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103d Rescue Squadron

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103rd Rescue Squadron
Night parachute jump of a 103d RS pararescue specialist
Active2004–Present
Country United States
Allegiance New York
Branch  Air National Guard
TypePararescue specialists
RoleCombat Search and Rescue
Part ofNew York Air National Guard
Garrison/HQFrancis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, Westhampton Beach, New York
Motto(s)We're all mad... you know!
Insignia
103d Rescue Squadron emblem

The 103d Rescue Squadron (103 RQS) is a unit of the New York Air National Guard 106th Rescue Wing stationed at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, Westhampton Beach, New York. The squadron has no assigned aircraft; the squadron is composed of Air Force pararescue specialists (PJs) that use aircraft of the 101st and 102d Rescue Squadrons of the Wing.

Overview

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Established in 2004 by the Air Force Special Operations Command as part of a re-organization of Air National Guard rescue wings which created separate squadrons for fixed-wing, helicopter and pararescue elements of the 106th Rescue Wing.

The squadron consists of pararescue and support personnel, using the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters of the 101st Rescue Squadron and the HC-130J Combat King II transports of the 102d Rescue Squadron. All three squadrons are assigned to the 106th Operations Group.

History

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For the history of the squadron prior to 2004, see 102nd Rescue Squadron.

References

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Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  • Rogers, B. (2006). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. ISBN 1-85780-197-0
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