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PRELIMINARY COMMUNICATIONS SEARCH [1 record]

Record 1 2010-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Search and Rescue (Paramilitary)
  • Military Communications
DEF

In search and rescue operations, [a search that] consists of contacting and checking major facilities within the areas where the craft might be or might have been seen.

OBS

A preliminary communications search is normally conducted during the uncertainty phase.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recherche et sauvetage (Paramilitaire)
  • Transmissions militaires

Spanish

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