U.S. Air Force Pararescue

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/U.S._Air_Force_Pararescue
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Purple_Heart
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:Bronze_Star
Air Force Cross
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:eligibility gptkb:Combat_Diver_School
gptkb:Military_Freefall_Parachutist_School
gptkb:Pararescue_Training_Pipeline
gptkb:Survival,_Evasion,_Resistance_and_Escape_(SERE)_School
Paramedic certification
gptkbp:emblem Angel holding sword and shield
gptkbp:established 1946
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Kirtland_Air_Force_Base
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U.S. Air Force Pararescue
gptkbp:insignia Maroon beret
Pararescue flash
Pararescue badge
gptkbp:motto That Others May Live
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:PJs
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:William_H._Pitsenbarger
gptkb:Duane_Hackney
gptkb:Jason_Cunningham
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom
gptkb:Vietnam_War
Operation Desert Storm
gptkbp:officialWebsite https://www.airforce.com/careers/detail/pararescue
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:United_States_Special_Operations_Command
gptkbp:partOf Air Force Special Operations Command
gptkbp:primaryMission combat search and rescue
personnel recovery
emergency medical treatment
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Navy_SEALs
gptkb:Army_Special_Forces
gptkb:Marine_Raiders
gptkb:Combat_Rescue_Officer
gptkb:Air_Force_Special_Reconnaissance
gptkbp:role gptkb:disaster_response
humanitarian assistance
combat medic
aerospace rescue and recovery
tactical rescue
gptkbp:selectionProcess gptkb:Pararescue_Indoctrination_Course
gptkbp:selectionRate less than 20%
gptkbp:trainer gptkb:Kirtland_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:uniform gptkb:Operational_Camouflage_Pattern
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jessica_Lynch_rescue
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6