Thomas Walsh

Military Service:

• Rank: Staff Sergeant

  Branch/Position: Air Force

  Period: January 2020 - present

  Occupation: 1T231 - Pararescue - 1T231

  Security Clearance: Top Secret Clearance

  Duties Description:
  Performs, plans, leads, supervises, instructs, and evaluates pararescue activities. Performs as the essential surface, air link in Personnel Recovery (PR) and materiel recovery by functioning as the rescue and recovery specialist on flying status as mission crew or as surface elements. Provides rapid response capability and operates in the six geographic disciplines: mountain, desert, arctic, urban, jungle and water, day or night, to include friendly, denied, hostile, or sensitive areas. Provides assistance in and performs survival, evasion, resistance, and escape (SERE). Provides emergency trauma and field medical care, and security. Moves recovered personnel and materiel to safety or friendly control when recovery by aircraft is not possible.