36th Rescue Squadron, US Air Force
36TH RESCUE SQUADRON, US AIR FORCE
History: Constituted as 36 Air Rescue Squadron on 17 Oct 1952. Activated on 14 Nov 1952. Discontinued, and inactivated, on 18 Sep 1960. [Activated and] organized on 18 Jun 1961. Redesignated as: 36 Air Recovery Squadron on 1 Jul 1965; 36 Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron on 8 Jan 1966. Inactivated on 30 Nov 1972. Redesignated 36 Rescue Flight on 1 Apr 1993. Activated on 1 May 1993. Redesignated as 36 Rescue Squadron on 14 Aug 2015.
Combat rescue in Korean War, Nov 1952-Jul 1953. Search, rescue, and recovery missions in Japan and the waters around Japan, 1952-1960 and 1961-1972. In 1966, recovered Gemini 8 space capsule with astronauts, including Neil Armstrong. Beginning in May 1993, operated helicopters for survival training.
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The Emblem was approved on 14 January 1959. Newest rendition approved 11 July 2016.
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