USAF Helicopter Pilot Association

History of USAF Helicopter Units:

This page is dedicated to “units” with helicopter operations as part or all of it's functions.

1^st Air Commando Group – Burma 1944-45

3rd Air Rescue Group – 1944-1957 – WWII/ Korea

3^rd Air Rescue and Recovery Group – 1966-1976 Vietnam

6^th Air Force, 1^st Rescue Sqdn, D Flight – Trinidad, BWI

10^th Air Rescue Squadron, Alaska – 1946 -52

20^th Helicopter Squadron/Special Ops Sqdn - “Pony Express” 1965-69

20th Helicopter Squadron/Special Ops Sqdn - "Green Hornets" 1967-72

20^th Special Operations Squadron, "Green Hornets" 1976 -2008

21st Special Operations Squadron- (NKP RTAFB, Thailand)1968 -72

21^st SOS, 1973 -2009

22nd Helicopter Squadron (Goose Bay, Labrador) 1953 - 59

23rd Helicopter Squadron (Europe) 1956-57

23^rd Flying Training Squadron – 1994 - present

24^th Helicopter Squadron (Japan/Eniwetok) 1956 -60

33rd Rescue Squadron

37^th ARRS, (VietNam ) 1966-72

37^th ARRS (USA)- 1973-1998

38^th ARRS – Vietnam - 1965 -1971

Det 10, 38th ARRS, Binh Thuy AB, SVN

39th ARRS, –

40^th ARRS, (VietNam 1967-76) - in progress

40th ARRS, Hill/Homestead - 1977-92

40^th Helicopter Squadron (HS), Malmstrom AFB, MT, 1993 – present)

41st Rescue Squadron - Moody AFB, GA 1989 - present

55^th Rescue Sqdn (RQS), 1952 – present. - under construction

56th ARRS – under construction

58th Special Operations Wing (Kirtland AFB, NM)

58th ARRS, Wheelus AFB, Libya 1969

345^th Troop Carrier Sqdn, Sewart AFB – 1955-56

350^th Strategic Recon Sqdn (MARS) – Vietnam 1964 -75

432nd Drone Recovery Group (Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ)

581^st ARC/ARS, (Korea 1952)

917^th FTD – Tan Son Nhut AB, Saigon, SVN 1963-64

1001st Heli Sdqn/ 1^st Heli Sqdn, 1957 -

1110^th Balloon Activities Squadron - Goodfellow AFB, TX – 1958-71

1129^th Special Activities Squadron – (Area 51) - 1962-67

1370^th Photo Mapping Wing (Turners AFB. GA – Forbes AFB. KS)

2157th ARS – Korea in mid 1950's

3638th Flying Training Squadron (Stead AFB, Nevada) 1958 – 65.

5010 ATS, Eielson AFB, AK

5040th Helicopter Squadron – (Elmendorf AFB, Alaska) 1970-75

6514 Test Squadron ( Hill AFB, UT)

6594th Test Group/6593rd Test Squadron - Hawaii

Korea - 1950-51

Mid-Air Recovery Sytems (MARS)

Missile Support - Strategic Air Command

Operation Ivory Soap - 1945

Operation Look See – Greenland 1957

Texas Tower Helicopter Support 1958 -63

Thule Air Base, Greenland

If anyone would like to contribute additional information, comments or corrections, please contact the Historian.