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The Vietnam War was a pivotal conflict for the Pararescue teams. The Air Force's scope of operations became so large that demand for Pararescue teams expanded as well. The use of helicopters caused new tactics utilizing the speed, distance, and support they could provide.
The 38th Rescue Squadron (38 RQS) is an active United States Air Force Pararescue squadron. Part of the 347th Rescue Group, 23rd Wing, it is stationed at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The squadron flew combat search and rescue missions during the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
The HH-43F units were staffed with USAF Pararescue personnel as part of the combat recovery team. Throughout the war, both HH-43B and HH-43F helicopters flew deep into North Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. HH-43 crews saved more lives than any other USAF rescue helicopter in the Vietnam War. [4] USAF air rescue team
William Hart Pitsenbarger (July 8, 1944 – April 11, 1966) was a United States Air Force Pararescueman who flew on almost 300 rescue missions during the Vietnam War to aid downed soldiers and pilots. On April 11, 1966, Pitsenbarger was killed aiding and defending a unit of soldiers pinned down by an enemy assault during the Vietnam War.
A Sikorsky HH-53B refueling during the Vietnam War. During the Vietnam War the costly rescue of Bat 21 led the US military to find a new approach to high-threat search and rescue. They recognized that if a SAR mission was predestined to fail, it should not be attempted and other options such as special operations, diversionary tactics and other ...
Pararescue Jumpers [6] 1st Expeditionary Rescue Group: 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing: Previously at Diyarbakır Air Base: 59th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron: N/A: HH-60: Previously at Kandahar Airfield until Feb 2013 (451 AEW). [7] 64th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron: Palm Trees: N/A: HH-60G: 1st Expeditionary Rescue Group
Pararescue men lined up outside the pararescue and combat rescue officer schoolhouse, also known as the Apprentice Course schoolhouse, in 100-degree weather recently for their end-of-day workouts.
The Provincial Reconnaissance Units (PRUs) were South Vietnamese special paramilitary units, led by U.S. military and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) personnel. The PRU was the tasked with finding and neutralizing the Vietcong (VC) cadre and their political leadership of under the Phoenix Program during the Vietnam War.