130th Rescue Squadron

California Air National Guard unit January 2021 April 2026 April 2026 130th Rescue Squadron 65px|center 180407-Z-FO594-052.jpg 300 HC-130 Combat King 2003–present California 25px  Air National Guard Squadron Combat Rescue and Personnel Recovery California Air National Guard Moffett Federal Airfield, California That others may live Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom 165px 130th Rescue Squadron emblem The 130th Rescue Squadron is a unit of the California Air National Guard 129th Rescue Wing located at Moffett Federal Airfield, Mountain View, California. The 130th is equipped with the HC-130J Combat King II. If activated to federal service, the 130th is gained within the United States Air Force by the Air Combat Command. The 130th flies four HC-130J Combat King IIs, a version of the C-130 specially modified for probe-and-drogue air refueling and combat search and rescue missions. These aircraft extend the range of the 129th Wing's HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters with an air refueling capability. Mission 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 130th is primarily assigned to conduct personnel recovery operations—rescuing downed airmen or other isolated personnel from enemy territory. In addition to combat search and rescue missions like these, the 130th may also conduct collateral missions such as noncombatant evacuation operations, inter- and intra-theater airlift, and support of special operations forces. Back at home, the 130th Rescue Squadron furnishes personnel to respond to state emergencies, such as natural disasters, and to assist civil authorities in the enforcement of the law. Other 130th missions include non-combat search and rescue, emergency aeromedical evacuations, humanitarian relief, international aid, counter-drug activities, and support for NASA flight operations. History The squadron was organized at Moffett Federal Airfield, California on 1 October 2003 as part of a reorganization of Air National Guard rescue units which created separate squadrons for fixed-wing, helicopter and pararescue elements of the 129th Rescue Squadron. The Sikorsky HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter flight remained the 129th Rescue Squadron; the Lockheed HC-130 Hercules flight become the 130th Rescue Squadron, and the pararescue flight became the 131st Rescue Squadron. All three squadrons are assigned to the 129th Operations Group. On 6 April 2018 the squadron received the first of four new HC-130J Combat King II aircraft.https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lockheed-martin-delivers-first-hc-130j-combat-king-ii-to-california-air-national-guard-300625468.html 23 March 2020 Lockheed Martin Delivers First HC-130J Combat King II To California Air National Guard The 130th has been assigned to support Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan in support of the global war on terrorism. Lineage Constituted as the 131st Rescue Squadron and allotted to the Air National Guard in 2003 Extended federal recognition and activated on 1 October 2003 Assignments 129th Operations Group, 1 October 2003 – present Stations Moffett Federal Airfield, California, 1 October 2003 – present Aircraft HC-130J Combat King II (2003–present) References California Notes 30em Bibliography Category:Squadrons of the United States Air National Guard Category:Military units and formations in California 130 Category:Military units and formations established in 2003