129th Rescue Wing

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Contents

1 129RQW lineage and honors data

1.1 Current designation
1.2 Previous designations
1.3 Higher Headquarters
1.4 Leadership
1.5 Assigned units
1.6 Station
1.7 Aircraft flown

2 Major wing awards and decorations

2.1 Other wing awards and decorations

3 Wing mission
4 Insignia

4.1 Emblem description
4.2 Emblem blazon
4.3 Emblem signficance
4.4 Wing motto

5 Trivia

129RQW lineage and honors data

Current designation

129th Rescue Wing (since 01 Oct 95)

Previous designations

Redesignated 129th Rescue Group, 16Mar92
Redesignated 129th Air Rescue Group, 01Oct89
Redesignated 129th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Group, 03May75
Redesignated 129th Special Operations Group, 08Aug68
Redesignated 129th Air Commando Group, 01Jul63
Redesignated 129th Troop Carrier Group (Medium), 28Jan62
Redesignated 129th Troop Carrier Squadron, 01Nov58
Allocated to the National Guard Bureau (NGB), 03Apr55
Constituted 129th Air Resupply Group, 03Apr55

Higher Headquarters

Air Combat Command (ACC)

12th Air Force, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ

National Guard Bureau (NGB)

Office of the Adjutant General (OTAG), California

Leadership

Commander: Colonel Amos Bagdasarian

Vice Commander: Colonel Wayne H. Albright

Command Chief Master Sergeant: CMSgt Liliana L. Ramos

Assigned units

129th Rescue Wing (129 RQW)

129th Maintenance Group (129 MXG)
* 129th Maintenance Squadron (129 MXS)
* 129th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (129 AMX)
* 129th Maintenance Operations Flight (129 MOF)
129th Operations Group (129 OG)
* 129th Rescue Squadron (RQS)
* 130th Rescue Squadron (130 RQS)
* 131st Rescue Squadron (131 RQS
* 129th Operations Support Flight (129 OSF)
129th Mission Support Group (129 MSG)
* 129th Civil Engineering Squadron (129 CES)
* 129th Logistics Squadron (129 LRS)
* 129th Security Forces Squadron (129 SFS)
* 129th Mission Support Flight (129 MSF)
* 129th Communications Flight (129 CF)
* 129th Services Flight (129 SVF)
129th Medical Group (129 MDG)
561st Air Force Band (561 AFB)

Station

Moffett Federal Airfield, California. Near city of Mountain View off the southwestern tip of San Francisco Bay. Location: N37O 25’/W 122O 02’; Airfield Identifier: KNUQ

Aircraft flown

Lockheed MC-130P Combat Shadow Aircraft (4) & Lockheed C-130 Hercules (1); United Technologies Sikorsky HH-60G Helicopter Pave Hawk (6)

Major wing awards and decorations

Air Force Outstanding Unit Award [6] 23Dec64-17Jan65; 1st Device, 12Jun84-11Jun86; 2nd Device, 01Apr89-31Mar91; 3rd Device, 08Jun95-07Jun97; 4th Device, 01Aug98-31Jul00; 5th Device, 01Aug00-31Jul02.
Governor’s (California) Outstanding Unit Citation, 01May86-30Apr87
The Adjutant General’s (California) Meritorious Unit Citation; 1964, 1965, 1972, 1975, 1979, 1984
United States Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation with Operational Distinguishing Device; 01May81-01Oct81; 1st Device, 26Feb84-15Nov85; 2nd Device, 31Jan00-28Feb00

Other wing awards and decorations

Air National Guard Meritorious Service Award, 1972
National Guard Bureau Meritorious Service Award, 1973
Air Force Association (Tennessee Ernie Ford Chapter), Outstanding Organization Award, 1985
Royal Air Force Benevolence Fund (United Kingdom) Straddling Trophy for Aircraft Concours d’Elegance Competition, International Air Tattoo ‘85, RAF Fairfield, England, 1985
Military Airlift Command, Distinguished Flying Unit Award
Air National Guard, Distinguished Flying Unit, 1987
Chuck Yeager Aerospace Education Award, 1993
Founders & Patriots of America, Outstanding National Guard Unit Award,
* Apr 1996
* Mar 2001
* Dec 2004
Air National Guard Association, Spaatz Trophy, 1998
Air Force Association, Outstanding Unit Award (Outstanding ANG Unit of the Year), 1999
Air Combat Command Flight Safety Award, 10 October 2000-30 September 2001
Air Force Association, Outstanding ANG Flying Unit Award, 2002

Wing mission

The primary mission is to prepare for wartime taskings as specified by applicable gaining commands. The peacetime mission is under the control of the Governor of California. Upon mobilization, primary specified mission is combat search and rescue (CSAR). When directed by the California State Office of Emergency Services (OES) and/or the Department of Defense (DoD), the mission is to provide disaster relief support as required. This includes search and rescue (SAR) assistance to civil authorities, including International Civil Aeronautics Organization (ICAO) signatories, and foreign governments.

Federal Mission (United States Air Force): To provide manpower, material and equipment resources to conduct and complete combat search and rescue operations on a worldwide basis. To provide manpower, material and equipment to conduct and complete peacetime search operations.

State Mission (California Air National Guard): To furnish trained personnel to respond to state emergencies, such as natural disasters, and to assist civil authorities in the enforcement of the law.

Insignia

Emblem description

The Air Force Shield, bordered in white, a gold and blue background with two elongated stars in the blue field. A silver braid sword with red handle and hand protector divides the gold and blue fields. Superimposed over the sword and both fields is an olive wreath in green. The unit name is in blue on a white scroll.

Emblem blazon

Par pale or and azure, a sword in pale, point up, blade argent, hilt gules, surmounted by an olive wreath vert; in sinister flank two mullets of four points of the third, all within a diminished bordure of the first.

Emblem signficance

The emblem bears the colors of deep blue and gold for the Air Force and the colors red, white and blue for our nation. The sword symbolizes our strength in war, the wreath our peacetime mission. The deep blue field with the two stars and the gold field signify the nighttime and daytime environments in which we operate.

Wing motto

Latin: IN PACE ET BELLO—NOCTEM ET DIEM English: In Peace and War—Night and Day

Trivia

552 saves as of June 2006.

Longest at-sea rescue, first combat save of ANG rescue service, over 20 combat saves and 530 civilian saves to date. "Starred" in "The Perfect Storm" supplying aircraft and aircrew in support of film production telling story of NY's 106th Rescue Wing exploits.

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