The 301th Rescue Squadron Guardian Wings, is part of 920th Rescue Wing, Air Force Reserve, alongside the 308th Rescue Squadron Guardian Angel pararescuemen and the 39th Rescue Squadron flying the HC-130J Hercules.
Previous names:
1956 - 301 Air Rescue Squadron
1966 - 301 Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron
1990 - 301 Air Rescue Squadron
1992 - 301 Rescue Squadron.
The 920th Rescue Wing, based at Patrick Space Force Base in Florida, is the only combat search and rescue (CSAR) wing in the Air Force Reserve Command. Beyond combat operations, the 920th has supported a wide range of high-profile missions, including astronaut recovery for NASA launches, disaster relief during hurricanes, and humanitarian aid worldwide. Its airmen balance their civilian lives with military service, and since the wing’s activation, they have saved thousands of lives in peacetime and combat. The 920th Rescue Wing remains one of the Air Force’s most visible examples of the Reserve’s vital role in national security and humanitarian response.
Previous names:
1956 - 301 Air Rescue Squadron
1966 - 301 Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron
1990 - 301 Air Rescue Squadron
1992 - 301 Rescue Squadron.
The 920th Rescue Wing, based at Patrick Space Force Base in Florida, is the only combat search and rescue (CSAR) wing in the Air Force Reserve Command. Beyond combat operations, the 920th has supported a wide range of high-profile missions, including astronaut recovery for NASA launches, disaster relief during hurricanes, and humanitarian aid worldwide. Its airmen balance their civilian lives with military service, and since the wing’s activation, they have saved thousands of lives in peacetime and combat. The 920th Rescue Wing remains one of the Air Force’s most visible examples of the Reserve’s vital role in national security and humanitarian response.
News about 301st RQS |
USAF Reserve Squadron Retires Its Last HH-60G Pave Hawk
28-Sep-25 - The USAF 920th Rescue Wing in Florida, the Air Force Reserve Command’s only combat search and rescue wing, retired its last two HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters as it transitions to the new HH-60W, ending an era that began in 1997 #PaveHawk
USAF Reserves and NASA Trained in Florida
26-Nov-18 - USAF Reserve 301st RQS, 920th Rescue Wing, trained with NASA at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida in medical evacuation exercise #NASA
Florida Pave Hawks Save German Citizens
08-Jul-17 - USAF Reserve 920th Rescue Wing HH-60G Pave Hawks and HC-130P/N “King” Hercules medevac 2 Germans 500 nautical miles off the east coast of southern Florida after their ship Nord Nightingale caught fire
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Models 301st RQS List of helicopters |
| C/N | Version | Built | In this Org | In other Org | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58-992 | hss-1n | 145693 : USAF, ex USN 145693; 1971 301st ARS |  145693 | ||||
| 58-1050 w/o 1975 | hss-1n | 1959 | 145707 : USAF, ex USN 145707; 1971 301st ARS : 301st ARS, Homestead AFB, FL from 1971; 09May74 to MASDC/HD197 ; soc 18Oc+  | 145707 - TI-SPI | |||
| 58-1057 | hss-1n | 145710 : USAF, ex USN 145710; 1971 304th ARS; to 301st ARS | 145710 N87716 | ||||
| 58-1246 | hss-1n | 147999 : USAF, ex USN 147999; 1971 301st ARS | 147999 | ||||
| 58-1280 | hss-1n | 148021 : USAF, ex USN 148021; 1971 301st ARS | 148021 | ||||
| 58-1286 | hss-1n | 148023 : USAF, ex USN 148023; 1971 301st ARS | 148023 | ||||
| 58-1291 | hss-1n | 148028 : USAF, ex USN 148028; 1971 301st ARS | 148028 | ||||
| 58-1297 | hss-1n | 148029 : USAF, ex USN 148029; 1971 301st ARS | 148029 | ||||
| 58-1325 | hss-1n | 148941 : USAF, ex USN 148941; 1971 301st ARS | 148941 | ||||
| 58-1334 | hss-1n | 148944 : USAF, ex USN 148944; 1971 301st ARS | 148944 | ||||
| 61-529 w/o 1992 | ch-3c | 1965 | 64-14226 : Sikorsky S-61R, c/n 61-529, ff?; del USAF as CH-3C 64-14226, 26Feb65; conv+ | ||||
| 61-533 Scrapped | ch-3c | 1965 | 64-14230 : Sikorsky S-61R, c/n 61-533, ff?; ddel USAF as CH-3C 64-14230, 03Nov65; red+ | N4263F | |||
| 61-551 | ch-3c | 1966 | 65-5700 : Sikorsky S-61R, c/n 61-551, ff?; del USAF as CH-3C 65-5700, 20Apr66; conv + | N4263A - N4263A N4263A | |||
| 17113 | hh-1h | 70-2469 : asg 301st ARRS at Homestead AFB, FL | |||||
| 70-1317 | hh-60g | 88-26115 : asg 301 RQS (AFRC) at Patrick AFB, Melbourne, FL | |||||
| 70-1545 | hh-60g | 90-26224 : 05 pictured (pic1) (pic2) as 301st RQS /OR during aerial refueling out of + | |||||
| 70-1551 | hh-60g | 90-26227 : 05 pictured with 301st RQS out of Tallil Air Base, Iraq during Operation I+ | |||||
| 70-1597 | hh-60g | 90-26230 : USAF, from UH-60L; 920th Rescue Wing Patrick AFB; Mar11 301st RQS; Nov11 + | |||||
| 70-1598 | hh-60g | 90-26231 : USAF; from UH-60L; 13feb07 pictured with 301st RQS during NASA emergency e+ | |||||
| 70-1609 | hh-60g | 90-26236 : USAF, from UH-60L;
1995 301st RQS;
24sep05 pictured asg 920th Rescue Wing + | |||||
| 70-1610 | hh-60g | 90-26237 : noted at Thunder over Niagara airshow. | |||||
| 70-1611 | hh-60g | 90-26238 : USAF, from UH-60L;
301st RQS at Patrick AFB | |||||
