Which CSAR Go Back to ACC?:

April 6, 2006

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We reported earlier that Air Combat Command has regained control of the Air Force’s Combat Search and Rescue forces—the stateside ones—from Air Force Special Operations Command. Check here for a list of the units going back to ACC. ACC also gains mobilized Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command CSAR units.

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