BEAUFORT WATER SEARCH BEAUFORT WATER SEARCH AND RESCUEAND RESCUE

• MARINE RESCUE SQUADRON, BEAUFORT MARINE RESCUE SQUADRON, BEAUFORT 4B ESTABLISHED ITS CHARTER IN 19754B ESTABLISHED ITS CHARTER IN 1975

• ONE OF 12 SQUADRONS THAT MAKE UP ONE OF 12 SQUADRONS THAT MAKE UP THE MARINE RESCUE SQUADRONS OF THE MARINE RESCUE SQUADRONS OF AMERICAAMERICA

• CONDUCTS AN AVERAGE OF 80 MISSIONS CONDUCTS AN AVERAGE OF 80 MISSIONS PER YEARPER YEAR

• AN ALL-VOLUNTEER, COMMUNITY SERVICE AN ALL-VOLUNTEER, COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONORGANIZATION

• ALWAYS ON CALLALWAYS ON CALL

LOST? WE’RE NOT LOST!

JUST DIRECTIONALLY CHALLENGED!

PRIMARY MISSIONPRIMARY MISSION

• TO ASSIST AND SUPPORT ALL STATE, LOCAL TO ASSIST AND SUPPORT ALL STATE, LOCAL AND FEDERAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND AND FEDERAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AT ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AT ALL TIMES AND IN ANY CONDITIONSTIMES AND IN ANY CONDITIONS

• TO PROVIDE AN ALL-VOLUNTEER, TO PROVIDE AN ALL-VOLUNTEER, COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATION MADE COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATION MADE UP OF EXPERIENCED BOATERS WITH AN UP OF EXPERIENCED BOATERS WITH AN INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE LOCAL INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE LOCAL WATERS.WATERS.

MRS 4B RESPONSEMRS 4B RESPONSE CAPABILITIESCAPABILITIES

• THREE SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) THREE SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) UNITSUNITS

• MOBILE COMMUNICATION / MOBILE COMMUNICATION / COMMAND & SUPPORT UNITCOMMAND & SUPPORT UNIT

• SPECIALIZED BOATS AND SPECIALIZED BOATS AND WATERCRAFT BELONGING TO WATERCRAFT BELONGING TO INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSINDIVIDUAL MEMBERS

RESCUE II

RESCUE II IN FULL DRESS

RESCUE I

RAY 7 – DIVE SUPPORT

IN MEMORY OF

RAYMOND SCRIBNER

SHALLOW (NO) WATER RESPONSE CAPABILITY

COMMUNITY SERVICECOMMUNITY SERVICE

•ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES

•MISSIONSMISSIONS

•EVENTSEVENTS

BEAUFORT CHRISTMAS PARADE 2007

WATER SAFETY ORIENTATION FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS

COAST GUARD HELO

ORIENTATION

SOMETIMES……

ANYBODY CAN HAVE A BAD DAY…..

…OR WORSE……

MCAS HELO ANGEL I – R.I.P

DECOMISSIONED

CADAVER DOG SUPPORT