Combat search and rescue (CSAR) are search and rescue operations that are carried out during war that are within or near combat zones. [1] 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 basic mission of Navy combat search and rescue is to prevent military personnel from becoming prisoners of war. Navy CSAR's primary aircraft is the Sikorsky HH-60H Seahawk, though in...

CSAR is an force commander's (JFC's) capabilities by returning element of personnel valuable resources to friendly control, by denying adversaries recovery (PR). opportunity to exploit the intelligence and propaganda value of captured personnel, and by maintaining force morale.

According to Navy doctrine, carrier strike group (CSG), expeditionary strike group (ESG), and amphibious ready group (ARG) commanders are required to maintain the capability to provide CSAR support for organic maritime assets.

During the past ten years, the Navy's active-duty helicopter antisubmarine (HS) community has directed a large portion of training time and effort into developing and maintaining an organic combat-searchand-rescue (CSAR) capability within the carrier battle group.

Providing the Navy with a robust, credible Combat SAR capability immediately available to battle group commanders and able to rapidly integrate, if necessary; into a joint contingency should be the goal of Navy planners.

Currently the Navy can draw CSAR support from several sources: HC-9, the Naval Reserve CSAR squadron; Army, Air Force, and Marine aviation; special operations forces; surface and subsurface naval units; and the CVBG's organic helicopters. During a peacetime crisis or in the early stages of a war, the Navy may have no alternative but its own ...

Doctrine for Joint Combat Search and Rescue. 1. Scope. This publication incorporates joint and Service doctrine into a single-source publication and provides the guidance and procedures necessary to plan, coordinate, and conduct a timely and tailored joint combat search and rescue (CSAR) response across the range of military operations. 2. Purpose.

SOF and CSAR support missions merged from three squadrons to two: HCS-4 and HCS-5. The sole Navy CSAR squadron, HC-9, was disestablished in July, 1990. HCS-4 received nine HH-60H Seahawk helicopters starting in February 1990 at NAS Norfolk.

for PR tasking. The U.S. Navy CSAR task force (CSARTF) provides a recovery method for JFCs using the assets of a carrier air wing (CVW). CVW commanders are expected to execute PR missions across...