54th HELICOPTER SQUADRON – OCP – BROWN BORDER

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Computer made/mounted on velcro   3.5 inch-90mm

 

54th HELICOPTER SQUADRON (AFGSC)

Lineage.    Constituted as 54 Air Rescue Squadron on 17 Oct 1952.  Activated on 14 Nov 1952.  Discontinued, and inactivated, on 18 Jun 1960.  Activated on 10 May 1961.  Organized on 18 Jun 1961.  Redesignated as:  54 Air Recovery Squadron on 1 Jul 1965; 54 Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron on 8 Jan 1966.  Inactivated on 15 Jul 1974.  Redesignated as 54 Rescue Flight on 1 Apr 1993.  Activated on 1 May 1993. Redesignated as: 54 Helicopter Flight on 1 May 1998; 54 Helicopter Squadron on 21 Oct 2005.

Assignments.   6 Air Rescue Group, 14 Nov 1952; Air Rescue Service, 18 Feb 1958-18 Jun 1960.  Military Air Transport Service, 10 May 1961; Air Rescue (later, Aerospace Rescue and Recovery) Service, 18 Jun 1961; 39 Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Wing, 1 Jan 1970-15 Jul 1974.  91 Operations Group, 1 May 1993; 91 Missile Group, 1 Jul 1994; 91 Operations Group, 1 Feb 1996-.

Stations.   Goose Bay Aprt (later, Goose AB), Canada, 14 Nov 1952-18 Jun 1960.  Goose AB, Canada, 18 Jun 1961; Pease AFB, NH, 1 Aug 1967-15 Jul 1974.  Minot AFB, ND, 1 May 1993-.

Aircraft.   SA-16, 1952-1957; SB-17, 1952-1953; SC-47, 1952-1955; H-5, 1952-1954; H-19, 1955-1956; SH-21, 1956-1960; SC-54, 1957-1960.  SC/HC-54, 1961-1966; SH/HH-43, 1961-1967; SH/HH-19, 1961-1963; SA-16, 1961-1962; HU-16, 1961-1963; SH-21, 1961-1962; HC-130, 1966-1974; HH-3, 1972-1973.  UH/HH-1, 1993; UH-1N, 1996-.

Operations.  Search, rescue, and recovery services in Labrador, Greenland, New England and the waters between, Nov 1952-Jun 1960, and Jun 1961-Jul 1974.  Provided security for 91 Missile Wing missile complex; also, transported security forces and equipment throughout the missile fields; supported medical evacuations and rescue searches, 1993-.

Service Streamers.   None.

Campaign Streamers.   None.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers.  None.

Decorations.  Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation: North Atlantic, 1968-1969.  Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Apr 1966-31 Mar 1968; 1 Jun 1970-31 May 1971; 1 Jul 1972-30 Jun 1974; 1 Sep 1993-31 Aug 1995; 1 Sep 1995-31 Aug 1997; 1 Oct 1998-30 Sep 2000; 1 Oct 2000-1 Oct 2001; 1 Jan-31 Dec 2002.

Emblem.  Approved on 7 Jun 1956.

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