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    The Unit 669 (Hebrew: יחידה טקטית לחילוץ מיוחד 669, romanized: Yechida Tactit LeHilu'tz Meyuchad 669, lit. 'Tactical unit for special rescue') is a heliborne...
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    purposes. Along with Shaldag Unit and Unit 669, it constitutes the special forces wing of Israeli Air Force. The mission of the unit is to locate and operate...
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    7th Wing (Israel) (category Air force special forces units)
    of the Israeli Air Force. It is composed of three combat units Unit 669, Shaldag Unit, and Unit 5700. The wing's headquarters is based at the Palmachim...
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    Force could not provide combat support so the special operatives from the Unit 669 were deployed to rescue and evacuate the trapped personnel. At a point...
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    battle with the Egoz unit. Moreover, thirty Israeli soldiers were wounded, including seven seriously which were evacuated by Unit 669. Hezbollah claimed...
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    Kochav UAVs Unit 669 "Flying Cats" – heliborne Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) (also based on Tel Nof Airbase) Unit 5101 "Kingfisher" – Shaldag Unit, IAF's...
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    volunteering for Unit 669. He completed basic training with the Paratroopers Brigade, a medic course, and Unit 669 training. After dropping out of the unit, he was...
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    Flight Test Center Manat and several special units of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), among others Unit 669 (heliborne Combat Search and Rescue, CSAR)...
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  • IDF units. They also provide target designation in wartime. Unit 669 – combat search and rescue unit. Unit 5700 – Forward Air Field Tactical Unit Shayetet...
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    Matkal and Unit 669). Candidates who are accepted are enlisted in the November draft. Medics in the unit are drafted in August. Shaldag Unit operators...
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  • Equipment and Technical Wing Unit 324 "Ofek" Special Forces Wing Unit 5101 "Shaldag" Special Tactics Rescue Unit 669 Unit 5700 "YAHAK" Air Defense Command...
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    collapsed buildings and missile attacks on cities. Unit 669: the Israeli Air Force airborne medevac extraction unit. 11 Local Rescue teams in the Golan Heights...
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    munitions with extensive refueling support and the IAF rescue and search force Unit 669 on standby. Some of the aircraft breached Iranian airspace. A preceding...
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    two soldiers of Unit 669 and wounding seven other people onboard, including four members of the 123rd Unit and three members of Unit 669. The wounded soldiers...
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  • Force's Unit 669 rescue unit were landed by two CH-53 helicopters. The Sayeret Matkal commandos formed a defensive perimeter while the Unit 669 team evacuated...
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    Home Front Command (category Military units and formations established in 1992)
    district command should not be confused with Unit 669. The Home Front Command's search and rescue unit operates within Israel and is intended to rescue...
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    Israel Defense Forces (category Military units and formations established in 1948)
    can volunteer. In 2008, a Muslim Arab woman was serving as a medic with unit 669. Cpl. Elinor Joseph from Haifa became the first female Arab combat soldier...
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    Israeli Air Force (category Military units and formations established in 1948)
    Medical Officer Unit Control Group Air Special Forces Group Shaldag – air force special operations unit Unit 669 – medevac extraction unit Unit 5700 - Aerodrome...
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    Bahad 16 (category Military units and formations of Israel)
    disestablished Tzrifin base. This unit should not be confused with Unit 669. Bahad 16 is a domestic search and rescue unit, primarily operating in times of...
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  • up, in Be'eri and Kfar Aza Also in ARCCI report, February 2024. Unnamed Unit 669 paramedic ("Sgt. G") † Reported finding the bodies of girls, 13 and 16...
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  • Wing (He) Unit 5101 – Shaldag (Special Air-Ground Designating Team) Unit 669 – Combat Search and Rescue and Airborne Medical Evacuation Unit Unit 5700 -...
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    United States Air Force Pararescue (category Air force special forces units)
    Force Mountain Rescue Service Special warfare combatant-craft crewmen Unit 669 United States Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers United States Air Force Combat...
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    radioed for help, and Israel immediately dispatched a rescue team from Unit 669 and Sayeret Matkal in two CH-53 helicopters. A rescue force of helicopters...
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    Kommando Spezialkräfte Kampfretter 17th Raiders Wing Israel Air Force Unit 669 and Unit 5101 Nigerian Air Force#Special Operations Combat Search and Rescue...
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    Defense Forces military service at the Airborne Rescue And Evacuation Unit 669. After his service, he studied law at the University of Kent in England...
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    civilians in need of evacuating to hospitals, while working closely with Unit 669. As of July 2023, 118 Squadron is the sole heavy-lift helicopter squadron...
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  • Ranger Wing (ARW) Tier one units Sayeret Matkal Shayetet 13 Shaldag Unit 669 Tier two units Maglan Egoz Duvdevan Tier three units Paratroopers reconnaissance...
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    Logistics, Medical, and the Centers Directorate Medical Corps (Israel) Unit 669 Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps Phramongkutklao College of Medicine Vietnam...
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    Netanyahu died in his arms. Afterwards, he served as commander of the elite Unit 669 and as commander of the security zone in south Lebanon. His last role in...
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    Multinational Force and Observers (category Multinational units and formations)
    crash and evacuated by Israeli search and rescue soldiers from Air Force Unit 669 to Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, Israel. Article 2 of Annex I of...
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