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304th Rescue Squadron
Pararescuemen from the 304th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron free-fall during a high-altitude jump over the Gulf of Tadjoura, Africa,
Active
1957–present
Country
United States
Branch
United States Air Force
Role
Search and Rescue
Motto(s)
"These Things We Do, That Others May Live."[1]
Decorations
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Insignia
304th Rescue Squadron emblem (approved 7 October 1991)[2]
304th Aerospace Rescue & Recovery Squadron emblem (approved c. February 1986)[3]
Military unit
The 304th Rescue Squadron is an Air Force Reserve Command combat search and rescue unit located at Portland Air National Guard Base, Oregon. The squadron is a geographically separated unit assigned to the 943d Rescue Group at Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, and the 920th Rescue Wing at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida.[1]
^ ab"920th Rescue Wing Factsheet: 304th Rescue Squadron". 920th Rescue Wing Public Affairs. 7 August 2014. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
^Dollman, TSG David (7 October 2016). "Factsheet 304 Rescue Squadron (AFRC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
^"Approved insignia for: 304th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron". National Archives Catalog. 4 February 1986. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
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