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Search and Rescue Exhibit

SOG reconnaissance team RT Idaho seen just prior to a PRAIRIE FIRE mission in October 1968. SOG teams consisted of US Green Berets and indigenous troops.
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Air Force Museum beginnings

In 1922 the Army announced plans for a future museum dedicated to aviation research and development a McCook field after amassing a collection of WWI aircraft, engines and instruments from European countries. The following year, McCook Field’s 26,000-square-foot Air Service Technical Museum announced its public visitation opening on May 16th. Aircraft in this photo include: Lusac 11, Caudron R.11, Sopwith TF.2, DH 9A and DH-4. (U.S. Air Force photo/photographer unknown)
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Douglas A-1E Skyraider

The Museum’s A-1E was severely damaged during combat in South Vietnam in 1965.
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Douglas A-1E Skyraider

The aircraft in this photo is the one on display, later flown by Maj Bernard Fisher during his Medal of Honor mission in 1966.
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Four Sandys, Two Pedros, and a Crown

In flight over Southeast Asia, a US Air Force HC-130P refuels helicopters of the 37th ARR squadron, as two A-1's fly escort.
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The Men, The Mission: Rescue Units of the War

An HU-16B Albatross patrols the coast of Southeast Asia during 1966.
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The Men, The Mission: Rescue Units of the War

The HC-130P served as a command and control vehicle during rescue operations and could refuel the HH-3E and HH-53B/C in flight.
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The Men, The Mission: Rescue Units of the War

The SC-54 Rescuemaster initially served as command and control during rescue operations in Southeast Asia before being replaced by the HC-130P.
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Chariots of the Rescue Service

The Aerospace Rescue and Recover Service squadrons started using the Jolly Green Giant mascot as part of their HH-3 and HH-53 units during the conflict in Southeast Asia.
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Chariots of the Rescue Service

HH-53E006
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Chariots of the Rescue Service

An Air Force pararescue specialist is lowered on a forest penetrator from an HH-43 to treat an injured pilot in Southeast Asia.
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Chariots of the Rescue Service

A PJ rescues a pilot from the Gulf of Tonkin during a search and rescue mission in Southeast Asia.
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Chariots of the Rescue Service

A PJ is lowered on a forest penetrator from a hovering HH-53 during a rescue mission in SEA, June 1970.
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Rescue Specialist Pararescue in Southeast Asia

US Air Force pilot 1st Lt Glenn Fleming and a 40th ARR Squadron PJ are hoisted from the jungles of Laos by a USAF HH-43 helicopter on April 28, 1971.
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Rescue Specialist Pararescue in Southeast Asia

Lieutenant Fleming relaxes aboard the HH-43 helicopter following his rescue as a 40th ARR Squadron PJ reels in the rescue hoist on April 28, 1971.
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Rescue Specialist Pararescue in Southeast Asia

Pararescuemen are trained medical technicians with advanced military skills such as scuba and parachuting. Here, a PJ is shown wearing the standard equipment to perform a water parachute jump in 1970.
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Global Peacetime Transition

Air Force pararescuemen flank Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and David R. Scott, sitting in the Gemini 8 space craft, while awaiting the arrival of the recovery ship, the USS Leonard F. Mason after splashdown in the Pacific Ocean March 16, 1966, in the Philippine Sea. Reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., provide first-response contingency medical and rescue support for all NASA shuttle launches. With the advent of the NASA's new capsule-based, manned-spaceflight program, Constellation, Air Force pararescuemen will once again greet astronauts on the high seas following splashdown. (NASA photo)
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Global Peacetime Transition

A fire suppression kit is being attached to this HH-43B in preparation for a simulated Local Base Rescue operation, Luke AFB, AZ, 1961.
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41st Annual Volunteer Appreciation Banquet

DAYTON, Ohio -- Overhead view of the 41st Annual Volunteer Appreciation Banquet held at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on April 21, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)
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41st Annual Volunteer Appreciation Banquet

DAYTON, Ohio -- National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Director, David Tillotson III, presents the 2022 Museum Volunteer of the Year award to Dave London of Beavercreek Ohio on April 21, 2023. (From Left to Right) David Tillotson III, Ms. Lorna Estep, Executive Director, Air Force Material Command, Dave London, NMUSAF Volunteer, and Lt. Gen. C.D. Moore II, USAF(Ret.), Chair, Board of Trustees, Air Force Museum Foundation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)
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