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309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group
Mission: Aircraft preservation is its best-known mission element. In a typical year, AMARG performs reclamation of systems and parts to support customer requirements that average $500 million. Many of these systems are no longer in production, but are expected to remain in op- erational use until 2040 and beyond; thus, a ready supply of parts is con- stantly required.
Description: AMARG is a modern, specialized facility within the Air Force Materiel Command structure providing a broad range of aerospace maintenance and regeneration support services to the Defense Department’s joint and allied warfighters. AMARG, aligned under the Ogden Air Logistics Complex at Hill AFB, Utah, is a major industrial facility, occupying 2,600 acres (four square miles) and managing an inventory of approximately 4,000 aircraft representing approximately 80 different weapon systems. It also stores 650,000 line items of aircraft production tooling to build air- craft components prior to assembly.
History: AMARG traces its heritage back to 1946 when the 4105th Army Air Base Unit was established to store and manage vast numbers of surplus World War II aircraft, but the group has since evolved. Today, AMARG has five major mission elements in direct support of the warfighter — the highly skilled 620-member workforce restores aircraft to flight capability; performs limited depot-level maintenance, complementing the air logistics com- plexes; and, accomplishes aircraft parts reclamation. These are in addition to its historic storage and disposal functions.
943rd Maintenance Squadron
Mission: Provide organic maintenance of six HH-60G aircraft to primarily support all 305th Rescue Squadron flying operations and contingencies. Supports 943rd Rescue Group’s deployment and exercise activities and ensures assigned aircraft, equipment and personnel are ready to deploy to con- duct combat rescue operations globally.
Vision: Building the most effective, well-equipped, highly trained, proficient and sought after combat rescue maintenance organization in the Air Force.
Description: There are approximately 100 personnel assigned, consisting of seven civilians, 42 Air Reserve technicians, and 45 traditional reservists.
Slogan: “We Maintain So That Others May Live”
79th Rescue Squadron
Mission: Maintains combat-ready status
with six HC-130J aircraft and provides rapidly
deployable, expeditionary personnel recovery
forces to combatant commanders for contin-
gency/crisis response operations worldwide.
The 79th Rescue Squadron specializes in the
rescue of isolated personnel from austere air-
fields in denied territory using night vision gog-
gles as well as conducts adverse weather, low level, airdrop, air land, helicopter air refueling, and forward area refueling point operations.
Vision: Combat-ready and adaptive personnel recovery unit ready to fulfill combatant commander needs across the range of opera- tions, from contested combat operations to permissive humanitarian assistance, driven by exceptionally trained, innovative, and motivated personnel. They are flexible, prepared and accountable experts.
48th Rescue Squadron
Mission: To rapidly deploy Guardian Angel forces worldwide in support of na- tional security objectives and homeland defense, providing highly trained person- nel recovery experts capable of quickly and effectively executing personnel re- covery operations across the spectrum of conflict.
Vision: Develop and inspire highly qualified leaders able to effectively integrate Guardian Angel with joint, interagency and coalition forces in support of joint force commander/combatant commander taskings.
Description: The 48th RQS consists of approximately 110 pararescuemen; combat rescue officers; survival, evasion, re- sistance and escape specialists; and combat support personnel. The 48th RQS personnel have received hundreds of air medals, numerous combat action medals, and several Bronze Stars and Distinguished Flying Crosses.
Slogan: “Valor and Honor”
Motto: “These things we do ... that others may live.”
Air Force Office of Special Investigations
The Air Force Office of Special Investigations was established in 1949 as a separate operating agency under the staff supervision of the Inspector General. AFOSI is the primary U.S. Air Force investigative agency for major crimes.
The scope of AFOSI’s mission has evolved significantly. Today, the AFOSI mission includes such diverse investigative areas as criminal investigations, counterespionage, counterintelligence, anti-terrorism, technical and forensic support, fraud and environmental crimes, and protective services operations. AFOSI Det. 217 falls under the opera- tional control of its headquarters at Andrews AFB, Maryland, and is tasked with the responsibility of providing the full range of AFOSI in- vestigative support to the 355th FW, Headquarters 12th Air Force, and other Air Force and DOD entities/activities.
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