Combat Search and Rescue (Turkish Armed Forces)

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Personnel Rescue
Personel Kurtarma
Identifying patch of the Personnel Rescue
Country	Turkey
Branch	Special Forces Command
Type	Special forces
Garrison/HQ	Çiğli, İzmir
Motto(s)	"Heroes save the homeland, we save the heroes"
Insignia
Abbreviation	pk

Military unit

The Personnel Rescue (Turkish: Personel Kurtarma) is a combat search and rescue and advanced air controller unit affiliated to the Turkish Air Force whose task is to recover pilots and other military personnel stranded behind enemy lines and qualified service member who directs the action of combat aircraft engaged in close air support and other offensive air operations from a forward position. It is similar to the United States Air Force Pararescue unit. They receive 53 weeks of training.

Equipment

Combat Search and Rescue
Pistols	Glock 19, Sarsilmaz Kilinc 2000 Light, Sarsilmaz Kilinc 2000 Mega
Assault Rifles	Heckler & Koch HK416, Heckler & Koch HK417, M4A1
Smg	HK MP5
Sniper Rifles	M110 HK 28E
Machine Guns	HK MG4
Others	Ops Core, BDATech MTS, TYR Tactical PICO

References

"Bordo bereliler sınırda". www.sozcu.com.tr (in Turkish). 24 July 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
"International Anatolian Phoenix 2019 Military Exercise". www.defenceturkey.com.
"Anadolu Ajansı Muharebe Arama Kurtarma Timi eğitimini görüntüledi". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
"TSK'dan Muharabe Arama Kurtarma timi". Al Jazeera Turk - Ortadoğu, Kafkasya, Balkanlar, Türkiye ve çevresindeki bölgeden son dakika haberleri ve analizler.

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