tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835455773953043846.post763595825714982625..comments2024-01-12T18:59:05.080+00:00Comments on Defence With A "C": Uk CSAR gapUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835455773953043846.post-30481740664277155852020-04-24T13:30:42.656+01:002020-04-24T13:30:42.656+01:00I've been recently thinking about CSAR in the ...I've been recently thinking about CSAR in the UK Armed forces. While both SFSG and 2 Sqn RAF Rgt could perform the role, in USAF Pararescue (the example and one of two units in NATO) all the NCO's/Other Ranks in the GA Units are Medics, the operational officers are Combat Rescue Officers. So while 2 Sqn have experience in Parachuting as well as being Force Protection on MERT, is it feasible to train them all up as Combat Medics? Recruiting from across the three services it may be better to gather a group of armed forces medic recruits and train them in the freefall/diving/mountain/jungle skills as they can already do the medical bit. Just an idea. Being honest, most medics and military medics are a breed apart, have such as different mindset to other military personnel that recruiting from them makes sense, to me at least.RescueBadgernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835455773953043846.post-70935156715130398332015-12-16T10:06:23.761+00:002015-12-16T10:06:23.761+00:00Hello Simon, interesting little piece.
If it (E f...Hello Simon, interesting little piece.<br /><br />If it (E flight) doesn't exist anymore then that's disappointing news. It really ought to, though I think Squadron strength is probably more appropriate in the long run. Agreed that if the pilot were already captured then you'd probably need the SAS/SBS to go get them, but I suspect in 99% of the cases where that has happened (at least in a conventional conflict) then you'd be risking too much to even try. <br /><br />I'll have to look into this a bit more tonight, over a glass or two (or three) of Amaretto. Cheers for the pointer.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18182426936194426623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835455773953043846.post-90270037818748638212015-12-14T01:27:34.351+00:002015-12-14T01:27:34.351+00:00Hi Chris
Before 28 (AC) Squadron disbanded. They h...Hi Chris<br />Before 28 (AC) Squadron disbanded. They had an RAF Regiment Flight, which was known as E Flight. This provided the Ground Extraction Element. <br /><br />(The below passage I found here: http://forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=50548 It is the thirteenth comment down. The passage was removed from the RAF Website.) <br /><br />"The Royal Air Force Regiment provides the Ground Extraction Force for Royal Air Force Combat Recovery. The Ground Extraction Force’s mission is to recover Isolated Personnel (to include downed aircrew) and high-value assets, by day or night, in all climatic and geographic conditions, in all threat levels over extended periods. Combat Recovery requires the small teams to insert primarily by Merlin HC Mk3 helicopters to locate, authenticate and recover the Isolated Person(s) or asset(s). The Ground Extraction Force are capable of operating in small, self-sufficient teams, behind enemy lines, utilising Royal Air Force Regiment tactics and certain items of specialist equipment, until the Isolated Person or asset are recovered. Operational environments will include desert, arctic, mountain, jungle and urban, in high threat levels. The Ground Extraction Force is a part of E Flight, 28 (AC) Squadron and is based at Royal Air Force Benson."<br /><br />I don't know if E Flight has been transferred to a Chinook Unit. But as most RAF Regiment personnel that have served in Afghanistan would have served as the Force Protection element of the Chinook MERT flights. The experiance is there for that type of operation. If you were trying to rescue a captured Pilot, you would need to use the SAS.<br /><br />SimonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835455773953043846.post-25651894823456087762015-12-09T17:46:24.520+00:002015-12-09T17:46:24.520+00:00https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yf3AKXFJYvo Starts...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yf3AKXFJYvo Starts at 1:40, but I've just realise I might have been a goon. They said "three infantry battalions from the Parachute Regiment", which I immediately took to mean 1, 2 and 3 PARA, but of course that's probably 2, 3 and 4 PARA. Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18182426936194426623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835455773953043846.post-47900561434353619742015-12-09T17:41:18.790+00:002015-12-09T17:41:18.790+00:00The army produced a video the other day stating it...The army produced a video the other day stating it, along with the return of the Pegasus badge. I'll have a look in a minute and see if I can find it.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18182426936194426623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1835455773953043846.post-33103451359431430172015-12-09T14:40:29.114+00:002015-12-09T14:40:29.114+00:00always interesting to read your ideas. Can I just...always interesting to read your ideas. Can I just ask where you have heard that '16 Air Assault Brigade (which has recently regained 1 PARA ... ' does that mean 1 Para no longer forms the core of SFSG who, incidentally, might be well placed to offer response teams for CSAR...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com