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

The Players 301st Rescue Squadron 39th Rescue Squadron

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!!!

DOD Support Shuttle SupportShuttle Support Range SurveillanceRange Surveillance HC-130/HH-60 Civilian SAR Combat SAR

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

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 !

Our Mission Our Mission Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) Rescue Downed Aircrew –Deep Behind Enemy Lines –Long Range Operations via Air Refueling

Operation Enduring Freedom

Rescue Methods GUNNER Hoist Rappel

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

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’

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

Water Operations

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

Missile Defense

Self Protection Mini Gun (GAU 2) –4–4000 rounds/min

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

Gas Station in the Sky 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” Air refueling pod

HC-130 “Hercules” Air Refueling

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

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

Peacetime Missions Space Shuttle Rescue Missile Launch Range Surveillance

Space Shuttle Mission

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 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

PATRICK AFB KING 1 USCG CUTTER W/HELO SRB RECOVERY SHIPS USN SHIP W/HELO KING 3 KING 2 2 E-2C’S JOLLYS 1-4 HAWKEYE 1 HAWKEYE 2 Launches & Landings “BIG Picture” Who are the Players? CLEARANCE nm 100 nm

Our Friends Overseas

STS Launch Where do the players play?

“Worst case scenario” MODE VIII

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

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

Range Support for Missile Launches 2 X HH crew 2 X HH crew Maintenance Support Maintenance Support T-2 hrs. 1st HH-60 departs PAFB to commence downrange clearance activities. 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. T-1 ½ hrs. 2nd HH-60 departs PAFB to commence downrange clearance activities.

Civil Search & Rescue –Since August Mar 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 lives saved Counter Drugs –OPBAT (Operation Bahamas Turks & Caicos) Other Peacetime Missions

HURRICANE FLOYD DISASTER Made landfall on 16 Sep Hours of heavy rain –25 Inches in two days –Extensive Flooding

Hurricane Floyd Rescues

Combat SAR Operations IRAQ Turkey Iraq Standing Rescue Alert in support of Iraq’s No-Fly Zones Kuwait

Mogadishu

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

“THESE THINGS WE DO THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE!”