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HC-130 and HH-60 Search and Rescue Operations

HC-130 and HH-60 Search and Rescue Operations. LTC Bob Raskey. The Players. 301st Rescue Squadron. 39th Rescue Squadron. "That Others May Live". THE PEOPLE. We are the men and women of the Air Force Reserve…We are you and you are us!

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HC-130 and HH-60 Search and Rescue Operations

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  1. HC-130 and HH-60 Search and Rescue Operations LTC Bob Raskey

  2. The Players 301st Rescue Squadron 39th Rescue Squadron "That Others May Live"

  3. THE PEOPLE • We are the men and women of the Air Force Reserve…We are you and you are us! • We’re Airline Pilots, Lawyers, Shop keepers, Salesmen, Police & Firemen, even the FAA…a full cross section of America’s society! • As well as Military and Commercial aviators almost all of us are General Aviation pilots. Fixed wing, Rotors, Gliders, Gyros, Seaplanes, Balloons…Private thru ATP. • Because we’re all Airmen and we all share the same sky and need to do it smart and safely!!!

  4. Combat SAR • DOD Support • Shuttle Support • Range Surveillance HC-130/HH-60 Civilian SAR

  5. Our World-Wide SAR Mission * Summer ’93 & ’94- Kuwait / Saudi Arabia - Operation Southern Watch • Spring ’96, ’98, ’00, ‘01-Turkey - Operation Provide Comfort & Operation Northern Watch • Space Shuttle and Missile Range Support • Bosnia Support, Airshow’s, and Community support • OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM • IRAQI FREEDOM

  6. What we do…… • Combat Rescue Mission: “The Jolly Greens” Day & Night, All Weather, Enemy Territory, Hostile Environment • Space Shuttle Astronaut Rescue and Missile range clearance Mission • Training Mission: Constantly train for the first two missions !

  7. Our MissionCombat Search and Rescue (CSAR) • Rescue Downed Aircrew • Deep Behind Enemy Lines • Long Range Operations via Air Refueling

  8. Operation Enduring Freedom

  9. Rescue Methods • GUNNER • Hoist • Rappel

  10. Rescue Methods • PARACHUTE • High Altitude High Opening (HAHO) • High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) • ROPE LADDER • RAMZ • Rigged Alternate Method Zodiac

  11. HH-60G “PAVE HAWK” • Basic Sikorsky BLACKHAWK with: • 2 x T700-GE-701C Turboshaft Jet Engines (apx 3900 shp) • Aerial refueling probe and aux. internal tanks (5.0 hrs / 600nm) • FM, VHF, UHF, HF, Sat Comm., Data Burst, plus more radios • FLIR (Forward Looking Infrared w/ Laser designators), Integrated NVG’s Weather/Search Radar • Radar Warning, Infrared countermeasures, flares/Chaff, light armor • M-240 machine guns, 50 cal. & GAU 2B miniguns (Chain Guns) • GW 22,000 lbs, Vne 193kts, Service Ceiling 20,000’

  12. HH-60G “PAVE HAWK” • Crew - 2 Pilots, 1 Flight Engineer, 1 Aerial Gunner, 3 PJs WireCutters Hoist WX Radar FLIR Air Refueling Probe Call Sign - “JOLLY”

  13. Water Operations

  14. Defensive Systems • SAM (Surface to Air Missile) Integrated Defensive Systems • Automatic/Manual Chaff/Flare • Infrared Threat • Jammer, Flares • Radar Threat • Radar Warning • Chaff

  15. Missile Defense

  16. Self Protection • Mini Gun (GAU 2) • 4000 rounds/min

  17. PJs - Pararescue Specialist PJ Video • Training Includes: • EMT/Paramedic • Parachuting • Scuba • Mountaineering Operations • Survival, Escape & Evasion • Weapons Experts

  18. Air refueling pod HC-130 “Hercules”Gas Station in the Sky • Basic Crew • 2 Pilots, 1 Flight Engineer, 1 Navigator, • 2 Load Masters, 1 Radio Operator, PJ Team • Call Sign - “King”

  19. HC-130 “Hercules”Air Refueling

  20. Imagine doing this at night – lights out! Sometimes it’s not as smooth & easy as it looks!!!

  21. Low-Level Training Missions • Central Florida • 500 feet and below (down to 50 feet) • Day and night, marginal weather • Night-Low intensity lights on aircraft • MOAs (Formation flight of 2 or more aircraft) • Air Refueling (A/R) • altitude of 1000’ to 2000’ AGL • NVG & FLIR • Only one aircraft carrying strobe light

  22. Peacetime Missions • Space Shuttle Rescue • Missile Launch Range Surveillance

  23. SpaceShuttleMission

  24. Shuttle Contingency Modes Modes: 1-6 Launch Pad or SLF Contingency situation, able to be handled by NASA emergency crews. HH-60s utilized for MEDIVAC 7 On the land but inaccessible to conventional rescue forces 8 In the water ditching or bailout Within 100 miles of shore – HH-60s pickup 100-500 miles of shore – HC-130s deploy PJ’s and Rafts HH-60s make the pickup 501+ miles of shore - Hercs deploy PJ’s and Rafts Surface vessel’s make the pickup

  25. Launches & Landings“BIG Picture”Who are the Players? HAWKEYE 2 2 E-2C’S 200nm USN SHIP W/HELO SRB RECOVERY SHIPS JOLLYS 1-4 100 nm KING 1 USCG CUTTER W/HELO PATRICK AFB HAWKEYE 1 KING2 KING3 CLEARANCE 1

  26. Our Friends Overseas

  27. STS Launch Where do the players play?

  28. “Worst case scenario”MODE VIII

  29. MODE VIII SAR SCENE HC-130 3 PJs MA-1/2 3 PJs P-3

  30. STS Landing Mission LD-1 hr 4 HH-60s depart PAFB for the SLF to sit alert.

  31. Range Support forMissile Launches • 2 X HH-60 + 8 crew • Maintenance Support • T-2 hrs. 1st HH-60 departs PAFB to commence downrange clearance activities. • T-1 ½ hrs. 2nd HH-60 departs PAFB to commence downrange clearance activities.

  32. Other Peacetime Missions • Civil Search & Rescue • Since August 1956 - Mar 2000 -- 674 saves • Feb 99 - Night Rescue at Sea 350 miles • 6 hour flight -- 5 Air Refuelings • Humanitarian/Disaster Relief • Aug 92 – Hurricane Andrew – Over 200 lives saved • Sept 99 - Hurricane Floyd -- 217 lives saved • Counter Drugs • OPBAT (Operation Bahamas Turks & Caicos)

  33. Made landfall on 16 Sep 00 24 Hours of heavy rain 25 Inches in two days Extensive Flooding HURRICANE FLOYDDISASTER

  34. Hurricane Floyd Rescues

  35. Combat SAR OperationsIRAQ • Standing Rescue Alert in support of Iraq’s No-Fly Zones Turkey Iraq Kuwait

  36. Mogadishu

  37. This is what Rescue is all about: When you save someone’s life, you really save much more: • A Son • A Daughter • A Father, A Mother • A Friend

  38. “THESE THINGS WE DO THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE!”

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