71st Aerospace Rescue & Recovery Alaska Air Force Pararescue Challenge Coin / PJ

Description

71st Aerospace Rescue & Recovery Squadron (ARRS)
Arctic Rescue
Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska
Air Force Pararescue Challenge Coin
Condition:
Used, and good shape for age.  It has wear and staining from handling/age.   Please see pictures.
This coin is 1 3/4 inches in diameter with epoxy on both sides.  Circa 1980s.
Lineage
Constituted as the
71st Air Rescue Squadron
on 17 October 1952
Activated on 14 November 1952
Discontinued and inactivated on 18 March 1960
Redesignated
71st Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron
on 25 November 1969
Activated on 8 March 1970
Redesignated
71st Air Rescue Squadron
on 1 June 1989
Inactivated on 1 June 1991
Activated on 1 October 1991
Redesignated
71st Rescue Squadron
on 1 February 1993
[1]
Assignments
10th Air Rescue Group: 14 November 1952 (attached to
Alaskan Air Command
for operations after 1 August 1954)
Air Rescue Service
: 21 October 1957 – 18 March 1960 (continued attachment to Alaskan Air Command until 23 May 1958)
39th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Wing
: 8 March 1970 (attached to Detachment 1, 39th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Wing until 30 June 1971, Elmendorf Rescue Coordination Center until 24 June 1972, Alaskan Air Command Rescue Coordination Center)
41st Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Wing (later
41st Rescue and Weather Reconnaissance Wing
): 1 July 1974 (continued attachment to Alaskan Air Command Rescue Coordination Center)
Air Rescue Service: 1 August 1989 – 1 June 1991 (continued attachment to Alaskan Air Command Rescue Coordination Center)
Air Rescue Service: 1 October 1991
1st Operations Group
: 1 February 1993
1st Rescue Group
: 14 June 1995
347th Rescue Group
: 1 April 1997 – Present
[1]
Stations
Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, 14 November 1952 – 18 March 1960
Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, 8 March 1970 – 1 June 1991
Patrick Air Force Base
, Florida, 1 October 1991
Moody Air Force Base
, Georgia, 1 April 1997 – Present
[1]
(REF:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/71st_Rescue_Squadron
)
NOTE:
Never personally given any of the coins.  They are from either purchases of collections or from professional makers of military challenge coins.  All coins are guaranteed to be in excellent condition unless otherwise specified above.
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