USAF Combat Rescue Helicopter: Addressing Joint Force Capability Shortfalls

Abstract

Over a decade of sustained, multi-theater combat operations in the wake of 9/11 has placed unprecedented demands on special operations forces (SOF) helicopters and combat search and rescue (CSAR) rotary-wing assets. By 2005, the demand for these low-density capabilities led to significant shortfalls in both equipment and personnel. It is incumbent on the US military to invest in a heavy-lift helicopter, capable of conducting both CSAR and special operations missions, in order to prevent this resource shortfall from creating a critical capability shortfall. Responding to the shortfalls in CSAR, the USAF recently opened a request for proposals (RFP) for the new Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH), to replace its aging fleet of HH-60Gs. This initiative provides the opportunity to not only address the shortfalls in CSAR capabilities, but to substantially augment rotary-wing support to SOF.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 07, 2013
Accession Number
ADA601685

Entities

People

  • Roderic K. Butz

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Combat Operations
  • Deployment
  • Helicopters
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Search And Rescue
  • Special Operations Forces
  • United States
  • United States Special Operations Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.