Israel Air Force chosen 669 Unit hosts largest general rescue drill

The Israel Air Force’s chosen Airborne Combat, Search and Rescue Unit 669 hold a initial general rescue exercise, hosting chosen units from 6 unfamiliar countries in a largest rescue practice ever hold in a Jewish state.

Dubbed “Sky Angels,” a practice was hold from Nov 4 until Nov 15, and brought units from a IAF and belligerent army together with units from a United States, Italy, Croatia, a Czech Republic, Canada and a Netherlands to attend and observe a drill.

The cavalcade took place during 669’s training trickery during a Palmahim Airbase, as good as in several locations in a north and south of a country. Led by a atmosphere force’s chosen special units, several atmosphere force squadrons took partial in a exercise, including a IAF’s 118 Night Riders Squadron.

“This cavalcade was a strategically critical exercise,” a comparison atmosphere force officer pronounced Tuesday, explaining that a opposite languages and mentalities authorised a participants to see opposite perspectives in fight rescue operations.

According to a military, a cavalcade consisted of defensive and descent fight rescue operations, including multi-casualty events.

“International team-work enables training with armies that bargain with fight extractions that bargain with and examine scenarios in a opposite manner, [and] contributes to a hurdles and training of all sides, as good as increases mutual bargain between a armies,” a infantry said.

According to a comparison officer in the atmosphere force, infantry in 669 were means to share their perspectives and practice from both fight operations as good as rescuing civilians.

“At a finish of a day, there is no other section in Israel like 669,” a officer said, adding that “669 is on warning 24/7, prepared to burst to any rescue operations within a few minutes, during all times, in all scenarios.”

The IAF’s chosen 669 Unit is one of a 4 special army of a IDF that has discovered over 10,000 people opposite Israel and a world.

Formed in 1974 following a Yom Kippur War, Unit 669 is one of a 4 special army of a IDF with infantry lerned in fight medicine, parachuting, scuba diving, counter-terrorism, rappelling, rescue underneath oppressive conditions and navigation.

Initially charged with extracting Israeli pilots who were shot down in rivalry territory, it after began endeavour rescue missions of Special Force soldiers as good as harmed or stranded Israelis, both during home and abroad. In a 4 decades given a founding, a section has perceived several IDF arch of staff commendations for a work.

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