| 131st Rescue Squadron | |
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| Active | 2003–present |
| Country |  United States |
| Allegiance |  California |
| Branch |  Air National Guard |
| Type | Squadron |
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| Part of | California Air National Guard |
| Garrison/HQ | Moffett Federal Airfield, Mountain View, California |
| Motto | Servatoris taciturni (The savior's silence) |
| Engagements | Operation Iraqi Freedom,Operation Enduring Freedom |
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| 131st Rescue Squadron |  |
The131st Rescue Squadron (131 RQS) is a unit of theCalifornia Air National Guard129th Rescue Wing located atMoffett Federal Airfield,Mountain View, California.
The unit was established on 1 October 2003 by theAir Force Special Operations Command as part of a re-organization of Air National Guard rescue units which created separate squadrons for fixed-wing, helicopter, and pararescue elements of the129th Rescue Squadron. All three squadrons are assigned to the 129th Operations Group. The HH-60 helicopter flight became129th Rescue Squadron; the HC-130P Hercules flight become the130th Rescue Squadron, and the pararescue flight became the 131st Rescue Squadron.
The squadron consists ofPJs,CROs and support personnel utilizing the helicopter and transport assets of the 129th Rescue Wing. All three rescue squadrons are assigned to the 129th Operations Group.
When in a theater of combat, squadron members operate at the direction of the overall theater combatant commander and the theater's commander of air forces. In these situations, the 131st is primarily assigned to conduct personnel recovery operations—rescuing downed airmen or other isolated personnel from enemy territory, for example. In addition to combat search-and-rescue missions like these, the 130th may also conduct collateral missions: noncombatant evacuation operations, inter- and intra-theater airlift, and support of special operations forces, for example.
Back at home, the 131st Rescue Squadron furnishes trained personnel to respond to state emergencies, such as natural disasters, and to assist civil authorities in the enforcement of the law. Other 131st missions include non-combat search and rescue (SAR), emergency aeromedical evacuations, humanitarian relief, international aid, counter-drug activities, and support for NASA flight operations.
The 131st RQS has been assigned to supportOperation Iraqi Freedom (Iraq) andOperation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) in support of the globalwar on terrorism.
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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