Gendarmerie Search and Rescue Battalion Command

The Gendarmerie Search and Rescue Battalion Command (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.

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

Departments

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.

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 is for inland waters.
• Air Force Search and Rescue Turkey
• Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency Turkey

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