List of United States Air Force rescue squadrons
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Template:Use American English Script error: No such module "Unsubst". 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.
Air Rescue Squadrons
37 Air Rescue and Recovery Squadron || Kirkland AFB
Arctic Search and Rescue Squadrons
| Squadron | Emblem | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Arctic Search and Rescue Squadron | Bluie West One | Constituted and activated on 25 Jun 1943 at Buckley Field. | |
| 2d Arctic Search and Rescue Squadron | Buckley Field | Constituted and activated on 18 Sep 1943. | |
| 3d Arctic Search and Rescue Squadron | Buckley Field | Constituted and activated on 18 Sep 1943. |
Rescue Flights (RF)
| Squadron | Shield | Location | Motto | Supported Unit |
|---|
5th Crash Rescue Flight Johnston Island Korean War 1950/1951
Expeditionary Rescue Squadrons (ERQS)
| Squadron | Shield | Current Location |
Equipment | Supported Unit | Wing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron | Lightning Bolts |
Muwaffaq Salti Air Base | HC-130J[2][3] | 1st Expeditionary Rescue Group | 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing | Previously at Camp Bastion until 1 January 2014. |
| 46th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron | Muwaffaq Salti Air Base | HH-60G | 1st Expeditionary Rescue Group | 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing | Previously at Camp Bastion until 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 Diyarbakır Air Base |
| 59th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron | N/A | HH-60 | Previously at Kandahar Airfield until Feb 2013 (451 AEW).[6] | |||
| 64th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron | Palm Trees |
N/A | HH-60G | 1st Expeditionary Rescue Group | Previously at Joint Base Balad then Diyarbakır Air Base | |
| 81st 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 | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | N/A | CH-47 (U.S. Army) | 455th Air Expeditionary Wing | [9] Formerly used HH-60G's (USAF) until October 2017. Previously at Bagram Airfield |
Rescue Squadrons (RQS)
| Squadron | Shield | Location | Motto | Supported Unit | Notes |
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| 8th Emergency Rescue Squadron | Camp Carson | Script error: No such module "Footnotes".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |||
| 31st Rescue Squadron | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Kadena AB | Vigilance and Honor | ||
| 33d Rescue Squadron | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Kadena AB | |||
| 36th Rescue Squadron | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Fairchild AFB | "That Others May Live" | ||
| 38th Rescue Squadron | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Moody AFB | "PJs" | activate PJ squadron at immediate| | |
| 39th Rescue Squadron | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Patrick Space Force Base | "Kings" | Air Force Reserve repeat to nearest loc squad rescue for lost civil at marine loc Pismo | |
| 41st Rescue Squadron | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Moody AFB | "Jolly Green" | ||
| 48th Rescue Squadron | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Davis-Monthan AFB | "Move the World" | ||
| 55th Rescue Squadron | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Davis-Monthan AFB | "We Come in the Dark" | ||
| 56th Rescue Squadron | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Aviano Air Base, Italy | |||
| 57th Rescue Squadron | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Aviano Air Base, Italy | |||
| 58th Rescue Squadron | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Nellis AFB | |||
| 66th Rescue Squadron | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Nellis AFB | |||
| 71st Rescue Squadron | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Moody AFB | "Kings" | ||
| 79th Rescue Squadron | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Davis-Monthan AFB | |||
| 101st Rescue Squadron | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Francis S. Gabreski ANGB | "Servare vitam" (To save lives) |
NY ANG | |
| 102d Rescue Squadron | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Francis S. Gabreski ANGB | "That Others May Live" "ANG’s Oldest Unit" |
NY ANG | |
| 103d Rescue Squadron | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Francis S. Gabreski ANGB | "We're all mad... you know!" | NY ANG | |
| 129th Rescue Squadron | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Moffett Federal Airfield | CA ANG | ||
| 130th Rescue Squadron | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Moffett Federal Airfield | CA ANG | ||
| 131st Rescue Squadron | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Moffett Federal Airfield | CA ANG | ||
| 210th Rescue Squadron | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson | "Second to None" | AK ANG | |
| 211th Rescue Squadron | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson | AK ANG | ||
| 212th Rescue Squadron | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson | AK ANG | ||
| 301st Rescue Squadron | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Patrick Space Force Base | "Guardian Wings" | Air Force Reserve | |
| 303d Rescue Squadron | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Portland IAP | Air Force Reserve | inactivated 2003 | |
| 304th Rescue Squadron | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Portland IAP | Air Force Reserve | ||
| 305th Rescue Squadron | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Davis-Monthan AFB | "Anytime, Anywhere" | Air Force Reserve | |
| 306th Rescue Squadron | Davis-Monthan AFB | "That Others May Live" | Air Force Reserve | ||
| 308th Rescue Squadron | Patrick Space Force Base | "Ut Ali Vivant" | Air Force Reserve | ||
| 449th Rescue Squadron | |||||
| 512th Rescue Squadron | Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Kirtland AFB | "Jolly" | Training |
Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadrons
| Squadron | Shield | Location | Motto | Supported Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron | ||||
| 40th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron | ||||
| 42nd Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron |
See also
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References
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