The 305th Rescue Squadron, located at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, is assigned to the 943d Rescue Group, a geographically separate unit of the 920th Rescue Wing at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida. 

The 305th RQS operates HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters and trains personnel to achieve and maintain the capability to perform day/night combat rescue missions; search for, locate and recover United States Air Force and other Department of Defense personnel involved with United States defense activities; provide search and rescue support of civilians as directed by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center; and provide humanitarian and disaster relief operations at the request of foreign governments and the International Civil Aviation Organization.