57th ARRS - US Air Force

1952 - 57th Air Rescue Squadron (57 ARS)
1965 - 57th Air Recovery Squadron
1966-1972 - 57th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron (57 ARRS)
2015 - 57th Rescue Squadron (57 RQS)

Part of the 48th FW at RAF Lakenheath supplies pararescue personnel to the 56th RQS

News about 57th ARRS

USAFE Pave Hawks Relocates to Aviano

15-May-18 - US Air Force Europe rescue squadrons, the 56th RQS flying the HH-60G Pave Hawk with their PJ associate unit 57th RQS moved from RAF Lakenheath to Aviano, Italy as announced in November 2015

57th Rescue Squadron named RQS of the year

12-Oct-16 - The 57th Rescue Squadron has been named the ‘2015-2016 Rescue Squadron of the Year’ by the “That Others May Live” Foundation

USAF Lakenheath Squadrons to Relocate to Aviano

05-Nov-15 - U.S. Air Force announced that 56th and 57th Rescue Squadrons (RQS), 5 HH-60G and PJs respectively totalling 350 personnel, from RAF Lakenheath, UK are relocating to Aviano Air Base, Italy in 2017

57th RQS Activation

19-Feb-15 - USAF 48th Fighter Wing stationed at RAF Lakenheath activated a new squadron, the 57th Rescue Squadron, comprised of about 30 pararescuemen and equipment personnel