305th Rescue Squadron

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unit_name= 305th Rescue Squadron


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dates= 8 February 1958 - 1 September 1992
1 October 1993 -
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The 305th Rescue Squadron (305 RQS) was most recently part of the 939th Rescue Wing at Portland International Airport, Oregon. The squadron was geographically seporated and operated from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. It operated HH-60 Pave Hawk aircraft conducting search and rescue missions.

Mission

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 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 304th also provided support in counterdrug operations to U.S. civilian agencies from, 1994-. [http://afhra.maxwell.af.mil/rso/squadrons_flights_pages/0305rqs.html AFHRA 305 RQS Page] ]

Operations

=Lineage=

*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=

*2242d Air Reserve Flying Center(1958)
*10th Air Force (1958)
*2467th Air Reserve Flying Center (1958 - 1960)
*10th Air Force (1960)
*5th Air Force Reserve Region (1960 - 1968)
*Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service (1968 - 1969)
*5th Air Force Reserve Region (1969)
*Central Air Force Reserve Region (1969 - 1971)
*Eastern Air Force Reserve Region (1971 - 1972)
*Western Air Force Reserve Region (1972 - 1976)
*403d Rescue and Weather Reconnaissance Wing (1976 - 1987)
*939th Air Refueling Wing (1987 - 1992, 1993 - )

=Bases stationed=

*Portland International Airport, Oregon (1958 - 1992)
*Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona (1993 - )

=Aircraft Operated=

*HU-16 Albatross (1958 - 1965)
*HC-97 Stratofreighter (1965 - 1972)
*HC-130 Hercules (1972 - 1992)
*CH-3 Sea King (1976 - 1980)
*HH-3 Sea King (1976 - 1992)
*HH-60 Pave Hawk (1993 - )

References

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Bibliography

* [http://afhra.maxwell.af.mil/rso/squadrons_flights_pages/0305rqs.html USAF 305th Rescue Squadron History]

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