AVIATION RESPONSE SQUADRON

Our Aviation Response Squadron (ARS) strengthens statewide crisis and emergency response as a force multiplier for the Florida Division of Emergency Management, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Florida Fish and Wildlife, Florida Highway Patrol, and other partners.

Building to a maximum capacity of 200 Soldiers, our airborne capability areas include:

AIRBORNE COMMAND AND CONTROL

Collecting and assessing in-flight intelligence to support crisis and emergency response missions.

RECOnNAISSANCE AND IMAGING

Surveying and mapping the areas impacted by a public safety event.

SEARCH AND RESCUE

Searching for and rescuing individuals who are in distress or imminent danger, increasing service and support to communities with reduced accessibility through air transport.

WILDLAND FIREFIGHTING SUPPORT

Quelling and controlling the growth of wildfires.

MEDICAL AIR EVACUATIONS

Enhancing rapid response medical care through air evacuation and transport.

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND DISASTER RELIEF

Supporting impacted communities through the distribution of critical resources and rendering basic lifesaving and sustaining first-aid to survivors of public safety events.