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Rescue Squadrons at Hill AFB during the 1970s

During the late 1970s, Hill AFB consecutively hosted several rescue and recovery helicopter detachments. These units flew variants of the Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopter, often nicknamed the “Huey” due to the aircraft’s first designation as the HU-1. Even after its redesignation to UH-1, the nickname stuck.
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Rescue Squadrons at Hill AFB during the 1970s

UH-1 helicopters used by the rescue and recovery detachments at Hill AFB in the late 1970s used a hoist system to lift personnel from the ground to the aircraft in areas the helicopter could not land.
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Rescue Squadrons at Hill AFB during the 1970s

Hill AFB hosted the Headquarters of the 40th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, along with its Detachment 4, from July 1978 to November 1987. Highly decorated for actions in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War, the 40th ARRS played an instrumental role in saving numerous lives in the Intermountain Region while operating at Hill AFB. This unit’s history is part of the lineage of the currently operating 40th Helicopter Squadron, stationed at Malmstrom AFB, Montana.
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Rescue Squadrons at Hill AFB during the 1970s

The primary mission of Detachment 4, 40th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, was to support operations at the Hill Air Force Range (now the Utah Test and Training Range, or UTTR). The detachment’s rescue and recovery crews were often also called on for support by local government entities across the Intermountain Area for help with the rescue of members of the civilian populace.
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Rescue Squadrons at Hill AFB during the 1970s

Second Lieutenant Gene Vey, Detachment 4, 40th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron (ARRS), posing in front of the open door of a rescue and recovery UH-1N helicopter at Hill AFB, Utah, in the late 1970s or early 1980s. Notice the patch on his left sleeve, which displays the lineage of the currently operating 40th Helicopter Squadron, stationed at Malmstrom AFB, Montana – which still flies the UH-1 Iroquois (and can at times be seen at the UTTR while the squadron’s crews conduct gunnery qualifications).
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An F-117A Nighthawk stealth fighter from the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing sits on the ramp during a 1990 open house and air show at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. At the time, the 37th TFW was from Tonapah Test Range Airfield, Nevada. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Open house visitors admire aircraft static displays April 6, 1946, at Hill Field, Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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A B-36 flyby May 20, 1950, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The flyby was in observance of Armed Forces Day. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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The Thunderbirds from the 3600th Air Demonstration Unit perform Sept. 30, 1956, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The performance was part of Hill AFB's first open house and air show that was held in conjunction with the dedication of the base's 13,500-foot runway. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Spectators during the first open house and air show at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Sept. 30, 1956. The show included a feature the Thunderbirds from the 3600th Air Demonstration Unit. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Spectators during the 50th Anniversary Open House and Air Show held June 1990 at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Nearly 300,000 visitors attended the show. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Spectators during an open house on April 6, 1946, at Hill Field, Utah. Due to cold, rainy weather only about 2,500 visitors attended. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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