Cover letter_JPR JOG_ACT approved - European Defence Agency

192NATO UNCLASSIFIED RELEASABLE TO THE PUBLICB.3 Extraction forceIn addition, it is highly desirable for recovery vehicles to have:a. An Air to Air Refuelling (AAR) / Helicopter Aerial Refuelling (HAR) capability.b. An Altitude Hover Hold System (AHHS) and a Hover InfraRed Suppression System(HIRSS).B.3 Extraction forcea. The EF must be trained and equipped to suit the mission, threat and environmentof the AO. The only essential equipment is self-protection and communication betweenthe EF and the recovery vehicle. The skills and equipment presented hererepresent samples – not exhaustive lists – of the possible skills and equipmentthat MAY be required:(a) Small unit (infantry) tactics and procedures.(b) Insertion / extraction methods.(c) Landing techniques such as:(d) Fast-roping.(e) Rappelling.(f) Rope ladder.(g) Hoist operations.(h) Deploying into the water.(i) Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Extraction (SERE).(j) Rescue swimming.(k) Authentication procedures.(l) Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (IPB).(m) Fire support request.(n) Contact with the special or subsurface forces.(o) Contact with isolated person.(p) Interfacing with other special teams such as Army and Navy Special Forcesfor quick integration.(q) OSC procedures (EF leader is the OSC for ground operations).(r) Combat engineer(s) Mine clearing(t) Combat medicb. The EF equipment to perform this mission MAY could include (but is not limitedto):(a) Light weight infantry rifle.(b) Pistol.(c) Grenade launcher.(d) Sub-machinegun (if required).(e) Small calibre machine gun.(f) Combat optical gun sight (both day and night).NATO UNCLASSIFIED RELEASABLE TO THE PUBLIC