103d Rescue Squadron

February 2013 October 2019 103rd Rescue Squadron 106th Rescue Wing - PJs.jpg 300px Night parachute jump of a 103d RS pararescue specialist 2004–Present United States 23px New York 25px  Air National Guard Pararescue specialists Combat Search and Rescue 106th Rescue Wing, New York Air National Guard Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, Westhampton Beach, New York We're all mad... you know! 150px 103d Rescue Squadron emblem The 103rd Rescue Squadron (103 RQS) is a unit of the New York Air National Guard 106th Rescue Wing stationed at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, Westhampton Beach, New York. The squadron has no assigned aircraft; the squadron is composed of Air Force pararescue specialists (PJs) that use aircraft of the 101st and 102d Rescue Squadrons of the Wing. Overview Established in 2004 by the Air Force Special Operations Command as part of a re-organization of Air National Guard rescue wings which created separate squadrons for fixed-wing, helicopter and pararescue elements of the 106th Rescue Wing. The squadron consists of pararescue and support personnel, using the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters of the 101st Rescue Squadron and the HC-130J Combat King II transports of the 102d Rescue Squadron. All three squadrons are assigned to the 106th Operations Group. History For the history of the squadron prior to 2004, see 102nd Rescue Squadron. References Rogers, B. (2006). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. 1-85780-197-0 External links 106th Rescue Wing Category:Squadrons of the United States Air National Guard Category:Military units and formations in New York (state) 103 Category:Military units and formations established in 2004