7 th ▁Res cue ▁Squadron ▁is ▁a ▁combat - ready ▁squad ron ▁of ▁par ares cue ▁personnel ▁capable ▁of ▁performing ▁combat ▁rescue ▁and ▁personnel ▁retr ieval ▁miss ions ▁in ▁the aters ▁of ▁operations ▁world wide . ▁ ▁Mission ▁The ▁ 5 7 th ▁Res cue ▁Squadron ▁is ▁a ▁combat - ready ▁search ▁and ▁rescue ▁squad ron ▁of ▁composed ▁of ▁US AF ▁Par ares cue ▁and ▁Sur v ival , ▁E vas ion , ▁Res istance ▁and ▁Es cape ▁personnel , ▁capable ▁of ▁executing ▁all - we ather ▁search ▁and ▁rescue ▁miss ions ▁day ▁or ▁night ▁in ▁host ile ▁environments ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁US AF E , ▁U SE U COM , ▁and ▁NAT O ▁operations . ▁It ▁emp lo ys ▁advanced ▁search ▁and ▁rescue ▁equipment . ▁The ▁squad ron ▁is ▁capable ▁of ▁deploy ing ▁to ▁any ▁the ater ▁of ▁operations ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁squad ron ▁was ▁first ▁activ ated ▁at ▁La jes ▁Field ▁in ▁the ▁Az ores ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁as ▁the ▁ 5 7 th ▁Air ▁Res cue ▁Squadron ▁in ▁a ▁re organ ization ▁of ▁Air ▁Res cue ▁Service . ▁ ▁The ▁ 7 th ▁Air ▁Res cue ▁Squadron ▁at ▁W heel us ▁Field , ▁Lib ya ▁was ▁expanded ▁into ▁a ▁group ▁and ▁each ▁of ▁its ▁rem ot ely ▁station ed ▁letter ed ▁fl ights ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁new ▁squad ron . ▁ ▁The ▁ 5 7 th ▁replaced ▁Fl ight ▁B ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁Squadron ▁and ▁assumed ▁its ▁personnel