1952 - 48th Air Rescue Squadron (48 ARS)
1965 - 48th Air Recovery Squadron (48 ARRS)
1966 - 48th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron
1967 - 48th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, Training
Inactivated on 7 Feb 1969.
1972-1976 Reactivated as 48 ARRS
1985-1987 Reactivated as 48 ARRS
Det 1 (Kindley AFB, Bermuda) 1960-1961
Det 1 (Homestead AFB, FL) 1974-1975
Det 2 (Goose AB, Labrador) 1960-1961
Det 2 (K.I. Sawyer AFB, MI) 1974-1975
Det 5 (Edwards AFB, CA) 1974-1976
Det 6 (Holloman AFB, NM) 1974-1976
Det 14 (MacDill AFB, FL) 1974-1975
Det 15 (Myrtle Beach AFB, SC) 1974-1975
Det 18 (Plattsburgh AFB, NY) 1974-1975
Det 22 (Mountain Home AFB, ID) 1974-1976
Det 24 (Fairchild AFB, WA) ?
Night Riders, reestablished May 1st, 1993 at Holloman AFB New Mexico with 6 HH-60G Pavehawks as part of 49th Fighter Wing.
On February 1st, 1999 moved to Davis-Monthan AFB Arizona as a pararescuemen unit reassigned to 563d Rescue Group
1965 - 48th Air Recovery Squadron (48 ARRS)
1966 - 48th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron
1967 - 48th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, Training
Inactivated on 7 Feb 1969.
1972-1976 Reactivated as 48 ARRS
1985-1987 Reactivated as 48 ARRS
Det 1 (Kindley AFB, Bermuda) 1960-1961
Det 1 (Homestead AFB, FL) 1974-1975
Det 2 (Goose AB, Labrador) 1960-1961
Det 2 (K.I. Sawyer AFB, MI) 1974-1975
Det 5 (Edwards AFB, CA) 1974-1976
Det 6 (Holloman AFB, NM) 1974-1976
Det 14 (MacDill AFB, FL) 1974-1975
Det 15 (Myrtle Beach AFB, SC) 1974-1975
Det 18 (Plattsburgh AFB, NY) 1974-1975
Det 22 (Mountain Home AFB, ID) 1974-1976
Det 24 (Fairchild AFB, WA) ?
Night Riders, reestablished May 1st, 1993 at Holloman AFB New Mexico with 6 HH-60G Pavehawks as part of 49th Fighter Wing.
On February 1st, 1999 moved to Davis-Monthan AFB Arizona as a pararescuemen unit reassigned to 563d Rescue Group
1985-1987, I was in the 48th ARRS at Homestead AFB. Then it was disbanded to Hurlburt Field. Due to cut backs. Then I was sent to 31st EMS
Vice President's Drug Interdiction Task Force. OPBAT. Handed over the mission to the Coast Guard due to cost. We deployed to the Bahamas for thirty to 60 days at a time.
Locations
| 1952-1955 | KMXF MXF | Maxwell AFB |
| 1955-1969 | KVPS VPS | Eglin AFB / Fort Walton Beach Airport |
| 1972-1976 | KSKA SKA | Fairchild Air Force Base |
| 1985-1987 | KHST HST | Homestead ARB Airport |
| 1993-1999 | KHMN HMN | Holloman AFB |
| 1999- | KDMA DMA | Davis Monthan AFB |
Models
| 1954-1963 | S-55 H-19 |
| 1963-1965 | H-43 Huskie |
| 1966-1968 | H-43 Huskie |
| 1966-1969 | CH/HH-3 |
| 1966-1969 | CH/HH-53 |
| 1972-1976 | HH-1H Iroquois |
| 1985-1987 | UH-1N |
| 1993-1999 | HH-60G Pave Hawk |