What does each armed service in the U.S. millitary offer in the way of search and rescue?

Question

I know the coast guard has aviation survialman and the air force has parajumpers, but what does the navy or army or national guard have?

Answer 1

The Coast Guard has more than AST's (aviation survival technicians) in regards to SAR. The search and rescue community consists of BM's, MK's, AST's, and all those who support them. The Coast Guard's AOR (area of responsibility) extends wherever we can go. Sometimes other services' assets are closer, and can respond more quickly than we can. I was stationed at a Small Boat Station, where our primary mission was SAR, specializing in heavy weather. We did rescues in 45'+ waves, in motorlife boats not much bigger than that. If you're looking to do primarily SAR, the Coast Guard's the best option...in my opinion...of course that's a biased opinion since I'm in the Coast Guard.

Answer 2

All branches have search and rescue teams. The Navy was deeply involved with JFK Jr's plane crash, their equipment was used to find the plane and their divers went down to recover the bodies. The Army has people that help to rescue the POW's and others caught behind enemy lines, as do the Air Force, and Marines. The National Guard is used mostly to help with homeland situations, and are sent into areas affected with crisis such as Katrina slamming into the gulf coast areas. In addition they have to pull time in war areas also especially since the draft was stopped.

Answer 3

The Coast Guard also has search and rescue and it's all in the USA. They do drug enforcement in the Great Lakes. They do rescue also in every port in the USA. The National Guard is the new draft, 2 years in Iraq and 2 years in Afghanistan.

Answer 4

I dont know about all the others. But when I was in the National Guard we handled whatever search and rescue the Governer told us too. Sometimes it was helping people get out of snow, once it was with fires. That is what we are for serving the state we work in.

Answer 5

All branches offer Search and Rescue -

I am in the AF so thats only only branch I can really speak for.

The AF has a job called Pararescue. Its part of the AFs special ops mission. Basically there job consist of getting behind enemy lines and to provide medical assistance and rescue.

They are the only members of the DoD specifically organized, trained and equipped to conduct personnel recovery operations in hostile or denied areas as a primary mission. PJ's are also used to support NASA missions and have been used to recover astronauts after water landings.

I know other branches may have search and rescue but if you are looking to it I would try either USAF or Coast Guard. Either way its a hard process to get through training. Definatly not meant for everyone to get through.

Answer 6

LOTS, they all have search and rescue teams, fully equipt too, The air national guard picks up search and rescue from the coast guard after 250 miles out at sea, (I think it's 250)