Combat search and rescue

An HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter comes in for a landing during a combat rescue training exercise.

Combat search and rescue (CSAR) are search and rescue operations that are carried out during war that are within or near combat zones.[1][unreliable source?]

A CSAR mission may be carried out by a task force of helicopters, ground-attack aircraft, aerial refueling tankers and an airborne command post.[2] The USAF HC-130, which was introduced in 1965, has served in the latter two roles.[3]

  1. ^ SPG Media Limited/Army-Technology.com (2009). "Term: Combat Search and Rescue". Archived from the original on 2008-05-10. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  2. ^ Combat Aircraft (European Edition) (magazine), Ian Allan Publishing, September 2003, page 28
  3. ^ Combat Aircraft (European Edition) (magazine), Ian Allan Publishing, September 2003, page 29