The HC-130P/N is the only dedicated fixed-wing combat search and rescue platform in the Air Force inventory. The 71st and 79th Rescue Squadrons in Air Combat Command, the 550th Special Operations ...

Combat Rescue Officers (CRO’s), and Tactical Air Control Party Officers (TACPO’s) lead the Special Reconnaissance, Combat Controller, Pararescuemen, and Tactical Air Control Party enlisted airmen.

whose crews are regarded as the pioneers of aerial combat search and rescue, the Air Force said in 2020. The upgrades reflect a focus on protecting crews and evacuees in hostile environments ...

Whether as a sponsor or donor, a member or volunteer, or an employee or fellow, you can make a difference. The Personnel Recovery (PR) and Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) missions are core mission ...

There are only two Combat Sent aircraft in the Air Force inventory and both are assigned to the 55th Wing at Offutt AFB, Neb. The RC-135U aircraft are manned by Air Combat Command crews from the ...

Beyond his training in combat search and rescue and personnel recovery operations, Kraines was also a military static-line jumper, a free fall jumper, an Air Force combat scuba diver and certified ...

In late March (at the earliest), SpaceX's Crew-9 mission will return to Earth from the International Space Station with four astronauts aboard, including NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni ...

The US Air Force (USAF) has logged its final active service flight with the venerable Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk combat search and rescue (CSAR) helicopter. The service’s 56th Rescue Squadron ...

A mother and her child in crisis were airlifted by helicopter from a Carnival Cruise Line ship on Saturday in a hair-raising ...

The Air Force's newest combat search and rescue helicopter, the HH-60W Jolly Green II, lead the way down the Duke Field runway. It was followed by the Army's multi-role combat helicopter ...

Because of the speed at which the aircraft are armed and refueled, ICTs can increase the amount of combat sorties that are flown. This increase can be very advantageous for the Air Force in future ...

The Alaska Air National Guard’s rescue mission to the Yukon is still ongoing in response to an ultralight plane crash near ...