USAF Expeditionary Rescue Squadron ERS 遠征救援中隊, 與expeditionary air control squadron 遠征空中管制中隊 同樣是屬於美國空軍的特戰單位. 當美國空軍需要海外任務時必須先佈置Expeditionary Rescue Squadron ERS 遠征救援中隊在附近, 作準備救援被擊落飛行員的一個戰鬥搜索和救援任務和醫療後送任務. 主要設備是HH - 60G Pave Hawk helicopter 鋪路鷹直升機.


A U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pavehawk from the 64th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, Joint Base Balad, Iraq, flies over the Iraqi landscape April 10, 2009, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)  




U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pavehawk gunner Staff Sgt. Jason Stitt, 64th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, Joint Base Balad, Iraq, scans for obstructions during proficiency training outside of Baghdad, Iraq, April 10, 2009, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)Released  


A U.S. Air Force Pararescueman from the 64th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, Joint Base Balad, Iraq, repels from an HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter during proficiency training outside of Baghdad, Iraq, April 10, 2009, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)  


U.S. Air Force pararescuemen assigned to the 64th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, Joint Base Balad, Iraq, prepare to board an HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter during proficiency training April 10, 2009, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)  







U.S. Air Force Pararescueman Senior Airman Matthew, from the 64th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, Joint Base Balad, Iraq, conducts security for an HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter during proficiency training outside of Baghdad, Iraq, April 10, 2009, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.



A U.S. Air Force Pararescueman from the 64th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, Joint Base Balad, Iraq, repels from an HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter during a proficiency exercise outside of Baghdad, Iraq, April 10, 2009, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)

Senior Airman Ryan Ballinger, a 33rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron gunner at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, checks out the 50-caliber machinegun on an HH-60G Pave Hawk Aug. 2 during a training flight. As an aerial gunner, Airman Ballinger provides security for combat search and rescue missions. He is deployed from the 33rd Rescue Squadron at Kadena AB, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)






Capt. Tavis McDevitt, a 33rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron pilot, reads through preflight paperwork Aug. 2 at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. Captain McDevitt is deployed from the 33rd Rescue Squadron at Kadena AB, Japan


Air Force Reservists load an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter onto a C-5 Galaxy at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The Airmen are from the 920th Rescue Wing at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla






An HH-60 Pave Hawk assigned to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., fires chaff and flares Sept. 14 while demonstrating evasive maneuvers during a demonstration at the Nevada Test and Training Range. The demonstration gave spectators a close-up view into the Air Force's ability to perform its wartime mission.






Capt. Jason Chambers monitors the flight instruments in his HH-60 Pave Hawk during an aerial refueling mission with a C-130 Hercules

U.S. Air Force Pararescueman Staff Sgt. Ivan Eggel, 64th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, Joint Base Balad, Iraq, conducts security for an HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter during a proficiency exercise April 10, 2009, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)  



U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter gunner Staff Sgt. Derrick Bloom, 64th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, Joint Base Balad, Iraq, stands by for engine startup prior to a proficiency exercise outside of Baghdad, Iraq, April 10, 2009, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)  

U.S. Air Force Captain Jay Humphrey, HH-60G Pavehawk helicopter pilot assigned to the 64th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, Joint Base Balad, Iraq, attaches his helmet prior to a proficiency exercise April 10, 2009, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom

First Lt. Brent McCall, 101st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron combat rescue officer, and Tech. Sgt. Jedediah Smith, 101st ERQS pararescueman, load up their gear for a training mission in Northeastern Afghanistan, April 20. In addition to an M-4 assault rifle, combat medical gear and body armor, Sergeant Smith also packs his four-year-old daughter Mia's pre-school class teddy bear. The seven-year New York Air National Guardsman said he brings the little guy along with him on all his missions and writes letters to her school on behalf of the bear. "He pretty much goes everywhere I go," Sergeant Smith said, including the eight combat search and rescue missions he's done since he deployed here.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Lake : 455th Air Expeditionary Wing)

Senior Master Sgt. Glen Berg, 101st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, gets together his gear before a mission here. Sergeant Berg, a New York Air National Guardsman, is an aerial gunner for the HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters here and a New York City firefighter back home. Some of the New York Guardsmen in the 101st ERQS wear patches like this 9-11 patch as a reminder while they stand on alert to rescue downed pilots and ground troops wounded behind enemy lines. New York's 101st Rescue Squadron from West Hampton Beach, N.Y., is preparing to head home after supporting Operation Enduring Freedom for nearly five months.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Lake : 455th Air Expeditionary Wing)

Senior Master Sgt. Glen Berg, 101st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron aerial gunner, loads his rail gun on the HH-60 Pave Hawk before taking off on a training mission here April 20. The 101st ERQS, deployed here from West Hampton Beach, N.Y., provides combat search and rescue capability for the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Lake : 455th Air Expeditionary Wing)

Senior Master Sgt. Glen Berg, 101st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron aerial gunner, mans his HH-60 Pave Hawk rail gun before taking off on a training mission here April 20.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Lake : 455th Air Expeditionary Wing)





Tech. Sgt. Jedediah Smith, 101st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron pararescueman, surveys the landscape for threats during a training mission in Northeastern Afghanistan April 20.
(Photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Lake : 455th Air Expeditionary Wing)

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