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  dedicated search and rescue units to respond to accidental and combat situations. Specialized vessels,
  aircraft, equipment, and personnel provide round-the-clock personnel recovery capacity to the fleet.
  Aviation safety, maritime safety, and medical activities support these specialized personnel recovery
  activities. See NTTP 3-50.1 and Appendix E of JP 3-50 for details on Navy personnel recovery.
  Air Force
  1-13. The Air Force considers combat search and rescue a primary task. The Air Force equips and trains
  dedicated forces for personnel recovery, organized under the numbered air forces. Combat search and
  rescue personnel train and exercise for personnel recovery in permissive and nonpermissive environments.
  Combat search and rescue units assist local, state, and other governmental bodies in civil search and rescue.
  All components of the Air Force—Regular Air Force, Air Force Reserve, and Air National Guard—have
  rescue squadrons. Configured for global response, they are generally self-deployable or capable of
  movement in tactical and strategic airlift assets with necessary communications and life support. Primarily
  focused on the recovery of downed aircrews, Air Force personnel recovery assets also have the capability
  to recover partners. Air Force Annex 3-50 and Appendix F of JP 3-50 details Air Force personnel recovery
  operations.
  Coast Guard
  1-14. The Coast Guard conducts personnel recovery operations to support its surface and air assets. Coast
  Guard search and rescue doctrine discusses permissive actions in maritime rescue. The Coast Guard
  deploys dedicated search and rescue units to respond to accidental situations. Specialized vessels, aircraft,
  equipment, and personnel provide round-the-clock personnel recovery capacity to maritime vessels.
  Aviation safety, maritime safety, and medical activities support these specialized personnel recovery
  activities. See Appendix G of JP 3-50 for detailed information on Coast Guard personnel recovery.
  SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES
  1-15. Special operations forces sometimes conduct tactical missions with the potential for strategic impact.
  Special operations forces extend the capabilities of conventional forces to recover isolated persons located
  at extended ranges, to recover isolated persons located in environments difficult for conventional forces to
  reach, or to capitalize on contacts with indigenous groups. Special operations forces in a combatant
  command typically include forces forward deployed and trained to conduct urgent hostage rescue missions.
  Special operations forces operate under their own chains of command but interface with conventional
  forces when required, including operating under operational control or tactical control of conventional
  force commanders for missions related to personnel recovery. Special operations forces conduct
  unconventional assisted personnel recovery operations in cooperation with conventional forces or with
  indigenous or surrogate forces.
  1-16. An unconventional assisted recovery coordination cell is an entity of the special operations
  component of the joint force. Typically located within the joint special operations task force or the joint
  force special operations command, the unconventional assisted recovery coordination cell is responsible for
  planning, coordinating, and monitoring personnel recovery activities of unconventional forces, including
  unified action partners. This cell coordinates with the JPRC, the Service component PRCSs, and lower
  echelon command and staff entities as needed. See Appendix G of JP 3-50 for more information.
  MULTINATIONAL PARTNERS
  1-17. When cooperating with multinational partners, the level of preparedness and the formal personnel
  recovery structure vary depending on the nature of the relationships. Whether in a permanent formal
  alliance such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or an ad hoc multinational coalition such as during
  Operation Iraqi Freedom, each situation’s requirements for personnel recovery planning, preparation,
  execution, and assessment differ.
  1-18. The armed forces of many nations have robust personnel recovery capabilities; Army forces
  coordinate with them to take advantage of partner capabilities. This provides the joint or Army commander
  more options to meet personnel recovery requirements. However, liaison with multinational partners adds