Combat Search and Rescue Policy for the United States Navy.

Abstract

The US Navy does not possess dedicated active duty combat search and rescue (CSAR) capability. Currently, the Navy draws CSAR support for planned peacetime contingencies from various sources, but during a crisis or in the early stages of a war, it may have no alternative but Navy helicopters organic to the carrier battle group (CVBG). These airframes and their pilots are ill-equipped to fly the overland CSAR mission. The Navy hopes to correct this situation by improving training and developing CSAR kits with which to retrofit carrier helicopters if necessary. However, history has shown that the Navy's reliance on the CVBG's helicopters to fly CSAR has not worked. The author recommends that the Navy develop an active duty CSAR capability by either (1) making HCS-4 and HCS-5 dual active duty/reserve squadrons (2) assign responsibility to HC-16 (3) attach an active component to the Naval reserve CSAR squadron who will deploy with the CVBG.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA195016

Entities

People

  • Bryan P. Murphy

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Command And Control
  • Defense Systems
  • Employment
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Second World War
  • Security
  • Small Arms
  • Students
  • Surface To Air Missiles
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.