36th Rescue Flight
Encyclopedia
The 36th Rescue Flight is part of the 336th Training Group
at Fairchild Air Force Base
, Washington. It operates UH-1N Iroquois Twin Huey aircraft conducting search and rescue
missions in support of the US Air Force Survival School.
from, November 1952-July 1953. It conducted search, rescue, and recovery missions in Japan
and the waters around Japan from, 1952–1960 and 1961-1972. Since May 1993 the squadron has operated helicopters for survival training.
The 36th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron Flew combat rescue missions in Southeast Asia (Vietnam,Cambodia,Laos,Thailand) 1966-end of hostilities primarily "Crown" rescue coordination and command missions.The unit received Presidential Unit Citation for its participation on combat operations in theater.
336th Training Group
The 336th Training Group is a United States Air Force group with the mission to provide Air Force survival training. The group is located at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, with one subordinate unit at Naval Air Station Pensacola, FL, and one at Eielson Air Force Base, AK.The unit's...
at Fairchild Air Force Base
Fairchild Air Force Base
Fairchild Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately southwest of Spokane, Washington.The host unit at Fairchild is the 92d Air Refueling Wing assigned to the Air Mobility Command's 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force...
, Washington. It operates UH-1N Iroquois Twin Huey aircraft conducting search and rescue
Search and rescue
Search and rescue is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger.The general field of search and rescue includes many specialty sub-fields, mostly based upon terrain considerations...
missions in support of the US Air Force Survival School.
History
The 36th flew combat rescue missions in the Korean WarKorean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
from, November 1952-July 1953. It conducted search, rescue, and recovery missions in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and the waters around Japan from, 1952–1960 and 1961-1972. Since May 1993 the squadron has operated helicopters for survival training.
The 36th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron Flew combat rescue missions in Southeast Asia (Vietnam,Cambodia,Laos,Thailand) 1966-end of hostilities primarily "Crown" rescue coordination and command missions.The unit received Presidential Unit Citation for its participation on combat operations in theater.
Lineage
- 36th Air Rescue Squadron (1952–1965)
- 36th Air Recovery Squadron (1965–1966)
- 36th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron (1966–1993)
- 36th Rescue Flight (1993–Present)
Assignments
- 3d Air Rescue Group (1952–1957)
- 2d Air Rescue Group (1957–1958)
- Attached: Fifth Air ForceFifth Air ForceThe Fifth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Pacific Air Forces . It is headquartered at Yokota Air Base, Japan....
- Attached: Fifth Air Force
- Air Rescue ServiceAir Rescue ServiceThe Air Rescue Service is a disestablished organization in the United States Air Force. Previously a subcommand of the Military Air Transport Service , a USAF major command , ARS was redesignated as the Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service on 1 Jan 1966 when MATS was redesignated as the Military...
(1958–1960)- Attached: Fifth Air Force
- Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service (1961–1967)
- Attached: Fifth Air Force
- 41st Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Wing (1967–1972)
- 92d Air Refueling Wing (1993)
- 336th Training Group336th Training GroupThe 336th Training Group is a United States Air Force group with the mission to provide Air Force survival training. The group is located at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, with one subordinate unit at Naval Air Station Pensacola, FL, and one at Eielson Air Force Base, AK.The unit's...
(1993–Present)
Bases stationed
- Johnson Air Base, JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
(1952–1960) - Tachikawa Air Base, Japan (1960, 1961–1969)
- Yokota Air BaseYokota Air Base, is a United States Air Force base in the city of Fussa, one of 26 cities in the Tama Area, or Western Tokyo.The base houses 14,000 personnel. The base occupies a total area of and has a runway...
, Japan (1969–1972) - Kadena Air BaseKadena Air Base, is a United States Air Force base in the towns of Kadena and Chatan and the city of Okinawa, in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Kadena Air Base is the hub of U.S. airpower in the Pacific, and home to the USAF's 18th Wing and a variety of associate units.-Units:The 18th Wing is the host unit at Kadena...
, Okinawa (1972) - Fairchild Air Force BaseFairchild Air Force BaseFairchild Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located approximately southwest of Spokane, Washington.The host unit at Fairchild is the 92d Air Refueling Wing assigned to the Air Mobility Command's 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force...
, Washington (1993–Present)
Aircraft Operated
- SA-16 Albatross (1952–1960)
- H-19 Chickasaw (1952–1960)
- C-47 SkytrainC-47 SkytrainThe Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota is a military transport aircraft that was developed from the Douglas DC-3 airliner. It was used extensively by the Allies during World War II and remained in front line operations through the 1950s with a few remaining in operation to this day.-Design and...
(1952–1956) - SC-54C-54 SkymasterThe Douglas C-54 Skymaster was a four-engined transport aircraft used by the United States Army Air Forces and British forces in World War II and the Korean War. Besides transport of cargo, it also carried presidents, British heads of government, and military staff...
(1955–1960) - HC-54C-54 SkymasterThe Douglas C-54 Skymaster was a four-engined transport aircraft used by the United States Army Air Forces and British forces in World War II and the Korean War. Besides transport of cargo, it also carried presidents, British heads of government, and military staff...
(1961–1966) - HH-19 Chickasaw (1961–1964)
- HH-43 Huskie (1964–1965)
- HC-130 Hercules (1966–1972)
- UH-1 IroquoisUH-1 IroquoisThe Bell UH-1 Iroquois is a military helicopter powered by a single, turboshaft engine, with a two-bladed main rotor and tail rotor. The helicopter was developed by Bell Helicopter to meet the United States Army's requirement for a medical evacuation and utility helicopter in 1952, and first flew...
(1993–Present)