# Personnel Recovery Command and Control (PRC2) — Program Element 0305984F

**Program element:** 0305984F  
**Component:** U.S. Air Force  
**Appropriation:** 3600 — RDT&E, Air Force  
**Budget Activity:** 7 — Operational System Development  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0305984F

## Summary

U.S. Air Force funding falls 37% to a $1.8M request in FY2027, sustained across the five-year plan. In the FY2027 defense authorization, the House funded it in full; the Senate funded it in full; House appropriators funded it in full. Ogden ALC leads the industry work.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 3.3 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 2.9 |
| FY2027 | Request | 1.8 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 1.8 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 1.9 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 1.9 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 2.0 |

> Estimate types are not summed — the profile mixes actuals, enacted law, the request, and outyear projections.

## Congressional marks (FY2027)

| Stage | Marked ($M) | Change ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| Request | 1.8 | — |
| House NDAA (HASC) | 1.8 | +0.0 |
| Senate NDAA (SASC) | 1.8 | +0.0 |
| House Approps (HAC-D) | 1.8 | +0.0 |

> FY2027 NDAA authorization marks, as of 2026-07-27. Not appropriations or final law.

## Projects (1)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 675221 | Personnel Recovery Command and Control (PRC2) | 3.3 | 2.9 | 1.8 | −37% |

> Projects are the summable leaves: the program element total is their sum, never added to it.

### Project 675221 — Personnel Recovery Command and Control (PRC2)

This budget line funds the Personnel Recovery Command and Control (PRC2) program, which develops and delivers tools and services for planning, collaborating and managing search and rescue efforts, as well as disseminating related information to all personnel recovery (PR) mission coordinators across the PR network. PRC2 provides an adaptive and networked system, delivering timely situational awareness information supporting personnel accountability and recovery mission management worldwide. PRC2 delivers a globally accessible, collaborative, interoperable and integrated set of capabilities to prevent, prepare for and respond to joint/coalition military personnel recovery activities, and civilian rescue missions. The Joint Personnel Recovery (JPR) Initial Capability Document (ICD) (2012) articulates capabilities needed for PRC2. Personnel Recover Mission Manager (PRMM) 3.1 continues to develop using Agile Development, Security and Operations (DevSecOps). The system collects, stores and delivers personnel/identity biometric data, emergency locator beacon registrations, Isolated Personnel (IP) reports, evasion plans of action, incident reports and other information management capabilities. The information is used for predictive, preventive and personnel vulnerability analysis and assessment in support of PR across the Department of War and other national and international entities. Activities also include studies and analysis to support both current program planning and execution, as well as future program planning. In FY 2027, PRMM 3.1 modifications will continue to use an Agile DevSecOps strategy to develop and test capability in two-week increments (sprints) after fielding Configuration Control Board (CCB) approval from Major Command (MAJCOM). The modifications will improve/validate IP events/alerts and enable case files for Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) and Joint Personnel Recovery Agency (JPRA). PRMM 3.1 modifications will reflect the requirements and priorities identified by Air Combat Command (ACC) as the personnel recovery environment evolves to meet the needs of the warfighter and personnel recovery efforts. This program element may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver weapon system capability.

**Named R-3 performers** (share of this project's FY2027 R-3 total, so they need not reach 100%)**:** Ogden ALC (1.6, 92%), 45th Test Squadron (0.2, 8.4%).

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personnel Recovery Command & Control (PRC2) - PRMM Development | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.6 |
| PRC2 - PRMM Test and Evaluation | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

## Where the FY2027 request goes

| Category | Share | $M |
|---|---|---|
| Industry primes | 100% | 1.8 |

**Top named industry performers:** Ogden ALC ($1.6M, 92%), 45th Test Squadron ($0.2M, 8.4%).

> R-3 exhibit contract funding, not USAspending obligations.

## Mission & acquisition strategy

This budget line funds the Personnel Recovery Command and Control (PRC2) program, which develops and delivers tools and services for planning, collaborating and managing search and rescue efforts, as well as disseminating related information to all personnel recovery (PR) mission coordinators across the PR network. PRC2 provides an adaptive and networked system, delivering timely situational awareness information supporting personnel accountability and recovery mission management worldwide.

PRC2 product support is provided to the program office by the 517th Software Engineering Squadron (517 SWES), Hill AFB, UT, in accordance with a memorandum of agreement and on a fee-for-service basis. This strategy to utilize the 517 SWES for agile product development and sustainment was approved and implemented in FY 2014 by the Air Force Program Executive Officer (PEO). The work done by the 517 SWES includes, but is not limited to, modernization development, sustainment support services, and software maintenance of the PRC2 system. Program management for the PRC2 program is under direction of PEO Electronic Systems, located at Hanscom AFB, MA.

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## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0305984F (PB PB2027); FY2027 NDAA committee marks (as of 2026-07-27).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0305984F")`.

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