Combat Rescue - Pararescue

Abstract

Guardian Angel (GA) is an Air Force non-aircraft weapon system within the overarching Battlefield Airmen Modernization program. GA is a Family of Systems (FoS) based in both human and equipment capabilities formulated to execute Air Force Personnel Recovery (PR) across the full spectrum of military operations. Established by the Air Force Chief of Staff in 2003 and officially captured in AFPD 10-9, the GA FoS is employed by three distinct Air Force specialties: Pararescuemen (PJ), Combat Rescue Officer (CRO), and Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape (SERE). The GA FoS is comprised of nine critical mission areas: Precision Aerial Insertion, Information Management, Force Application, Visual Augmentation, Maritime Recovery, Ground Mobility, Technical Rescue, Medical, and SERE. GA focus is on maintaining legacy weapon system capability while modernizing/improving subsystems for better mission effectiveness. Funds will be used to obtain significant improvements in operational capability and develop items within the GA FoS to include but not limited to: SONAR, Maritime Recovery, Technical Recovery, Integrated Oxygen System, Medical Monitoring, and the Guardian Angel Air Operations Kit. The Guardian Angel weapon system development activities also include studies, analysis, and developmental testing to support both current and future program planning and execution. Funding will deliver enhanced capability for the dismounted Guardian Angel soldier in terms of dramatic weight reduction and increased mission effectiveness across the conflict spectrum. This program is in Budget Activity 7, Operational System Development because this budget activity includes development efforts to upgrade systems that have been fielded or have received approval for full rate production and anticipate production funding in the current or subsequent fiscal year.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2015
Source ID
0207227F_7_3600_PB_2015
Change Summary Explanation
Service Agency Name
Air Force

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Engineering
  • Fire Suppression
  • Governments
  • Military Operations
  • Night Vision
  • Patient Care
  • Physiological Monitoring
  • Recovery
  • Search And Rescue
  • Situational Awareness
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

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