- 301st Rescue Squadron
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unit_name= 301st Rescue Squadron
caption= 301st Rescue Squadron Patch
dates=18 August 1956 - Present
country=United States
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branch=United States Air Force
type=Search and Rescue
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command_structure=Air Force Reserve Command
10th Air Force
920th Rescue Wing
920th Operations Group
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garrison=Patrick Air Force Base
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battle_honours=The 301st Rescue Squadron (301 RQS) is part of the
920th Rescue Wing atPatrick Air Force Base ,Florida . It operatesHH-60 Pave Hawk aircraft conductingsearch and rescue missions.Mission
History
The 301st has trained for combat
search and rescue (CSAR) capability since its inception. It has performed search and rescue and medical evacuation missions primarily over land areas of and water areas offFlorida . Between1979 and1997 the squadron also had helicopterair refueling capability. It has provided rescue coverage forspace shuttle launches since1981 , and launch support at theEastern Test Range since1993 . The 301st deployed crews to provide SAR coverage worldwide, including toKeflavík ,Iceland , during and after theGulf War , and to thePersian Gulf area since1993 . [http://afhra.maxwell.af.mil/rso/squadrons_flights_pages/0301rqs.html AFHRA 301 RQS Page] ]Operations
*301st Air Rescue Squadron (1956 - 1966)
*301st Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron (1967 - 1990)
*301st Air Rescue Squadron (1990 - 1992)
*301st Rescue Squadron (1992 - Present)*2585th Air Reserve Flying Training Center (1956 - 1958)
*2586 Air Reserve Flying Training Center (1958 - 1960)
*14th Air Force (1960)
*3rd Air Force Reserve Region (1960 - 1969)
*Western Air Force Reserve Region (1972 - 1976)
*403d Rescue and Weather Reconnaissance Wing (1976 - 1987)
*939th Rescue Wing (1987 - 1997)
*920th Rescue Wing (1997 - Present)*
Miami International Airport ,Florida (1956 - 1960)
*Homestead Air Force Base , Florida (1960 - 1993)
**Operated From:Tamiami Airport , Florida (August - December 1992)
*Patrick Air Force Base , Florida (1997 - Present)*
HU-16 Albatross (1956 - 1973)
*HH-34 Choctaw (1971 - 1974, 1975)
*HH-1 Iroquois (1973 - 1979)
*HH-3 Sea King (1974 - 1991)
*HC-130 Hercules (1979 - 1997)
*CH-3 Sea King (1987 - 1991)
*HH-60 Pave Hawk (1991 - Present)References
Notes
Bibliography
* [http://afhra.maxwell.af.mil/rso/squadrons_flights_pages/0301rqs.html USAF 301st Rescue Squadron History]
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