The Unit 669 (Hebrew: יחידה טקטית לחילוץ מיוחד 669, romanized: Yechida Taktit LeChilu'tz Meyuchad 669, lit. 'Tactical unit for special rescue') is a heliborne...

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...

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...

Equipment and Technical Wing Unit 324 "Ofek" Special Forces Wing Special Tactics Rescue Unit 669 Unit 5101 "Shaldag" Unit 5700 "YAHAK" Air Defense Command...

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...

IDF units. They also provide target designation in wartime. Unit 669 – combat search and rescue unit. Unit 5700 – Forward Air Field Tactical Unit Shayetet...

battle with the Egoz unit. Moreover, thirty Israeli soldiers were wounded, including seven seriously which were evacuated by Unit 669. Hezbollah claimed...

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...

Flight Test Center Manat and several special units of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), among others Unit 669 (heliborne Combat Search and Rescue, CSAR)...

Ground Forces or Navy, and the unit had sufficient training and capabilities for the operation. Training by Shaldag and Unit 669 began two months prior to...

Wing (He) Unit 5101 – Shaldag (Special Air-Ground Designating Team) Unit 669 – Combat Search and Rescue and Airborne Medical Evacuation Unit Unit 5700 -...

stationed at the base (see also under "Units"). These are used for troop transport as well as for rescue missions by Unit 669 - heliborne Combat Search and Rescue...

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...

Syrian-controlled side of Mount Hermon by the Israeli Special Forces Shaldag Unit (Unit 5101), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement saying...

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...

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...

retardant overnight. Unit 669, a search and rescue unit of the IAF, performed scans with helicopters and a Beechcraft King Air plane. Unit 9900 of the Military...

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...

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...

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...

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...

two soldiers of Unit 669 and wounding seven other people on board, including four members of the 123rd Unit and three members of Unit 669. The wounded soldiers...

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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...

Medical Officer Unit Control Group Air Special Forces Group Shaldag – air force special operations unit Unit 669 – medevac extraction unit Unit 5700 - Aerodrome...

troops against the Sunni rebels. Therefore, the army relied on loyal elite units and Alawite militias such as the Shabiha. Due to defections following the...

Bravo-Den 90 Army Ranger Wing (ARW) Sayeret Matkal Shayetet 13 Shaldag Unit 669 Maglan Egoz Duvdevan Paratroopers reconnaissance battalion Paratroopers...

munitions with extensive refueling support and the IAF search and rescue force Unit 669 on standby. Some of the aircraft breached Iranian airspace. A preceding...

Kommando Spezialkräfte Kampfretter 17th Raiders Wing Israel Air Force Unit 669 and Unit 5101 Nigerian Air Force#Special Operations Combat Search and Rescue...

maiden flight; the first deliveries of production CH-53s to operational units commenced on 12 September 1966. The first combat use of the type occurred...