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Gendarmerie Search and Rescue Battalion Command
Turkish search and rescue unit From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Gendarmerie Search and Rescue Battalion Command[1] (Turkish: Jandarma Arama Kurtarma Tabur Komutanlığı), JAK, is the Search and rescue unit of the Gendarmerie General Command in Turkey. It has several missions which all kinds of natural and man-made disasters that may occur inside of domestic and abroad places with in mountains, caves, canyons, underwater to conduct search and rescue operations with, was established on 1 September 1999 in Ankara under the command of the Gendarmerie Commando Special Public Order.
To perform these tasks; Within the JAK Battalion Command, there is a Special Search and Rescue Company consisting of Disaster Search and Rescue Companies and Mountaineering, Underwater and Dog Search and Rescue Teams.
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Training activities
- Earthquake Search and Rescue Training
- Avalanche Search and Rescue Training
- CBRN Training
- Flood Search and Rescue Training
- Fire Search and Rescue Training
- Mountaineering Education
- Underwater Training
- Search and rescue dog Team Training
- Skiing Training
- Snowmobiling and over-snow vehicle Training
- First aid Training
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JAK Battalion Command; has three Disaster Search and Rescue and one Special Search and Rescue Company (CBRN defense). Also thirteen Underwater Search and rescue Teams, twenty-three Mountaineering Rescue Teams and five Gendarmerie Search and rescue dog Team.
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See also
- Combat Search and Rescue (Turkish Armed Forces)
- Diving, Safety, Security, Search and Rescue Team of Coast Guard Command (Turkey) (This unit applies to the seas) JAK Underwater Search and rescue team isfor inland waters.
- Air Force Search and Rescue Turkey
- Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency Turkey
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