The Royal Air Force Mountain Rescue Service (RAFMRS) provides the United Kingdom military's only all-weather search and rescue asset for the United Kingdom...
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The Royal Air Force Search and Rescue Force (RAF SARF or RAF SAR Force) was a unit of the Royal Air Force (RAF) which provided around-the-clock aeronautical...
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creating its own Royal Air Force Mountain Rescue Service which would be based largely on civilian mountain rescue doctrine. The RAFMRS rescued many American...
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Mountain rescue services are also provided by the Royal Air Force Mountain Rescue Service (RAFMRS). In the United States, mountain search and rescue is...
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worldwide after its televised rescue of all but two of the hostages held during the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege. The Special Air Service was a unit of the British...
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Armed Forces. The Royal Saudi Air Force currently has wings, squadrons, and a special forces unit dedicated to combat search and rescue. The RSAF has developed...
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The Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) (Norwegian: Luftforsvaret, lit. 'The Air Defence') is the air force of Norway. It was established as a separate...
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on par with that of older services like navies or armies. The British Royal Air Force was the first independent air force in the world. The RAF was founded...
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Search & Rescue SARDA Wales (Mountain Rescue Search Dogs) Royal Air Force Mountain Rescue Service SARDA Wales Search and Rescue Dog Association Wales are...
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Institution Royal National Lifeboat Institution Royal Voluntary Service Royal Air Force Mountain Rescue Service (Part of the Royal Air Force) The Salvation...
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The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. It was formed towards...
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Squadron (Royal Auxiliary Air Force) RAF Mountain Rescue Service (RAF Valley) Headquarters RAF Mountain Rescue Service RAF Leeming Mountain Rescue Team (RAF...
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Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation South Snowdonia Search & Rescue SARDA Wales (Mountain Rescue Search Dogs) Royal Air Force Mountain Rescue Service The...
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Naval Air Service were merged into a single service, the Royal Hellenic Air Force. In 1931, the Hellenic Air Force Academy, the Icarus School (Greek: Σχολή...
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Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence aim is securing the sovereignty of the airspace of the Republic of Slovenia and providing air support to other services in...
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1932 as an auxiliary air force of the British Empire which honoured India's aviation service during World War II with the prefix Royal. After India gained...
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rescue efforts abroad. SAR operations are conducted by the Government Flying Service (GFS) and before 1993 by the Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force...
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air arm and the youngest of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces. It was founded in 1951 as the Royal Ceylon Air Force (RCyAF) with the assistance of the Royal...
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Armed forces in Scotland (section Royal Air Force)
No. 2622 Squadron RAuxAF Regiment, 4 RAF Police Royal Air Force Mountain Rescue Service, Tain Air Weapons Range RRH Benbecula RRH Buchan RAF Saxa Vord...
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was intended to be transported under a helicopter. The Royal Air Force Mountain Rescue Service (RAFMRS) teams were early users in the late 1950s and early...
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No. 202 Squadron RAF (category Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons)
No. 202 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is the maritime and mountains training element of the No.1 Flying Training School, operating the Airbus Helicopters...
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The following is a list of Royal Air Force Maintenance Units (MU). The majority of MUs were previously Equipment Depots (ED), Storage Depots (SD) and...
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June – The Independent Air Force, the RAF's strategic bombing force, is formed. June – Royal Air Force Temporary Nursing Service formed. 19 July – The...
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flying groups, squadrons and flights also exist. The Air Force includes the Air Search and Rescue Service (Serviço de Busca e Salvamento Aéreo, SBSA), which...
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This list of Royal Air Force stations is an overview of all current stations of the Royal Air Force (RAF) throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. This...
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The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) are jointly responsible for Canada’s SAR operations. Military search and rescue in Canada...
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1964. Previously, from the 1940s until the 1960s, the Royal Air Force Mountain Rescue Service for the Peak District was based at RAF Harpur Hill, by...
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Rescue swimmer is a qualification given to rescue specialists, most commonly in the service of the military. Rescue swimmers usually are charged with...
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The Albanian Air Force (Albanian: Forca Ajrore e Republikës së Shqipërisë - Air Force of the Republic of Albania) is the air force of Albania and one...
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The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) is the aerial service branch of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) responsible for controlling and defending the...
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