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Osan AB, Korea 33rd RQS HH-60

33d Rescue Squadron Det 1 poster art.

The 33d Rescue Squadron (33 RQS) is part of the U.S. Air Force, 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base, Japan. It operates HH-60 Pave Hawk aircraft conducting search and rescue missions. The 33d has performed search, rescue, and recovery missions from 1952–1960, 1961–1970, and since 1971. The squadron flew missions in support of the Vietnam War from 1965–1967. The 33d supported operations following the seizure of the USS Pueblo by North Korea between 29 January and 16 September 1968 and aided search efforts and salvage operations from September–October 1983, after a Soviet fighter aircraft shot down South Korean airliner KAL 007.    Osan Air Base, is a United States Air Force facility located near Songtan Station in the city of PyeongtaekSouth Korea, 64 km (40 mi) south of Seoul. Osan Air Base is also the departure and arrival point for U.S. government-contracted ‘Patriot Express‘ flights bringing servicemembers and their family members to South Korea.

See the 33rd Det-1 RQS Graphic T-shirt HERE. (sold separately)

Massive 40×60 canvas wraps and framed canvas wraps available upon request!

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Design by Max Shirkov

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