Lineage

Constituted 66th Air Rescue Squadron on 17 Oct 1952. Activated on 14 Nov 1952. Inactivated on 18 Jan 1958. Activated on 1 Jan 1991. Redesignated 66th Rescue Squadron on 1 Feb 1993.

Assignments

9th Air Rescue Group, 14 Nov 1952?18 Jan 1958 (attached for operational control to United States Air Forces in Europe, 14 Nov 1952; Third Air Force, 15 Nov 1953; United States Air Forces in Europe, 1 Aug 1954?probably 18 Jan 1958). Air Rescue Service, 1 Jan 1991 (attached to 4404th Operations Group [Prov], 25 Jan 1993?); 57th Operations Group, 1 Feb 1993? (remained attached to 4404th Operations Group [Prov] to 5 July 1993).

Stations

RAF Manston, England, 14 Nov 1952?18 Jan 1958. Nellis AFB, NV, 1 Jan 1991? (deployed at Kuwait City, Kuwait, 25 Jan?5 Jul 1993).

Aircraft

SA?16, 1952?1958; H?19 (SH?19), 1952?1958; C?82, 1952?1953; Unkn, 1953?1958. HH?60, 1991?.

Operations

Search and rescue, air/med-evacuation, disaster relief 1952?1958 and 1991?. Deployed to Southwest Asia to ensure Iraq?s compliance with United Nations treaty terms, Jan?Jul 1993.

Honors

Service Streamers. None.

Campaign Streamers. None.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.

Decorations. None.

Emblem

On a Red disc edged with a narrow Black border a Black smaller disc fimbriated Yellow a shield enhanced blazoned: barry wavy Argent and Azure a chief Vert an eagle displayed and enhanced proper except tail per fess Or and White charged with a fess engrailed Sable pendant from its feet an "Ankh" cross Gules on a chain Sable. MOTTO: HAEC AGO UT ALII VIVANT?These Things I Do So Others May Live. Approved on 21 Feb 1956 (153961 A.C.).