search and rescue

Definition/Scope: The use of aircraft, surface craft, submarines, specialized rescue teams and equipment to search for and rescue personnel in distress on land or at sea.

Used For:

air sea rescue

Acronym:

SAR

Broader Terms:

103d Airlift Wing
103d Tactical Fighter Group
Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service
Air Rescue Service
International Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue
Light Attack Helicopter
mass rescue operation
MQ-8B Fire Scout
National Search and Rescue Supplement
personnel recovery
RQ-4 Global Hawk
RQ-7A Shadow

Narrower Terms:

Combat Search And Rescue
National Emergency Services Academy
National Search and Rescue Committee

Related Terms:

AMVER
civil air patrol
component search and rescue controller
Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
joint rescue coordination centers
Light Attack Helicopter
MQ-8B Fire Scout
MQ-9 Reaper
National Search and Rescue Committee
Rescue Coordination Center
rescue operation
rescue swimmers
RQ-11 Raven
RQ-5 Hunter
RQ-7 Shadow
ScanEagle