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Air Rescue
Historical Chronology
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This draft document lists key events
chronologically.
It will be frequently updated as new information is
added. If you have a primary source document which
has a key event discussed in it, send me a copy and
I will incorporate it into the draft and post the
primary source document on this site
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210th RQS/CC Report |
This is the report referred to in
John Cassidy's email Discusses Air Combat Command
attempt to reduce PJ training and it affect on Air
Rescue
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pdf format 103
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That Others May Live -
Chapter 4
A Proud History
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picture of the cover. Use
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to return to this page |
A brief history of Air Rescue from
WWII through the beginning of 1967. This excerpt is
from a book published in 1967 and written by L.B.
Taylor, Jr. The copyright has expired and this book
is now in the public domain.
I obtained my copy on EBay |
pdf format 3.74 mb |
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USAF Air Rescue in Korea
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When the Korean War began in June 1950, the United States Air
Force's Air Rescue Service was a fledgling
organization
possessing a variety of aircraft types, most having
seen service
during World War
II. The concept of using helicopters and amphibious
fixed-wing aircraft to rescue airmen downed behind
enemy lines or
in hostile waters had gained little consideration
by the Air Force and was largely unproven.
But by the fall of 1950, the 3d Air Rescue Squadron
had begun to write a new
chapter in the
history of air power, and by July 1953, when the
armistice was signed in Korea, air rescue had
become established as an integral part of U.S.
fighting forces. Although the H-5 and H-19
helicopters and SA-16 amphibians gained attention
worldwide by virtue of countless daring rescues
performed throughout the war, lesser known aircraft
such as the L-5,
SC-47, SB-17, and SB-29 also played important roles
in
building the U.S. Air Force's overall air rescue
capability in the Korean War theater.
A 55-page pdf booklet that is an easy read and
lays the foundation for the USAF air rescue force we
have today. |
pdf format 3.1 mb |
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Combat Search & Rescue
in Desert Storm
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Read chapter 2 "The Interim
Years" for rescue history from Vietnam up until
Desert Storm
Book synopsis from the Air University
Budgetary, political, and organizational changes
left the USAF unprepared for the combat search and
rescue (CSAR) mission going into Desert Storm.
Colonel Whitcomb relates his and others’ experiences
from CSAR in Southeast Asia and examines the
organization that was established to provide CSAR
services in the Iraq-Kuwait theater of operations.
He traces each incident from beginning to end along
with the tactical and sometimes strategic
implications. Scores of interviews, e-mails, and
published works provide a compendium of lessons
learned and recommendations gleaned from those who
flew the missions and made the decisions in Iraq.
This download courtesy of the Air University
Library. You can download many free books in .pdf
format from their site at
http://www.maxwell.af.mil/au/aul/aupress/
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pdf format 10.8
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Heritage of CSAR |
This 2005 history of Combat Search
and Rescue was published by the AFSOC History Office
in 2005. At that time, AFSOC was one of the commands
which had a rescue mission and PJs were assigned to
many of their units. Rescue was a mission of AFSOC
for only a short time. However, that command thought
it was important enough to produce a serious
historical document which you can read here. |
439kb
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Evolution of ARS
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If you do not have time to read Combat SAR in Desert
Storm, this short chronology is a synopsis of it.
This document was found at AFHRA
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pdf
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Background on the Air Rescue
Emblem
Dated 21 May
1952 |
Approves the air rescue emblem and
motto. Explains the meanings behind the emblems
colors and images. Approves the ARS motto "That
Others May Live" |
jpg 2.12 mb |
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1954 1st Annual PJ Competition
Handout |
Includes a history of Pararescue and
a mission report from the 1st PJ jump mission in
burma |
800kb pdf
format |
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HH-43 PJs on Aircrew Status
Excerpt from this document
"The pararescueman is trained and qualified as
the extension of the Airborne Rescue
System. He is trained for one objective only –
to save lives. His transportation, his
tools, his methods are necessarily varied. Each
disaster, and each survivor requires its own
unique approach. The pararescueman is qualified
to effect a rescue in any environment. Most
importantly, he is physiologically conditioned.”
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This 1967 document requests putting
PJs on aircrew status on the HH-43 Huskie
helicopter. It has an excellent description (top of
page 5) of what a PJs mission is.
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322kb
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format
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ARRS SEA to Apollo
circa 1967 |
This document was written by
Brigadier General Allison C. Brooks, Commander ARRS
March 1965 through April 1970. It discuses ARRS role
and missions. |
69kb
MS
Word |
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PJ AFSC Job
Description 1971 |
For the majority of the history PJs
were not identified as aircrew members but were part
of the Rescue and Survival job groups in the AF.
Read here an actual PJ job description dated 20 May
1971
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231kb
pdf
format |
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1985 23 AF PJ Briefing |
This briefing was given by CMSgt
David Milsten to the
23 AF Commander and Director of Operations. Chief
Milsten was a PJ assigned to 23 AF. The purpose of
this briefing was to inform the new commanders about
PJ history and capabililities
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840kb
pdf
format |
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A Brief History of USAF CSAR
circa 1985 |
This concise historical summary was
created circa 1985 by Mr. Donald Little. He was the
Military Airlift Command historian and a strong
supporter of Air Rescue. It covers the period of
1939 thru 1985 |
266kb
pdf
format |
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PJ AFSC Job
Description 2002 |
Compare the 1971 job description
with the 2002 version |
392kb
pdf
format |
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Vietnam War Audio
The
Gunfighter 82 SAR
17 December 1971 |
This is a zip compressed file. Save the file to your
hard drive. Unzip it and then play the file using
Windows Media Player or another player of your
choice. |
MP3 format |
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JG 71 Shootdown by
MiG21
28 December 1970 |
Shootdown begins about three minutes
into the recording.
This recording was made by Tom Stump, an A-1 Sandy
pilot |
MP3 |
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