Military Wiki
Don't have an account?
Register
Register
in: Articles using infobox military unit, Articles to be expanded from November 2013, All articles to be expanded,
and 3 more

Changes: 305th Rescue Squadron

Back to page
Sign in to edit
m (Remove some templates. interwiki links, delink non military terms, cleanup and move Wikipedia link above categories, replaced: {{Empty section|date=July 2010}} → {{Empty section|date=November 2013}}, replaced: ==Notes=== {{Reflist}} ===Bibliog...)
m (Remove some templates. interwiki links, delink non military terms, add link to Wikipedia and cleanup)
Line 7: Line 7:
 
|allegiance=
  
|allegiance=
 
|branch=[[United States Air Force]]
  
|branch=[[United States Air Force]]
−
|type= [[Search and Rescue]]
+
|type= Search and Rescue
 
|role=
 
|role=
 
|size=
 
|size=
Line 28: Line 28:
 
}}
  
}}
   
−
The '''305th Rescue Squadron''' ('''305 RQS''') is part of the [[943rd Rescue Group]] at [[Davis-Monthan Air Force Base]], Arizona, a subordinate command of the [[920th Rescue Wing]] at [[Patrick Air Force Base]], [[Florida]]. The squadron is geographically separated and operates from [[Davis-Monthan AFB]]. It operates [[HH-60 Pave Hawk]] aircraft conducting peacetime and combat [[search and rescue]] missions.
 +
The '''305th Rescue Squadron''' ('''305 RQS''') is part of the [[943rd Rescue Group]] at [[Davis-Monthan Air Force Base]], Arizona, a subordinate command of the [[920th Rescue Wing]] at [[Patrick Air Force Base]], [[Florida]]. The squadron is geographically separated and operates from [[Davis-Monthan AFB]]. It operates [[HH-60 Pave Hawk]] aircraft conducting peacetime and combat search and rescue missions.
   
 
==Mission==
  
==Mission==
Line 35: Line 35:
 
==History==
  
==History==
   
−
The 305th trained for and performed [[search and rescue]] (SAR) operations primarily in the upper [[Midwestern United States]] from, 1958-1992. It deployed personnel worldwide to support active duty forces, including to the Far East following the [[USS Pueblo (AGER-2)|USS Pueblo]] incident, January 1968-June 1969, and to [[Naval Air Station Keflavík]], [[Iceland]], during and after the [[Gulf War]]. The squadron maintained helicopter [[air refueling]] capability from, 1972-1992. It trained for combat search and rescue and performed SAR operations primarily in the [[Southwestern United States]] from, 1993-. The 305th also provided support in counterdrug operations to U.S. civilian agencies from, 1994-.<ref name="AFHRA 305 RQS Page">[http://afhra.maxwell.af.mil/rso/squadrons_flights_pages/0305rqs.html AFHRA 305 RQS Page]</ref>
 +
The 305th trained for and performed search and rescue (SAR) operations primarily in the upper [[Midwestern United States]] from, 1958-1992. It deployed personnel worldwide to support active duty forces, including to the Far East following the [[USS Pueblo (AGER-2)|USS Pueblo]] incident, January 1968-June 1969, and to [[Naval Air Station Keflavík]], [[Iceland]], during and after the [[Gulf War]]. The squadron maintained helicopter [[air refueling]] capability from, 1972-1992. It trained for combat search and rescue and performed SAR operations primarily in the [[Southwestern United States]] from, 1993-. The 305th also provided support in counterdrug operations to U.S. civilian agencies from, 1994-.<ref name="AFHRA 305 RQS Page">[http://afhra.maxwell.af.mil/rso/squadrons_flights_pages/0305rqs.html AFHRA 305 RQS Page]</ref>
   
 
===Operations===
  
===Operations===

Revision as of 23:28, 4 April 2014

305th Rescue Squadron
305th Rescue Squadron
305th Rescue Squadron Patch
Active 8 February 1958 - 1 September 1992
1 October 1993 -
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
Type Search and Rescue
Decorations Outstanding Unit ribbon AFOUA
Vietnam gallantry cross unit award-3d RVGC w/ Palm

The 305th Rescue Squadron (305 RQS) is part of the 943rd Rescue Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, a subordinate command of the 920th Rescue Wing at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. The squadron is geographically separated and operates from Davis-Monthan AFB. It operates HH-60 Pave Hawk aircraft conducting peacetime and combat search and rescue missions.

Mission

Ambox content This section is empty. You can help by adding to it.


History

The 305th trained for and performed search and rescue (SAR) operations primarily in the upper Midwestern United States from, 1958-1992. It deployed personnel worldwide to support active duty forces, including to the Far East following the USS Pueblo incident, January 1968-June 1969, and to Naval Air Station Keflavík, Iceland, during and after the Gulf War. The squadron maintained helicopter air refueling capability from, 1972-1992. It trained for combat search and rescue and performed SAR operations primarily in the Southwestern United States from, 1993-. The 305th also provided support in counterdrug operations to U.S. civilian agencies from, 1994-.[1]

Operations

Lineage[1]

  • 305th Air Rescue Squadron (1958–1966)
  • 305th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron (1967–1990)
  • 305th Air Rescue Squadron (1990–1992)
  • 305th Rescue Squadron (1992–Present)

Assignments[2]

Bases stationed[2]

Aircraft Operated[2]

References

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 AFHRA 305 RQS Page
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Factsheets : 305 Rescue Squadron (AFRC)
  3. ↑ Factsheets : 943 Rescue Group (AFRC)

Bibliography

All or a portion of this article consists of text from Wikipedia, and is therefore Creative Commons Licensed under GFDL.
The original article can be found at 305th Rescue Squadron and the edit history here.
Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted.