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	United States Air Force - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		A wing may be an operational wing, an air base wing, or a specialized mission wing.
		When an operational wing is a tenant organization, the host command provides it with varying degrees of base and logistics support.
		Wings are composed of several groups with different functional responsibilities.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /united_states_air_force.htm (1798 words)

	347th Rescue Wing [347th RQW]
		The 347th Wing was officially re-designated as the 347th Rescue Wing on May 8, 2001.
		The wing's mission--fulfilled with the RB-57 "Canberra," the F-4C "Phantom," the C-130 "Hercules," and the EB-57 "Canberra"--was to provide air defense for Japan and the Republic of South Korea, to fly aerial reconnaissance, and to maintain a high state of readiness due to the hostilities taking place in Southeast Asia.
		The arrival of the wing's new commander Brigadier General James I. Mathers on 31 August 1992, coincided with the most significant change for the wing since its arrival at Moody in 1975.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/usaf/347rqw.htm (2952 words)

	AF helicopter crews rescue 221 hurricane victims
		The rescue wing, from Moody Air Force Base, Ga., deployed five HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters, pararescuemen and maintainers to the Jackson airport.
		Joe Callahan, the rescue wing commander, said the unit is ready to continue operations for as long as needed.
		A spokesperson at McGuire said the wings’ main mission is to “quickly open forward contingency air bases and extend AMC’s en route infrastructure.” That means a small team of specialist performs all airport operations, including command and control, marshaling, loading and unloading, and launching transport aircraft.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/news/2005/09/mil-050901-afpn04.htm (637 words)

	347th Rescue Wing Det. 1 [347th RQW Det. 1]
		The 347th RQW, Detachment 1, is a unit of the 347th Rescue Wing located at Moody AFB, GA.
		The unit's mission in central Florida is widespread with the Command Element and the main Deployed Unit Complex (DUC) located at MacDill AFB, Florida, and a second DUC located at the Avon Park Air Force Range (APAFR), Operating Location Alpha (OL-A), located approximately 100 miles east-southeast.
		The mission of 347th RQW, Detachment 1, Operations Group is to manage special use airspace and scheduling assets; provide access to extensive, diversified and convenient training airspace and ranges with unique training capabilities for military ground training at APAFR; provide and maintain a DUC including operations and maintenance facilities, aircraft parking.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/usaf/347wg-det1.htm (189 words)

	History for 347th Wing HQ
		In 2000, the 347th Wing became the 347th Rescue Wing (RQW).
		347th Wing Lineage Established as 347th Fighter Wing, All Weather, on 10 Aug 1948.
		Redesignated 347th Tactical Fighter Wing, and activated, on 21 Dec 1967.
	images.military.com /HomePage/UnitPageHistory/1,13506,600005,00.html (80 words)

	United States Air Force - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		An operational wing is one that has an operations group and related operational mission activity assigned to it.
		Some bases which do not have operational wings or are too large or diverse for one wing will have an Air Base Wing (ABW).
		The ASETF generates airpower to support COCOM objectives from Air Expeditionary Wings (AEW) or Air Expeditionary Groups (AEG).
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Air_Force (2109 words)

	AV8R Stuff - Rescue Patches
		This is the color version of the crest patch for the 129th Rescue Squadron that flew the Jolly Green helo out of NAS Moffett Field, CA.
		This is the color version of the wing gaggle patch for the 347th Rescue Wing located at Moody AFB, GA. This patch depicts the Rescue Squadrons located there.
		This is the white version of the wing crest patch for the 347th Rescue Wing located at Moody AFB, GA. This patch states "Born in Battle", a tribute to the job they do and how they do it.
	www.av8rstuff.com /miscrescue2.html (276 words)

	Moody AFB
		The wing is home to the 347th Rescue Wing, the only Combat Search and Rescue Wing in the Air Force.
		Their mission is to organize, train, and employ a combat-ready, HC-130, HH-60 rescue wing consisting of 3,400 military and civilian personnel.
		The 347th Rescue Wing executes worldwide peacetime and Combat Search and Rescue operations in support of humanitarian and U.S. national security interests.
	www.themilitaryzone.com /bases/moody_afb.html (240 words)

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		The Air Force 347th Rescue Wing air crews going through the Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape refresher course at Moody Air Force Base say the training ensures they'll know what to do if they're shot down behind enemy lines.
		The Air Force's 347th Rescue Wing conducts combat rescue and is currently supporting Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S. military operation in Afghanistan.
		The exercises today are for the rescue wing's air crews - in case the rescuers ever become the rescued.
	www.pjsinnam.com /Post_Vietnam/word_docs/374RQW.doc (1207 words)

	Thunderchiefs at Yokota AB Japan 1963-1967 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		On 01 Jul 1957, with its move from Itami to Yokota the wing became the sole USAF reconnaissance wing in the Far East, and in September 1957 the 67th TRW added air refueling and military airlift to its mission.
		The 374th Tactical Airlift Wing (TAW) had been formed at Clark AB, Phillipines, in November 1973 as the primary USAF airlift unit in the Far East, with one squadron of its C-130s located at Yokota from late 1974.
		The 374th was redesignated as an Airlift Wing (AW) on 01 April 1992, transferred from USAF's Air Mobility Command (AMC) to the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), and relocated from Clark AB to Yokota AB.
	members.aol.com /afskiers/yokota.htm (2274 words)

	DefenseLINK News: Georgia Air Force Base Struts Its Stuff for Civilian Leaders
		Moody Air Force Base, home of the 347th Rescue Wing and the only active duty combat-search-and-rescue wing in the U.S. Air Force, pulled out all stops April 26 for a visiting group of civic leaders.
		Air Force Maj. Gregory Laffitte, Aerospace Physiology Flight Commander, 347th Rescue Wing, Moody Air Force Base, Ga., explains to Jim Amoss, a participant in the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference, the effects of spatial disorientation April 26.
		Pararescuemen from the 347th Rescue Wing, engage a "fast rope" from an MH-53J helicopter during a demonstration at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., for members of the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference, April 26.
	www.dod.gov /news/Apr2005/20050427_783.html (958 words)

	CNN.com
		The 347th Rescue Wing, based at Moody Air Force Base in Georgia is the only active rescue unit in the U.S. Air Force, and it's suiting up for possible service in the Gulf.
		I think it's a noble mission to rescue people, and I think just the focus is a little bit -- has changed a little bit from that.
		This is for mountain rescues, where a great number of the troops here have been in Afghanistan.
	robots.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0301/23/sdi.06.html (566 words)

	347th
		Units: The wing's 71st Rescue Squadron flies the HC-130, which the Air Force identified as the aircraft being called for initial deployment.
		The 347th is the Air Force's only active-duty combat search and rescue wing.
		Its mission is to extend the range of combat search and rescue helicopters by providing air refueling.
	www.angelfire.com /realm2/rogergrott/sdown/347.htm (94 words)

	Get a REALTOR® - Moody AFB homes in Georgia
		The 347th Rescue Wing is comprised of five groups, four of which are located at Moody Air Force Base and one at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. The 347th Mission Support, 347th Operations, 347th Medical, and 347th Maintenance, are located at Moody, and the 563rd Rescue Group at Davis-Monthan.
		Assigned to the 347th Operations Group is one HH-60G rescue squadron, one HC-130P rescue squadron, and one pararescue squadron.
		The mission of the 347th Rescue Wing is to organize, train and employ a combat-ready, HC-130 and HH-60 rescue wing consisting of approximately 4,054 military and civilian personnel including GSUs in Nevada and Arizona.
	www.homes101.net /georgia-realtors/moody-afb-c14334 (991 words)

	Operation Iraq Freedom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Units: The 60th Wing includes the 6th and 9th refueling squadrons, which fly KC-10 Extenders.
		Units: The 49th Fighter wing is home to the Air Force's two operational Nighthawk squadrons -- the 8th and 9th fighter squadrons, known as the "Black Sheep" and "Flying Knights," respectively.
		Units: The wing's 71st Rescue Squadron flies the HC-130, an extended-range, combat search-and-rescue version of the C-130 Hercules transport.
	www.zap16.com /operation%20iraq%20freedom.htm (1061 words)

	P2AD :: DOD Moody AFB (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The 347th Rescue Wing is to organize, train, and employ a combat-ready, HC-130, HH60 rescue wing that consists of 3,400 military and civilian personnel including Avon Park Gunnery Range in Flordia.
		The wing supports the 479th Air Education and Training Command Flying Training and 820th Security Forces Groups in all operations.
		The wing also execute worldwide peacetime and combat search and rescue operations in support of humanitarian and U.S. national security.
	www.p2ad.org /Assets/Documents/govt_dod_fs_moody.htm (563 words)

	Changing Missions at Moody AFB (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Moody Air Force Base in Georgia is the home of the 347th Rescue Wing, the Air Force's only active-duty combat search and rescue wing.
		The 347th Rescue Wing trains for and executes worldwide search and rescue operations, in peacetime as well as in combat.
		Rescue is only the most recent of the many missions served at Moody Air Force Base.
	military.articleinsider.com /199197_moody_afb.html (321 words)

	FEMA: National Situation Update: Thursday, September 1, 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		In addition, five Air Force helicopters from the 920th Rescue Wing, from Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., and 347th Rescue Wing from Moody Air Force Base, Ga., are in Mississippi for search-and-rescue missions, officials said.
		These aircraft are capable of nighttime searches and rescues and also will transport FEMA assessment teams over the area to gather critical information for state and federal emergency managers.
		Plans were being made bring USS Grapple, a Navy rescue and salvage vessel, to the region to support maritime and underwater survey and salvage operations.
	www.fema.gov /emanagers/2005/nat090105.shtm (2258 words)

	United States Special Operations Command - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) is in charge of the different SOF of the U.S. Air Force.
		347th Rescue Wing, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia
		Air Force Rescue Coordination Center, Langley Air Force Base, VA
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/U.S._Special_Operations_Command (530 words)

	CNN.com
		Aired January 23, 2003 - 06:44 ET troops are gearing up and moving out to the Persian Gulf region, and that includes airmen of the 347th Rescue Wing from Moody Air Force Base right here in Georgia.
		While other troops go to war to fight, the 347th Rescue Wing at Moody Air Force Base is here to save lives.
		The PJs are the ones trained to rush into harm's way to rescue say a downed pilot.
	www-cgi.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0301/23/lad.11.html (534 words)

	Air Rescuetek
		She was rescued by the Great North Air Ambulance and flown to the University Hospital of North Durham.
		It is a quantum technology leap for combat rescue capabilities and also has applications for other types of military missions, said rescue officials.
		The helicopter is permanently assigned to the 347th Rescue Wing at Moody Air Force, Ga., but was temporarily assigned to the 41st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, 416th Air Expeditionary Group, deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
	www.air-rescuetek.com /news7.htm (4691 words)

	USAF C-130 Squadrons page 3
		"Scorpions" are part of the 55th Wing at Offut AFB, NE but operate out of Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ.
		part of the 347th Wing at Moody AFB, GA. They were reactivated with HC-130s in Mar 1970 at Elmendorf AFB, AK and remained there until inactivation in May 1991.
		In Oct 1993, the 36th moved to Yokota AB absorbing the C-130s from the 21st AS which moved to Travis AFB, CA.
	www.spectrumwd.com /c130/usaf3.htm (551 words)

	The Fighters Anthology Resource Center Message Board (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The 1% version of the MS stock P-38F was built by SPARKS and has been repainted by EasyKill to reperesent one flown by the 347th Fighter Group, Henderson Field - February 1943
		The 347th Fighter Group, the organizational predecessor of the 347th Rescue Wing and now the 347th Operations Group, originally activated 3 October 1942 in New Caledonia, an island off the northeast coast of Australia.
		The group's first combat mission consisted of providing air defense for the ground forces on Guadalcanal.
	www.network54.com /Forum/message?forumid=33351&messageid=1022534068 (270 words)

	You Big Mouth, You! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Coast Guard crews assisted in the rescue of about 1,200 people stranded by the high water conditons in the New Orleans area Monday and thousands more were rescued this morning.
		Coast Guard rescue boats, hazardous materials disposal teams, aids to navigation teams and Disaster Assistance Relief Teams are coordinating with local, state and federal agencies in land-based rescue efforts to minimize economic and environmental impact.
		Coalition forces rescued a hostage being held by terrorists, captured the kidnappers, and seized weapons from a terrorist safe-house during a cordon-and-search operation Aug. 18 in the Muthana Zayuna district of central Baghdad.
	blog.simmins.org (13107 words)

	www.GovExec.com - 'Losers' in 2004 base funding could be vulnerable to closure (12/9/03)
		While it houses the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Air Force headquarters building, a ceremonial air wing, band and honor guard, these analysts say other area facilities, such as the Washington Navy Yard or Maryland's much larger Andrews Air Force Base, could take on these missions in a realignment.
		But community groups remain hopeful, saying the base, home to the 347th Rescue Wing -- the only such wing in the Air Force -- is well-positioned to avoid closure.
		This is partly because the Air Force Special Operations Command, whose vice commander is a former member of that unit, controls it.
	www.govexec.com /dailyfed/1203/120903cdam1.htm (927 words)

	CSAR 05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		We are privileged this year to be hosted by the 41st Rescue Squadron / 347th Rescue Wing at Moody AFB, Valdosta, GA.
		Mention that you are with the Combat Search and Rescue Society and that Captain Snyder from the 41st has reserved a block of rooms with the group reservation number of 100387.
		We’ll also hear about the rescue of Don Muller when his F-100 was shot down near Tchepone in October 1969.
	www.combatsar.org /csar05.html (613 words)

	DEFCON <Afghanistan>
		Barry was fatally injured while riding in a vehicle that was struck by another vehicle in Doha, Qatar, on February 1, 2003.
		He was transported to Bagram Air Base hospital in Afghanistan, where he died of his wounds on June 26.
		Michaud was killed when an Air Force B-52 bomber inadvertently dropped ordnance south of the target onto the Godoria Range observation post 60 miles north of Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, on June 22, 2003.
	www.afgedefcon.org /Docs/Afgahn/2003.htm (1606 words)

	Callahan takes over 347th Rescue Wing - The Valdosta Daily Times, Valdosta GA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Brad Heithold relinquished command of the 347th Rescue Wing to Col. Joe Callahan on Thursday.
		Standing before airmen of the 347th, Callahan accepted the unit flag with the response “I assume command” to reflect the transition of authority at Moody Air Force Base.
		The airfield enabled about 5,000 troops with access to the ground for missions while members of the 347th saved at least 60 people.
	valdostadailytimes.com /content/1/15647/Callahan+takes+over+347th+Rescue+Wing.htm (499 words)

	347th Rescue Wing supports Hurricane relief efforts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Five HH-60 Pavehawks, along with teams of pararescuemen and aircraft maintainers, from the 347th RW headed to Jackson, Miss.
		Nine helicopters, pararescuemen, and maintainers were also deployed from the 563rd Rescue Group and 563rd RG - Operating location Alpha, the 347th’s geographically separated units at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. and Nellis AFB, Nev.
		“As always, the rescue wing is ready meet the demand,” said Col. Joe Callahan, 347h RQW commander.
	www.af.mil /news/story.asp?storyID=123011538 (267 words)

	347th Wing HQ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Forged in 1992 from two Cold War-era battle commands, the Air Combat Command combines the might of fighters, bombers, reconnaissance aircraft and search and rescue operations.
		The Air Combat Command, with Pacific Air Forces and U.S. Air Forces Europe and the Air National Guard, contains most of the combat strength of the Air Force.
		The last A-10s and F-16s departed leaving HH-60Gs (41 Rescue Squadron (RQS)), HC-130Ps...
	www.military.com /HomePage/UnitCreatedPage/0,11003,600005,00.html (193 words)

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