rescue Squadron Hickam AFB Hawaii inactivated81st Air Rescue Squadron2157th Air Rescue Squadron K 16 Korea2190th Air Rescue SquadronEastern Air Rescue Center Robins AFBCentral Air Rescue Center Richards Gebaur AFBWestern Air Rescue Center Hamilton AFBRescue Flights RF editSquadron Shield Location Motto Supported UnitExpeditionary Rescue Squadrons ERQS editSquadron Shield CurrentLocation Equipment Supported Unit Wing Notes26th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron LightningBolts Muwaffaq Salti Air Base HC 130J 2 3 1st Expeditionary Rescue Group 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing Previously at Camp Bastionuntil 1 January 2014 46th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron Muwaffaq Salti Air Base HH 60G 1st Expeditionary Rescue Group 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing Previously at Camp Bastionuntil 30 January 2013 451 AEW 4 52d Expeditionary Rescue Squadron Owl Muwaffaq Salti Air Base Pararescue Jumpers 5 1st Expeditionary Rescue Group 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing Previously at Diyarbakir Air Base59th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron N A HH 60 Previously at Kandahar Airfield until Feb 2013 451 AEW 6 64th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron PalmTrees N A HH 60G 1st Expeditionary Rescue Group Previously at Joint Base Balad then Diyarbakir Air Base81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron Camp Lemonnier HC 130 CJTF HOA 7 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron Camp Lemonnier Pararescue Jumpers CJTF HOA 8 83d Expeditionary Rescue Squadron nbsp N A CH 47 U S Army 455th Air Expeditionary Wing 9 Formerly used HH 60G s USAF until October 2017 Previously at Bagram AirfieldRescue Squadrons RQS editSquadron Shield Location Motto Supported Unit Notes8th Emergency Rescue Squadron Camp Carson 10 31st Rescue Squadron nbsp Kadena AB Vigilance and Honor33d Rescue Squadron nbsp Kadena AB36th Rescue Squadron nbsp Fairchild AFB That Others May Live 38th Rescue Squadron nbsp Moody AFB PJs 39th Rescue Squadron nbsp Patrick Space Force Base Kings Air Force Reserve41st Rescue Squadron nbsp Moody AFB Jolly Green 48th Rescue Squadron nbsp Davis Monthan AFB Move the World 55th Rescue Squadron nbsp Davis Monthan AFB We Come in the Dark 56th Rescue Squadron nbsp Aviano Air Base Italy57th Rescue Squadron nbsp Aviano Air Base Italy58th Rescue Squadron nbsp Nellis AFB66th Rescue Squadron nbsp Nellis AFB71st Rescue Squadron nbsp Moody AFB Kings 79th Rescue Squadron nbsp Davis Monthan AFB101st Rescue Squadron nbsp Francis S Gabreski ANGB Servare vitam To save lives NY ANG102d Rescue Squadron nbsp Francis S Gabreski ANGB That Others May Live ANG s Oldest Unit NY ANG103d Rescue Squadron nbsp Francis S Gabreski ANGB We re all mad you know NY ANG129th Rescue Squadron nbsp Moffett Federal Airfield CA ANG130th Rescue Squadron nbsp Moffett Federal Airfield CA ANG131st Rescue Squadron nbsp Moffett Federal Airfield CA ANG210th Rescue Squadron nbsp Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson Second to None AK ANG211th Rescue Squadron nbsp Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson AK ANG212th Rescue Squadron nbsp Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson AK ANG301st Rescue Squadron nbsp Patrick Space Force Base Guardian Wings Air Force Reserve303d Rescue Squadron nbsp Portland IAP Air Force Reserve inactivated 2003304th Rescue Squadron nbsp Portland IAP Air Force Reserve305th Rescue Squadron nbsp Davis Monthan AFB Anytime Anywhere Air Force Reserve306th Rescue Squadron Davis Monthan AFB That Others May Live Air Force Reserve308th Rescue Squadron Patrick Space Force Base Ut Ali Vivant Air Force Reserve449th Rescue Squadron512th Rescue Squadron nbsp Kirtland AFB Jolly TrainingAerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadrons editSquadron Shield Location Motto Supported Unit37th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron40th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron42nd Aerospace Rescue and Recovery SquadronSee also editAir Rescue Service List of United States Air Force squadronsReferences editCitations edit Gregory 1988 p 39 D Ms Deployers Return Home Desert Lightning News 4 December 2016 Rescue Squadron Arrival USAF 4 December 2016 Rescue squadrons close chapter in southern Afghanistan USAF Central Command Retrieved 10 November 2022 A Day in the Life Pararescue DVIDS 4 December 2016 Departure ends Air Force medevac missions at Kandahar Stars and Stripes 5 March 2017 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron conducts Night Mission to aerially re fuel two HH 60 Pave Hawk Helicopters Simultaneously CJTF HOA 5 March 2017 CJTF HOA rescue squadrons conduct training exercise CJTF HOA 5 March 2017 455th Expeditionary Operations Group USAF 5 March 2017 Gregory 1988 p 28 Bibliography edit Gregory B 1988 Vietnam Helicopter Handbook UK Patrick Stephens Ltd ISBN 1 85260 024 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of United States Air Force rescue squadrons amp oldid 1186648731 Expeditionary Rescue Squadrons ERQS, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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