JP 3-50 National Search and Rescue Manual Vol I - US Navy

During airborne operations, radar data from the on-board
search radar records both primary and secondary data.
Although much of the information regarding the E-3's
operating system are classified, recorded data is normally
retained for 10 days and can be retrieved via a playback of
the system recording. Additionally, recorded data can by hard
copied to a printer or a plotter by 552nd AW&C Wing (ADUE)
personnel. Initial request for a search of data should
include date and time (UTC), and a latitude/longitude
position.
c. USAF Air Defense Radar Systems. USAF Defense radars,
although capable of recording, do not normally record radar
data unless a specific airborne target is designated as a
special interest track. Due to the requirement that a
specific track be identified as special interest before it
would be recorded, Air Defense radars are the least likely to
assist in SAR cases.
9. Military Assistance to Safety and Traffic (MAST) assists in
serious civilian medical emergencies in areas that do not have
available civilian services. Assistance is given if it does
not interfere with primary military missions.
C. Navy resources include extensive numbers and types of aircraft,
surface and submarine vessels, sea-air-land (SEAL) teams, diving teams,
pararescue teams, salvage forces, and radar nets, Sound Fixing and
Ranging (SOFAR) nets, and worldwide communications and DF networks.
Naval commanders will normally assist SAR coordinators in handling SAR
missions. Primary resources are described below.
1. Aircraft types include, both fixed-wing and helicopters. The
P-3 Orion long-range aircraft is equipped with radar,
extensive communications, and a variety of sophisticated
sensors, including, forward looking infrared radar
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