212th Rescue Squadron
A U.S. Air Force pararescueman from the 212th Rescue Squadron prepares a splint, while a210th Rescue SquadronHH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter hovers in the background.
Active	2004 – present
Country	United States
Allegiance	Alaska
Branch	Air National Guard
Type	Squadron
Role	Combat Search and Rescue
Part of	Alaska Air National Guard
Garrison/HQ	Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Anchorage, Alaska
Insignia
File:212th Rescue Squadron emblem

The212th Rescue Squadron (212 RQS) is a unit of theAlaska Air National Guard176th Wing stationed atJoint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Anchorage,Alaska. The squadron has no assigned aircraft; personnel assigned use aircraft of the210th and211th Rescue Squadrons of the Wing.

Established on 8 October 2004 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 the210th Rescue Squadron.

The HH-60 helicopter flight became 210th Rescue Squadron; the HC-130P Hercules flight become the 211th Rescue Squadron, and the pararescue flight became the 212th Rescue Squadron. The 212th also received additional manning and Combat Rescue Officers, which further increased its capabilities.

The squadron consists of pararescue and support personnel, using theHH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters of the 210th Rescue Squadron and theHC-130P Hercules transports of the 211th Rescue Squadron. All three squadrons are assigned to the 176th Operations Group.

• Kulis Air National Guard Base, Alaska, 8 October 2004
• Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson, Alaska, 18 February 2011 – present.

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