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|current_commander=
|garrison=[[Davis-Monthan Air Force Base]], Arizona
|nickname=
▲|motto=''Per Adversa ad Ereptionem'' Through Adversity to the Rescue
|colors=
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|battles=[[Southwest Pacific Theater]] [[Korean War]] [[Vietnam War]]
|decorations=[[Distinguished Unit Citation]]<br/>Presidential Unit Citation<br />[[Air Force Meritorious Unit Award]]<br/>[[Air Force Outstanding Unit Award]] with [[Combat "V" Device]]<br/>Air Force Outstanding Unit Award<br/>[[Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation]]<br/>[[Korean Presidential Unit Citation]]<br/>[[Gallantry Cross (Vietnam)|Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm]]
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|identification_symbol=[[File:563d Rescue Group - Emblem.png|165px]]
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|identification_symbol_2=[[File:3 Emergency Rescue Squadron emblem.png|165px]]
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The '''
The group was first activated during [[World War II]] as the '''
The group was organized again at [[Tan Son Nhut Airport]] in 1966 as the '''
==Mission==
The
==Units==
* The [[48th Rescue Squadron]] at Davis-Monthan, and the [[58th Rescue Squadron]] at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, are "Guardian Angel" squadrons that train, equip and employ [[pararescuemen]] (commonly known as "PJs"), combat rescue officers, and supporting personnel worldwide. During combat rescue operations, they use various fixed and rotary wing
</ref>
* The [[55th Rescue Squadron]] operates the Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk and deploys combat rescue forces worldwide. It employs its helicopter and [[aircrew]]s in hostile environments to recover downed aircrew and isolated personnel during day, night, or marginal weather conditions. The squadron also conducts civil [[search and rescue]], disaster relief, international aid, emergency [[medical evacuation]], and counter-drug activities.<ref name=563rdgroup/>
* The [[66th Rescue Squadron]] is a geographically separated unit of the
* The [[79th Rescue Squadron]] operates the HC-130J Combat King II and provides combat rescue forces to theater commanders worldwide. It conducts helicopter [[air refueling]], [[airdrop]], and landing of pararescue personnel on unimproved runways, and equipment to recover combat personnel. Its crews fly low-level operations and perform these missions day or night.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dm.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=11745|title=79th Rescue Squadron Spotlight|date=6 November 2015
* The
==History==
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====World War II====
[[File:PBY OA-10A off Keesler Field 1944.jpg|thumb|OA-10 Catalina]]
The unit was first activated at [[Gulfport Army Air Field]], Mississippi in February 1944 as the '''3rdEmergancy Rescue Squadron''', a [[Consolidated OA-10 Catalina]] unit.<ref name=3rdERS>{{cite web |url= http://3rders.com/3rdERShist.htm |last1=MacDermott|first1=Bill|title=3rd
The squadron's air echelon continued training at Keesler until 5 July 1944, when it flew to the [[McClellan Air Force Base|Sacramento Air Depot]], California, arriving
[[File:Sb-17-korea.jpg|thumb|SB-17 showing the droppable life boat]]
The squadron's first combat mission was flown on 21 September 1944, when it picked up two downed Navy fliers. In November 1944, the squadron began operating from the Philippines. Initially the [[United States Army|Army]] was unable to support its OA-10s, and for several months, they were supported by the Navy's [[seaplane tender]]s, {{USS|Orca (AVP-49)}} and {{USS|Half Moon (AVP-26)}}. This support continued even after the arrival of the squadron's ground echelon.<ref name=3rdERS/>
The squadron's flights frequently operated at bases separated from the squadron [[headquarters]]. For example, in the last month of the war, August 1945, squadron flights or detachments were located at [[Mindoro]], [[Floridablanca Airfield]] and [[Laoag]] on [[Luzon]], and on [[Ie Shima]] near Okinawa. During its eleven months of operating in the Pacific, it was credited with rescuing 325 persons.<ref name=3rdERS/>
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The squadron was one of the first American military units to move to Japan after [[VJ Day]]. Elements of the unit were at [[Atsugi Airfield]] in September 1945, and the squadron headquarters joined them in October. Although the squadron became part of the [[occupation of Japan|occupation]] forces, its personnel did not, and by early 1946, only one qualified Catalina pilot was assigned to the unit. It was not until the summer of 1946 that regular Army Air Forces officers and soldiers were assigned in sufficient strength for the squadron to resume operations. Squadron flights were located at Atsugi, [[Chitose Air Base]], [[Itazuke Air Base]] and [[Itami Air Base]] in Japan and at [[Kimpo Air Base]] in Korea.<ref name=3rdERS/>
From 1946 through 1950, the squadron, called the
===Korean War===
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====Deployment of elements to Korea====
Following the North Korean invasion of South Korea on 25 June 1950, the squadron deployed two L-5 Sentinels and one [[Douglas SC-47 Skytrain]] to [[Pusan West Air Base]] to perform search and rescue missions. These were replaced a week later by [[Sikorsky H-5]] helicopters.<ref name=Marion2>Marion, p. 2</ref>
====Operations in Korea====
Combat operations in Korea, and the changing tactical situation there, soon added the missions of rescuing aircrew downed behind enemy lines, and evacuating wounded personnel with the squadron's
[[File:Sikorsky S-55 rescue hover bw.jpg|thumb|Group H-19 water rescue<ref group=note>The helicopter is hoisting USAF Capt. [[Joseph C. McConnell]] out of the [[Yellow Sea]] off Korea on 12 April 1953. McConnell was shot down by a [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15]] in his [[North American F-86E Sabre]] serial 51-2753. Although the helicopter is marked as an Air Rescue Service aircraft, it was actually being operated by the [[581st Air Resupply and Communications Wing]], which operated a helicopter detachment alongside the
The squadron's Boeing SB-17 Dumbos and SC-47 Skytrains were used in the search role, with the C-47 "Gooneybirds" being commandeered on occasion to fly critical supply missions. Early in the war, both these planes began to be replaced by SB-29 Superdumbos.<ref name=Endicott3ARG/>
The squadron's helicopters frequently flew wounded soldiers to Army [[Mobile Army Surgical Hospital]] (MASH) units, typically stationing one H-5 and one L-5 with each MASH.<ref name=Marion2/><ref group=note>Eventually, the Army began using its own [[Bell H-13 Sioux]] in this mission as well. By the war's end, approximately 25,000 wounded had been evacuated to MASH units, with almost 8,400 of them by helicopters of the
Associated in part with these forward locations, the squadron assumed a secondary mission of [[special operations]]. Shortly after the arrival of the YH-19, it was used to extract "[[United Nations]] personnel" (most likely Korean [[guerilla]]s) from behind enemy lines. During November 1950, squadron SB-17s dropped a number of agents near the Chinese border, along with radio equipment, to provide intelligence data on enemy components. In April 1951, the unit recovered components of a MiG-15 that had crashed near [[Sinanju]] for study by [[military intelligence]].<ref>Marion, pp. 11, 40</ref>
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====Squadron to group====
[[File:SA-16A Albatross 3ARG Japan 1953.jpg|thumb|38th Squadron Albatross taking off<ref group=note>Aircraft is Grumman SA-16A Albatross serial 51-6.</ref>]]
While still flying combat missions, in November 1952, the squadron was expanded, becoming the
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: A Flight at [[Johnson Air Base]], Japan was replaced by the [[36th Air Rescue Squadron]]
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The group was credited with rescuing almost 10,000 United Nations personnel during the Korean War, including almost 1,000 combat saves from behind enemy lines, and 200 water rescues. Its actions earned the unit a [[Distinguished Unit Citation]] and two [[Korean Presidential Unit Citation]]s.<ref name=563RGfacts/><ref group=note>The squadron was the first [[United States Air Force]] unit to earn a Distinguished Unit Citation. Tilford, p. 14</ref>
Following the war, the group returned to providing rescue capability in Japan. As Air Rescue Service shrank from a peak of 50 squadrons in 1954, the 37th Squadron was inactivated in May 1955.<ref name=Tilford15>Tilford, p. 15</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/432762/37-helicopter-squadron-afgsc/ |last1=Robertson|first1=Patsy|title=Factsheet 37 Helicopter Squadron (AFGSC)|date=25 May 2010
===Vietnam War===
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Coordination of USAF rescue operations in Southeast Asia had begun with the establishment of Detachment 3, Pacific Air Rescue Center, which was replaced in July 1965 by the 38th Air Rescue Squadron,<ref group=note>After 8 January 1966, this squadron was the 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron.</ref> with rescue detachments at several bases in South Vietnam and Thailand. The squadron also manned the Joint Search and Rescue Center at [[Tan Son Nhut Airport]], which operated through regional rescue coordination centers at [[Da Nang Air Base]], South Vietnam and [[Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base]]. The Joint Center also directed [[Seventh Fleet]] rescue operations in the [[Gulf of Tonkin]].<ref>Tilford, p. 70, 73</ref>
Rising aircraft losses in late 1965 led to the expansion of Air Force rescue assets in Southeast Asia. The group was reactivated as the
====Improved equipment====
[[File:HC-130P refuels HH-3E over Southeast Asia.jpg|thumb|HC-130 refuels HH-3 over Southeast Asia]]
The capabilities of the "off the shelf" rescue helicopters assigned to it limited the group's effectiveness. The HH-43 could not hover at higher altitudes, and the HH-3 needed to stage from forward bases in Laos to provide rescue coverage for North Vietnam. This deficiency was partially remedied by the addition of air refueling capability to the HH-3s. Within a few months after the first combat refueling in June 1967, in flight refueling
In parallel with the introduction of the HC-130H air refueling aircraft, in the spring of 1967, the group implemented Operation High Drink, which enabled the HH-3s to take on fuel from virtually any Navy ship operating in the Gulf of Tonkin, either landing on larger ships, or hovering alongside smaller ones. Combined with the Jolly Green Giant's ability to land on water, this permitted the withdrawal of the HU-16 amphibians, which flew their last combat rescue sortie on 30 September 1967.<ref>Tilford, p. 86</ref>
[[File:37th ARRSq Revetments, DaNang, RVN 1970-71.jpg|thumb|37th Squadron HH-53s in revetments at Da Nang Air Base]]
In the fall of 1967, the group received its first [[Sikorsky HH-53 Super Jolly Green Giant]], which were stationed at Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base. These helicopters improved capabilities over Laos and North Vietnam, since they were faster, could hover at altitudes up to 6,500 ft [[pressure altitude]] and were armed with three [[Minigun#M60D|GAU-28/A]] 7.62mm miniguns. Because of their larger size, HH-53s also carried a second pararescue specialist. However, despite the improved capability provided by the BUFF (as it was called by crewmembers), the unit's night rescue capability remained very limited and night rescue attempts were rarely successful.<ref>Tilford, pp. 90–92</ref>
====Reductions in rescue operations====
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Although the group did not directly participate in the [[Son Tay Raid]] in November 1970, when the Joint Contingency Task Force arrived in theater, it used seven HH-53s from the group's 40th Squadron, and two HH-3s from the 37th Squadron.<ref>Tilford, p. 107</ref>
In March 1972, the HC-130Ps of the 39th Squadron left Vietnam for [[Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base]]. Shortly after its arrival there, the squadron was inactivated, and its planes were temporarily absorbed by the Korat local base rescue detachment. However, in July, the [[56th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron]] was activated to manage these aircraft.<ref>Tilford, p. 115</ref>
====1975: Eagle Pull, Frequent Wind and the ''Mayaguez'' incident====
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As conditions in Southeast Asia continued to deteriorate, [[Operation Frequent Wind]], the evacuation of Saigon, was implemented at the end of the month. The group placed rescue helicopters on alert at bases in Thailand and aboard {{USS|Midway (CV-41)}}. On 29 April, the two helicopters aboard ''Midway'' accompanied Marine CH-53s on three missions to evacuate people at the [[defense attaché|Defense Attaché]] Compound. The last flight carried as many as 97 refugees aboard one of the aircraft. By the end of the last mission, both Super Jollys were out of commission, having flown the group's last mission in Vietnam.<ref>Tilford, pp. 142–145</ref>
On 12 May, Khmer Rouge forces seized the {{SS|Mayaguez}}, a U.S. merchant ship. The group initially flew two of its HH-53s to transport [[Security Police]]men from Nakhon Phanom for use as a possible rescue force. On 15 May, group HH-53s again joined CH-53s of other units in transporting a Marine assault force from [[U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield]] to the island where the ''Mayaguez'' had been run aground. After offloading their Marines on the {{USS|
In October 1975, the 56th Squadron was inactivated, and its remaining HC-130s absorbed by the 40th Squadron. As the United States continued its withdrawal from Southeast Asia, the Rescue Coordination Center was shut down on 15 December 1975, and the group and the 40th Squadron were inactivated at the end of January 1976.<ref>Tilford, pp. 154–155</ref>
===Reactivation===
Since reactivating in 2003 as the
===Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross and Air Force Cross===
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During June 1951, Lt John J. Najarian landed his SA-16 amphibian in the [[Taedong River]], which was not only shallow, but filled with floating debris, while low-hanging [[high voltage|high-tension]] power lines ran over the river, to rescue a Mustang pilot, who had bailed out of his plane at twilight. Assisted by covering flights of Mustangs to suppress enemy flak, Lt Najarian was able to make the difficult night landing, pick up the pilot and take off successfully. For this mission, he was awarded the [[Distinguished Service Cross (United States)|Distinguished Service Cross]].<ref>Marion, p. 24</ref>
Airman First Class [[William H. Pitsenbarger]] of the group's 38th Squadron was the first enlisted man to be awarded the [[Air Force Cross (United States)|Air Force Cross]]. Flying as a parajumper, or PJ, on an HH-43 sent to extract an Army unit caught in a [[Viet Cong]] ambush on 7 March 1966, he descended to assist with hoisting soldiers up to the helicopter. When the Pedro (radio call sign for the tasked helicopter) had been loaded with all the wounded soldiers it could hold, Airman Pitsenbarger elected to remain behind to render aid to the remaining soldiers, all of whom were wounded. When a second HH-43 arrived on the scene, its PJ descended and found that the Viet Cong had killed Airman Pitsenbarger and the remaining soldiers.<ref>Tilford, p. 88</ref>
Airman First Class [[Duane D. Hackney]], a PJ with the 37th Squadron, was awarded the Air Force Cross for actions on 13 March 1967 in a rescue operation for two Marine helicopters, a [[Sikorsky CH-37 Mojave]] that had been shot down, and a [[Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight]] that had crashed while attempting to aid the first Marine chopper, when it reported that enemy forces were closing in on the crash site. Airman Hackney made multiple trips to the ground while exposed to enemy fire, loading as many Marines on his HH-3's [[Stokes litter]] as possible each trip. The HH-3 was struck by enemy fire, losing hydraulic pressure, and forcing the pilot to head for an emergency landing field. Airman Hackney continued to tend to the wounded on board, even after being rendered temporarily unconscious from a bullet that had struck his helmet.<ref>Tilford, pp. 88–89</ref><ref group=note>Airman Hackney's Air Force Cross was the first not awarded [[wikt:posthumous|posthumously]]. He has been called the most decorated airman in Air Force history, with a [[Silver Star]], four [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)|Distinguished Flying Crosses]], 18 [[Air Medal]]s, two [[Purple Heart]]s and the [[Cheney Award]] among his awards. {{cite web|url= http://www.afhra.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=10048
==Lineage==
The lineage of the
* Constituted as the
: Activated on 15 February 1944
: Redesignated
: Redesignated
: Redesignated
: Inactivated on 18 June 1957
* Redesignated
: Organized on 8 January 1966
: Inactivated on 31 January 1976
* Redesignated
: Activated on 1 October 2003
===Assignments===
Assignments of the
* [[Army Air Forces Training Command]], 15 February 1944
*
* [[Thirteenth Air Force]], 28 July 1944
* [[Fifth Air Force]], 17 August 1944 (under operational control of [[V Bomber Command]], 26 August – 2 October 1944)
* 5276th Rescue Composite Group (Provisional), 2 October 1944
* 5th Emergency Rescue Group, 16 March 1945
*
* [[314th Composite Wing]], 31 May 1946
* Fifth Air Force, 6 June 1946
* Air Rescue Service, 1 May 1949 – 18 June 1957 (attached to Fifth Air Force, 1 May 1949, 314th Air Division, 18 May 1951, Japanese Air Defense Force, 14 November 1952, Far East Air Forces, 1 August 1954 – 18 June 1957)
* [[Military Air Transport Service]], 14 December 1965 (not organized)<ref group=note>Active, but unorganized, Military Air Transport Service and Military Airlift Command units were assigned to command headquarters between 27 December 1965 and 8 January 1966. ''See'' {{cite web |url= http://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/432781/60-air-mobility-wing-amc/ |last1=Kane|first1=Robert B.|title=Factsheet 60 Air Mobility Wing (AMC)|date=29 April 2010|publisher=Air Force Historical Research Agency|
* Military Airlift Command, 1 January 1966 (not organized)
* Pacific Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Center (later 41st Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Wing, 41st Rescue and Weather Reconnaissance Wing), 8 January 1966 – 31 January 1976
*
*
* 355th Fighter Wing (later 355th Wing), 1 October 2018 – present<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/432175/355-fighter-wing-acc/ |last1=Musser|first1=James M.|title=Factsheet 355 Wing (ACC)|date=March 30, 2021|publisher=Air Force Historical Research Agency|access-date=June 22, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1723710/one-base-one-boss-355th-wing-strengthens-mission-competence/ |last1=Sims|first1=SRA Giovanni|last2=Moore|first2=Amn Frankie|title=One base, one boss: 355th wing strengthens mission competence|date=3 January 2019|publisher=355th Wing Public Affairs}}</ref>
=== Components ===
; Operational Squadrons
Operational squadrons of the
* [[
* 36th Air Rescue Squadron: 14 November 1952 – 18 June 1957
* 37th Air Rescue Squadron (later [[37th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron]]): 14 November 1952 – 8 May 1955; 8 January 1966 – 20 August 1972
* 38th Air Rescue Squadron (later, 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron): 14 November 1952 – 18 June 1957; 8 January 1966 – 1 July 1972
* 39th Air Rescue Squadron (later, 39th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron): 14 November 1952 – 18 June 1957; 18 January 1967 – 30 April 1972
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* [[58th Rescue Squadron]]: 1 October 2003 – present
* [[60th Air Rescue Squadron]]: 8 April 1956 – 18 June 1957
* [[66th Rescue Squadron]]: 1 October 2003 –
* [[79th Rescue Squadron]]: 1 October 2003 – present
* 2157th Air Rescue Squadron: 1 March 1953 – 8 April 1956
; Maintenance Squadrons
* 563rd Maintenance Squadron: 1 October 2003 – c. 2005<ref name=Moody563facts>{{cite web|url=http://www.moody.af.mil/AboutUs/Units/23dWing/563dRescueGroup.aspx|title=About Us: 563rd Rescue Group|publisher=23d Wing Public Affairs|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327182622/http://www.moody.af.mil/AboutUs/Units/23dWing/563dRescueGroup.aspx|archive-date=27 March 2017|access-date=26 May 2019}}</ref>
* 763rd Maintenance Squadron: 1 October 2003 – c. 2005<ref name=Moody563facts/>
; Detachments
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===Stations===
Stations of the
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* Gulfport Army Air Field, Mississippi, 15 February 1944
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===Aircraft===
Aircraft of the
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* Consolidated OA-10 Catalina, 1944–1947
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* Sikorsky HH-3 Jolly Green Giant, 1966–1970
* Sikorsky HH-53 Super Jolly Green Giant, 1967–1975
* Lockheed HC-130 Hercules, 1966–present<ref group=note>included HC-130H, HC-130P and HC-130J</ref>
* Sikorsky HH-60G Pavehawk, 2003–present
▲* [[Bell UH-1N Twin Huey]], 1975
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|award_name1=[[Distinguished Unit Citation]]
|award_date1=25 June 1950 – 25 December 1950
|award_notes1=Korea
|award_image2=AF PUC
|award_name2=Distinguished Unit Citation
|award_date2=22 April 1951 – 8 June 1951
|award_notes2=Korea
|award_image3=AF PUC
|award_name3=Distinguished Unit Citation
|award_date3=1 May 1953 – 27 July 1953
|award_notes3=Korea
|award_image4=AF PUC
|award_name4=Presidential Unit Citation
|award_date4=1 August 1965 – 30 June 1966
|award_notes4=
|award_image5=AF PUC
|award_name5=Presidential Unit Citation
|award_date5=1 July 1967 – 31 January 1969
|award_notes5=
|award_image6=AF PUC
|award_name6=Presidential Unit Citation
|award_date6=1 February 1969 – 30 April 1970
|award_notes6=
|award_image7=AF PUC
|award_name7=Presidential Unit Citation
|award_date7=1 May 1970 – 31 March 1972
|award_notes7=
|award_image8=AF PUC
|award_name8=Presidential Unit Citation
|award_date8=1 April 1972 – 31 January 1973
|award_notes8=
|award_image9=AF MUA
|award_name9=[[Air Force Meritorious Unit Award]]
|award_date9=1 June 2008 – 31 May 2010
|award_notes9=
|award_image10=AF OUA w/ v
|award_name10=[[Air Force Outstanding Unit Award]] with [[Combat "V" Device]]
|award_date10=1 July 1966 – 31 December 1966
|award_notes10=
|award_image11=AF OUA w/ v
|award_name11=Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" Device
|award_date11=1 January 2010 – 31 December 2010
|award_notes11=
|award_image12=AF OUA
|award_name12=Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
|award_date12=1 October 2003 – 31 October 2004
|award_notes12=
|award_image13=AF OUA
|award_name13=Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
|award_date13=1 November 2004 – 31 July 2006
|award_notes13=
|award_image14=AF OUA
|award_name14=Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
|award_date14=1 June 2006 – 31 May 2008
|award_notes14=
|award_image15=PPUC
|award_name15=[[Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation]]
|award_date15=17 October 1944 – 4 July 1945<ref>AF Pamphlet 900-2, Unit Decorations, Awards and Campaign Participation Credits, p. 46</ref>
|award_notes15=
|award_image16=KPUC
|award_name16=[[Korean Presidential Unit Citation]]
|award_date16=25 June 1950 – 30 June 1951
|award_notes16=
|award_image17=KPUC
|award_name17=Korean Presidential Unit Citation
|award_date17=1 July 1951 – 31 March 1953
|award_notes17=
|award_image18=VGC
|award_name18=[[Gallantry Cross (Vietnam)|Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm]]
|award_date18=8 January 1966 – 28 July 1969
|award_notes18=
|award_image19=VGC
|award_name19=Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm
|award_date19=1 April 1966 – 28 January 1973
|award_notes19=
}}
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! Notes<ref name=563RGfacts/><ref>Campaign dates in AF Pamphlet 900-2 (Vol. 1) pp. 25-26</ref>
|-
|[[File:Streamer APC.PNG|200px]]||New Guinea||2 September 1944 – 31 December 1944 ||
|-
|[[File:Streamer APC.PNG|200px]]||Western Pacific||17 April 1944 – 2 September 1945 ||
|-
|[[File:Streamer APC.PNG|200px]]||Leyte||17 October 1944 – 1 July 1945||
|-
|[[File:Streamer APC.PNG|200px]]||Luzon||15 December 1944 – 4 July 1945||
|-
|[[File:Streamer APC.PNG|200px]]||Southern Philippines||27 February 1945 – 4 July 1945||
|-
|[[File:Streamer APC.PNG|200px]]||China Defensive||2 September 1944 – 4 May 1945||
|-
|[[File:Streamer APC.PNG|200px]]||China Offensive||5 May 1945 – 2 September 1945||
|-
|[[File:Streamer APC.PNG|200px]]||Ryukus||26 March 1945 – 2 July 1945 ||
|-
|[[File:Streamer NOS E.JPG|200px]]|| [[Army of Occupation Medal|World War II Army of Occupation]] (Japan)||3 September 1945 – 27 April 1952||
|-
|[[File:Streamer KS.PNG|200px]]||UN Defensive ||27 June 1950 – 15 September 1950 ||
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|[[File:Streamer KS.PNG|200px]]||UN Offensive ||16 September 1950 – 2 November 1950 ||
|-
|[[File:Streamer KS.PNG|200px]]||CCF Intervention ||3 November 1950 – 24 January 1951||
|-
|[[File:Streamer KS.PNG|200px]]||1st UN Counteroffensive||25 January 1951 – 21 April 1951||
|-
|[[File:Streamer KS.PNG|200px]]||CCF Spring Offensive||22 April 1951 – 9 July 1951||
|-
|[[File:Streamer KS.PNG|200px]]|| UN Summer-Fall Offensive||9 July 1951 – 27 November 1951||
|-
|[[File:Streamer KS.PNG|200px]]||Second Korean Winter||28 November 1951 – 30 April 1952||
|-
|[[File:Streamer KS.PNG|200px]]||Korea Summer-Fall 1952||1 May 1952 – 30 November 1952||
|-
|[[File:Streamer KS.PNG|200px]]||Third Korean Winter||1 December 1952 – 30 April 1953||
|-
|[[File:Streamer KS.PNG|200px]]||Korea Summer-Fall 1953||1 May 1953 – 27 July 1953||
|-
|[[File:Streamer VS.PNG|200px]]||Vietnam Defensive||8 January 1966 – 30 January 1966||
|-
|[[File:Streamer VS.PNG|200px]]||Vietnam Air||31 January 1966 – 28 June 1966||
|-
|[[File:Streamer VS.PNG|200px]]||Vietnam Air Offensive||29 June 1966 – 8 March 1967||
|-
|[[File:Streamer VS.PNG|200px]]||Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase II||9 March 1967 – 31 March 1968||
|-
|[[File:Streamer VS.PNG|200px]]||Vietnam Air/Ground||22 January 1968 – 7 July 1968||
|-
|[[File:Streamer VS.PNG|200px]]||Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase III||1 April 1968 – 31 October 1968||
|-
|[[File:Streamer VS.PNG|200px]]||Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase IV||1 November 1968 – 22 February 1969||
|-
|[[File:Streamer VS.PNG|200px]]||Tet 1969/Counteroffensive||23 February 1969 – 8 June 1969||
|-
|[[File:Streamer VS.PNG|200px]]||Vietnam Summer-Fall 1969||9 June 1969 – 31 October 1969||
|-
|[[File:Streamer VS.PNG|200px]]||Vietnam Winter-Spring 1970||3 November 1969 – 30 April 1970||
|-
|[[File:Streamer VS.PNG|200px]]||Sanctuary Counteroffensive||1 May 1970 – 30 June 1970||
|-
|[[File:Streamer VS.PNG|200px]]||Southwest Monsoon||1 July 1970 – 30 November 1970||
|-
|[[File:Streamer VS.PNG|200px]]||Commando Hunt V||1 December 1970 – 14 May 1971||
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|[[File:Streamer VS.PNG|200px]]||Commando Hunt VI||15 May 1971 – 31 July 1971||
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|[[File:Streamer VS.PNG|200px]]||Commando Hunt VII||1 November 1971 – 29 March 1972||
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|[[File:Streamer VS.PNG|200px]]||Vietnam Ceasefire Campaign||39 March 1972 – 28 January 1973||
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==See also==
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* [[List of United States Air Force Groups]]
* [[List of United States Air Force rescue squadrons]]
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===Citations===
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===Bibliography===
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* {{cite book|editor=Endicott, Judy G.|title=The USAF in Korea, Campaigns, Units and Stations 1950–1953|url= http://media.defense.gov/2010/May/26/2001330297/-1/-1/0/AFD-100526-045.pdf |year=2001|publisher=Air Force Historical Research Agency|location=Maxwell AFB, AL|isbn=0-16-050901-7
* {{cite book|last=Marion|first=Forrest L.|title=That Others May Live: USAF Air Rescue in Korea|url= http://www.afhso.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-101001-050.pdf |
* {{cite book|last=Tilford|first=Earl H.
* [http://www.usafpatches.com/pubs/AFP900-2Vol1Bk1.pdf AF Pamphlet 900-2, Unit Decorations, Awards and Campaign Participation Credits] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150804134135/http://www.usafpatches.com/pubs/AFP900-2Vol1Bk1.pdf |date=4 August 2015 }} Department of the Air Force, Washington, DC, 15 June 1971
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* {{cite book|url= http://media.defense.gov/2010/Nov/04/2001329882/-1/-1/0/AFD-101104-022.pdf |title=1961–1973: An Illustrated History
* {{cite book|last=Futrell|first= Robert F.|title= The United States Air Forces in Korea 1950–1953
* {{cite book|last=Jonasson|first=Jonas A.|editor=Craven, Wesley F |editor2=Cate, James L|title=The Army Air Forces in World War II
==External links==
* {{cite web |url= https://www.dvidshub.net/video/427860/563rd-rescue-group-airmen-homecoming#.Vo6X_vkrKM8 |last1=Arnuad-Marquez|first1=A1C Jean-Paul|title=Video: 563rd Rescue Group Airmen Homecoming|date=9 October 2015|publisher=Defense Video & Imagery Distribution Service|
* {{cite web |url= http://www.vhpamuseum.org/usaf/arrs/3arrg/3arrg.shtml
* {{cite web
* {{cite web |url= http://tucson.com/news/local/d-m-rescue-group-returns-home-after-life-saving-mission/article_1c7ff80b-4c50-5658-a292-7c0bfd692b5d.html |last1=Cruz|first1=Veronica M.|title=D-M rescue group returns home after life-saving mission at sea|date=7 May 2014|
* {{cite web |url= http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-injured-chinese-sailors-20140505-story.html |author=Staff writer(s)
* {{cite web
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* {{cite web |url= http://www.defencetalk.com/563rd-rescue-group-receives-first-combat-ready-hc-130j-combat-king-ii-45605/ |author=Staff writer(s)
* {{cite web |url= http://blog.uso.org/2012/07/19/so-others-may-live-crash-survivor-returns-to-flight-status/ |last1=Lee|first1=Joseph A.|title=That Others May Live: Crash Survivor Returns to Flight Status|date=19 July 2012|publisher=Air Force News Agency|
* {{cite web |url= http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/military/2009-03-24-afghanistan-rescues_N.htm |last1=Vanden Brook|first1=Tom|title=Afghanistan rescue crews ready for action|date=24 March 2009|publisher=USA Today|
* {{cite web |url= http://usafhpa.org/3rdARRG/3rdARGkorea2.html
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