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 SupportDOD Support •Shuttle SupportShuttle Support•Range SurveillanceRange Surveillance

HC-130/HH-60HC-130/HH-60

Civilian SARCivilian SAR

Combat SARCombat 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 MissionOur MissionCombat 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

FLIRAir Refueling Probe

Hoist

Water OperationsWater 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)

– 4000 rounds/min

PJs - Pararescue Specialist

Training Includes:

– EMT/Paramedic

– Parachuting

– Scuba

– Mountaineering Operations

– Survival, Escape & Evasion

– Weapons Experts

PJ Video

HC-130 “Hercules”Gas Station in the SkyGas 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

SpaceSpace ShuttleShuttleMissionMission

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

100-500 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 1USCG 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 & LandingsLaunches & Landings“BIG Picture”“BIG Picture”

Who are the Players?Who are the Players?

CLEARANCE 1

200 nm

100 nm

Our Friends Overseas

STS Launch Where do the players play?

““Worst case Worst case scenario”scenario”MODE VIIIMODE VIII

MODE VIII SAR SCENEMODE VIII SAR SCENE

3 PJs3 PJs

3 PJs3 PJs

MA-1/2MA-1/2

HC-130HC-130

P-3P-3

STS Landing Mission

LD-1 hr 4 HH-60s depart PAFB for the SLF

to sit alert.

Range Support forRange Support forMissile Launches Missile Launches

2 X HH-60 + 8 crew2 X HH-60 + 8 crew

Maintenance SupportMaintenance Support

T-2 hrs. 1st HH-60 departs PAFB to T-2 hrs. 1st HH-60 departs PAFB to commence downrange clearance commence downrange clearance activities.activities.

T-1 ½ hrs. 2nd HH-60 departs T-1 ½ hrs. 2nd HH-60 departs PAFB PAFB to commenceto commence downrange clearance downrange clearance activities.activities.

Civil Search & Rescue

– Since August 1956 - Mar 2000 -- 674 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 -- 217 lives saved

Counter Drugs

– OPBAT (Operation Bahamas Turks & Caicos)

Other Peacetime Missions

HURRICANE FLOYDDISASTER

Made landfall on 16 Sep 00

24 Hours of heavy rain

– 25 Inches in two days

– Extensive Flooding

Hurricane Floyd Rescues

Combat SAR OperationsIRAQ

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 DOTHAT OTHERS

MAY LIVE!”