Unit 669
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| Founded | December 1974 |
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| Type of business | Airborne Search and Rescue |
| Branch | Israeli Air Force |
| Founders | Avner Ilnai |
| Yoram Shachar | |
| Roles | Combat search and rescue |
| Medical evacuation | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2957671 |
About Unit 669
Unit 669 is the Israel Defense Forces heliborne Combat Search and Rescue extraction unit, subordinate to the Special Air Forces Command of the Israeli Air Force. It is considered one of the four premier elite units of the IDF. It is the Israeli equivalent to Pararescue of the US Air Force.
