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943rd Rescue Group (AFRC)
Mission: Provide leadership, man- agement, policy formulation, planning and standardization for operations, training and support of the Air Force Reserve Command’s rescue assets,
Description: There are three squadrons, three flights and one geo- graphically separated unit. The group is equipped with six HH-60G “Pave Hawk” helicopters to support world- wide combat rescue operations.
612th Air and Space Operations Center
Mission: Plan, command, control, ex-
ecute, and assess air, space, and information
operations to meet Secretary of Defense,
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and
commander, United States Southern Command taskings across the full spectrum of military operations.
Vision: The innovative leader of AOCs for real-world execution and operational testing in air, space and information operations to support national military strategy.
25th Operational Weather Squadron
Mission: To provide weather support
to military operations in the western
United States as well as in U.S. Southern
Command’s area of responsibility. Addi-
tionally, the 25th OWS produces aviation
hazard forecasts for flight levels above
18,000 feet and surface weather analysis across the entire U.S. North- ern Command area of responsibility.
Vision: Science-based, decision-quality weather information for those we support in today’s fight ... with an innovative mindset for tomorrow’s ... by an organization and its Airmen that are integrated, balanced and resilient.
Description: There are more than 150 active-duty and civilian personnel.
Slogan: “Desert Cats ... Stormin’ In!”
History: The Army Air Forces constituted the 25th Weather Squadron on Oct. 28, 1943, at Patterson Field, Ohio. It was assigned to the Army Air Forces Weather Wing four days later. The squadron, redesignated the 25th OWS Feb. 5, 1999, was activated April 1, 1999, at Davis-Monthan AFB. The 25th OWS is a unit of the 1st Weather Group under the 557th Weather Wing.
563rd Operations Support Squadron
Mission: Provide the world’s best op- erational integration and support to the Air Force’s premier rescue group by en- abling mission accomplishment through exceptional intelligence, plans, scheduling, training and aerial delivery support in a coordinated effort to guarantee successful worldwide operations.
Vision: Diverse group of rescue profes- sionals who are well-trained to lead and prepared to support full spectrum person-
nel recovery operations anywhere in the world.
Description: Supports all aspects of the training and employment of the 563rd Rescue Group’s six combat-ready HC-130J, HH-60G and Guardian Angel squadrons. The unit contains more than 100 civilian and military personnel at Davis-Monthan AFB, as well as a 27-mem- ber geographically separated operations support detachment at Nellis AFB, Nevada. It provides all operations support functions including weapons and tactics, current operations, intelligence, training, air- crew flight equipment, SERE, medical support, aerial delivery, mobil- ity and flying hour program management. As a worldwide deployable unit, it also is responsible for implementing contingency and theater war plans.
Slogan: In Omnia Paratus — “Prepared for all things”
History: Constituted as the 3D Station Complement Squadron under 3D Air Force April 5, 1943, and activated April 10, 1943, and later reconstituted and redesignated as the 563rd OSS under the 23rd Wing’s 563rd RQG July 29, 2003.
924th Fighter Group
Mission: Forge the world’s most le- thal attack pilots: Mission, Airmen, Family.
Vision: To be the benchmark of total force flying training and maintenance excellence.
Description: Consists of three units:
the 924th Maintenance Squadron, the
47th Fighter Squadron, and the 924th
Operational Support Flight, which col-
lectively employ 550 members in more than 20 Air Force specialty codes. The 924th FG is the only unit-equipped formal training unit in Air Force Reserve Command with 28 A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft. They train and produce qualified A-10 pilots for theater commanders worldwide, and have graduated 29 A-10 pilots since program production stood up as unit- equipped in 2014.
History: Established in 1962 as the 924th Troop Carrier Group un- der Continental Air Command at Ellington Air Force Base, Texas. The unit was realigned Oct. 1, 2012, under the 944th FW, Luke AFB. The group is charged with working with the Regular Air Force’s 355th FW to functionally integrate with the 355th OG and 355th MXG to conduct A-10 pilot training at D-M.
563rd Rescue Group
Mission: To organize, train and equip Air Force rescue to rapidly deploy and ex- ecute personnel recovery missions world- wide in support of national security objec- tives.
Description: Directs flying operations
for one of only two active-duty Air Force
rescue groups dedicated to personnel recov-
ery. The group is responsible for training, readiness and maintenance of one HC-130 squadron and two HH-60 squadrons, two Guardian Angel squadrons, two maintenance squadrons and an operations support squad- ron operating from two geographically separated operating locations. The group is a geographically separated unit of the 23rd Wing located at Davis- Monthan Air Force Base.
Slogan: Per adversa ad ereptionem - “Through adversity to the rescue”
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