Current Air Force Combat Search and Rescue Challenges

Abstract

Air Force Rescue forces began their proud history with a simple creed '...That Others May Live", and the ethic it implies remains. The core competency required to rescue airmen behind the lines will never leave us as long as men and women fly in combat, but we can no longer let this isolate our thinking. While Rescue's requirements in Vietnam drove a focused recovery force devoted to the isolated airman behind enemy lines, the Rescue commitment is stronger than just that. Today, the Air Force has advanced in technology and air superiority against current threats to where our aircrews are no longer exposed to Vietnam era risk, but the joint environment presents a different challenge requiring the commitment to recover isolated comrades.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 12, 2009
Accession Number
ADA540056

Entities

People

  • David A. Looney

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeromedical Evacuation
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Command And Control
  • Department Of Defense
  • Evacuation
  • Iraqi-War
  • Medical Evacuation
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Science
  • Patient Care
  • Search And Rescue
  • Task Forces
  • Training
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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