33 RQS - US Air Force

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1952-1965 : 33d Air Rescue Squadron (33 ARS)
1965-1966 : 33d Air Recovery Squadron
1966-1989 : 33d Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron (33 ARRS)
1989-1993 : 33d Air Rescue Squadron (33 ARS)
1993- : 33d Rescue Squadron (33 RQS)

News of 33d Rescue Squadron

Emergency Response Drill in Osan, 22-Dec-19 : #MedEvac USAF 33d RQS Pave Hawk in Osan AFB, South Korea por Medical Evacuation (MedEvac) military training

Kadena Pave Hawk Save Downed Osprey Crew, 15-Dec-16 : USAF 33rd and 31st Rescue Squadrons based at Kadena AFB, Japan rescued five crew of a Marine VMM-265 squadron MV-22B Osprey after an emergency landing into the Pacific Ocean near Camp Schwab off Okinawa

CSAR Exercise Pacific Thunder 15-02, 23-Oct-15 : Pacific Thunder 15-02 exercise involved combat search and rescue drills during two weeks of constant training between U.S. and South Korean forces.

33rd RQS Return Home After Japan Earthquake, 06-Apr-11 : Members of the USAF 33rd Rescue Squadron were welcomed home after spending nearly a month supporting relief efforts in mainland Japan

Locations

Years	Location	ICAO/FAA
1971/	Kadena AFB	RODN
1955/70	Naha	ROAH

Models	Login to Edit

Years	Models
1985/	S-70 H-60
1975/82	S-65 H-53
1971/72	H-43 Huskie
1968/92	S-61 H-3
1964/66	H-43 Huskie
1952/64	S-55 H-19

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C/N	Version	Built	In this Org	In other Org
61-519	ch-3c	1964	63-9687 : del USAF as CH-3C 63-9687 14Jul64; conv CH-3E; xfer 100th SRW, 432nd TDG, +
61-532	ch-3c	1965	64-14229 : Delivered to Naha Okinawa from a factory refit joining the 33 ARRS with 65+
61-621	ch-3e		67-14719 : USAF; conv HH-3E; 33 ARRS w/o 14mar91
61-626	ch-3e		67-14724 : USAF; conv HH-3E; Aug79 pictured with 33 ARRS/PACAF at Clark AFB, Philippi+	L82106 : Tunisia, ex USAF 67-14724
61-627	ch-3e		67-14725 : USAF; pictured unk date practices lowering a jungle penetrator; Sep71-Apr+
65-266	hh-53c		69-5787 : USAF; 33 ARRS w/o 26feb79 crashed into sea during aerial refueling
61-653	ch-3e		69-5809 : USAF; conv HH-3E; 33 RQS w/o 01sep93
70-1438	hh-60g		89-26207 : USAF, from UH-60L; 1995 33 RQS /ZZ : 01nov11 pictured (pic1) as 33 RQS /ZZ during Pacific Thunder 2011 near Osa+ : pictured (pic2) as 33 RQS /ZZ during exercise at Marine Corps Camp Hansen+ : Feb15 33 RQS /ZZ
70-1441	hh-60g		89-26209 : USAF, from UH-60L; 1994 33 RQS /ZZ : pictured as 33 RQS /ZZ during exercise at Marine Corps Camp Hansens Comba+
70-1448	hh-60g		89-26210 : USAF, from UH-60L; 1995 33 RQS /ZZ; 2014 still
70-1450	hh-60g		89-26211 : USAF, from UH-60L; 1995 33 RQS /ZZ; 2014 still
70-1656	hh-60g		91-26354 : USAF; 1995 33 RQS /ZZ, Kadena AFB : w/o 05aug13 crashed in Okinawa, 33 RQS /ZZ
70-1733	hh-60g		91-26401 : USAF; 1995 33 RQS /ZZ : 2014 33 RQS /ZZ : asg 33 RQS pictured during emergency response drill exercise at Osan Air +
70-1735	hh-60g		91-26402 : USAF; 1997 33 RQS /ZZ : 22aug09 pictured as 33 RQS /ZZ at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinaw+ : Oct15 as 33 RQS /ZZ in Pacific Thunder 15-2, South Korea
70-1736	hh-60g		91-26403 : USAF 1997 33 RQS /ZZ : 02may01 pictured (top) as 33 RQS in original woodland camo during Balikata+ : 2014 33 RQS /ZZ
	hh-60g		91-26404 : USAF 33 RQS; w/o 06oct94 flew into power lines near Osan AB, Korea during +
	hh-60g		91-26405 : USAF; 1995 33 RQS /ZZ; 2015 still
	hh-60g		91-26406 : USAF; 1999 33 RQS /ZZ : Oct15 as 33 RQS /ZZ in Pacific Thunder 15-2, South Korea : 13dec16 asg 33 RQS rescued crashed Marine Osprey crew
70-1767	hh-60g		92-26461 : 13 pictured (pic1) as 33 RQS /MY at Kandahar, Afghanistan

33d Rescue Squadron

US Air Force

1952 to present

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33 RQS List of helicopters