What are the responsibilities and job description for the Search & Rescue Swimmer position at U.S. Navy?
Search & Rescue Swimmer
This role involves providing recovery and relief for rescue missions, humanitarian assistance, and operational support.
- Serving as part of an aircrew on an SH-60 helicopter coordinating with pilots to ensure mission success
- Saving pilots from downed aircraft rescuing people from stranded or capsized vessels or assisting hikers and climbers in danger
- Rescuing civilians during natural disasters working alongside other forces like the Coast Guard delivering aid supplies during humanitarian operations supporting Naval Special Warfare Operations conducting surveillance anti-surface operations transporting troops cargo ships
Work Environment:
Air Rescue Swimmers may help anyone nearly any environment called upon save people globe such destructive storms crew sinking ship injured mountain climbers inaccessible cliffs AIRRs assigned Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron sea shore duty worldwide typically deploy aboard aircraft carriers surface combatants support ships stationed Naval Air StationsThe training process includes water land survival flight safety search rescue swimming skills basic naval aviation survival evasion resistance escape techniques aircraft systems After graduation AIRRs may be assigned helicopter command either at sea shore locations across U.S including San Diego CA Norfolk VA Jacksonville FL Whidbey Island WA many others Advanced Education Training Based performance Navy needs AIRRs eligible additional training EMT advanced rescue swimmers school senior enlisted become instructors weapons master rappellersinstructors promotion opportunities competitive based performance lead valuable credentialing occupational related fields