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Combat search and rescue
Military personnel recovery from battlefield and enemy occupied areas / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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?]
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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]