The 212th Rescue Squadron (212 RQS) is a unit of the

Alaska Air National Guard The Alaska Air National Guard (AK ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Alaska, United States of America. It is, along with the Alaska Army National Guard, an element of the Alaska National Guard. As state military units, the units in the ...

176th Wing The 176th Wing (176 WG) is a unit of the Alaska Air National Guard, stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), Anchorage, Alaska. If activated to federal service, components of the Wing are gained by several United States Air Force Maj ...

stationed at

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, Anchorage,

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. The squadron has no assigned aircraft; personnel assigned use aircraft of the 210th and

211th Rescue Squadron The 211th Rescue Squadron (211th RQS) is a unit of the Alaska Air National Guard 176th Wing located at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Anchorage, Alaska. The 211th is equipped with the HC-130J Hercules. Overview The 211th flies four HC-130 He ...

s of the Wing.

Overview

Established on 8 October 2004 by the

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as part of a re-organization of Air National Guard rescue units which created separate squadrons for fixed-wing, helicopter and pararescue elements of the

210th Rescue Squadron The 210th Rescue Squadron (210 RQS) is a unit of the Alaska Air National Guard 176th Wing located at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Anchorage, Alaska. The 210th is equipped with the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter. Mission The wartime mission of ...

. The HH-60 helicopter flight became 210th Rescue Squadron; the HC-130P Hercules flight become the 211th Rescue Squadron, and the pararescue flight became the 212th Rescue Squadron. The 212th also received additional manning and Combat Rescue Officers, which further increased its capabilities. The squadron consists of pararescue and support personnel, using the

HH-60 Pave Hawk The Sikorsky MH-60G/HH-60G Pave Hawk is a four-blade, twin-engine, medium-lift utility military helicopter manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft. It is a derivative of the UH-60 Black Hawk and incorporates the US Air Force PAVE electronic system ...

helicopters of the 210th Rescue Squadron and the

HC-130P Hercules The Lockheed HC-130 is an extended-range, search and rescue (SAR)/combat search and rescue (CSAR) version of the C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft, with two different versions operated by two separate services in the U.S. armed forc ...

transports of the 211th Rescue Squadron. All three squadrons are assigned to the 176th Operations Group.

Stations

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, Alaska, 8 October 2004 *

Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson is a United States military facility in Anchorage, the largest city in Alaska. It is an amalgamation of the United States Air Force's Elmendorf Air Force Base and the United States Army's Fort Richardson, which ...

, Alaska, 18 February 2011 – present.

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Squadrons of the United States Air National Guard Military units and formations in Alaska

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