Unit 669 is made up of rescue specialists, combat medics and doctors, and helicopter pilots. Apart from the medical evacuations, the unit has carried out 200 other operations since October 7, during ...

The IDF Medical Corps, the Israel Air Force, and Unit 669, the IAF rescue unit, evacuated from the battlefield some 1,800 wounded soldiers since the beginning of the war, the military said on Tuesday.

IDF pararescue teams, known as Unit 669, have extracted more than sixty injured soldiers from the war zone in Gaza since the start of the ground invasion. The rescues included advanced life-saving ...

The Israel Defense Forces publishes footage showing members of the Air Force’s elite helicopter-borne search and rescue Unit 669 extracting wounded soldiers from inside the Gaza Strip amid Israel’s ...

Israel sets up base-defense force under Wing 7 alongside Shaldag and Unit 669, with rapid helicopter response and upgraded perimeter systems. The Israel Air Force has begun establishing a new elite ...

Israel’s elite Search and Rescue Unit, codenamed 669, is sharing its vast professional knowledge with partners around the world, and especially with Jewish communities, in an effort to improve ...

As well as physical rescues, the soldiers of Unit 669 also sometimes extend emotional lifelines, according to Master Sgt S. During the operation to save the three soldiers injured by the anti-tank ...

An Israeli special forces hero has told of his death-defying missions into Gaza to rescue comrades under fire from Hamas. Master Sergeant G is part of the secretive Unit 669 which has saved hundreds ...

Sometimes, Shai Shani had to crawl through dark and cold caves for hours. Other times, he jumped into a tumultuous ocean in the middle of a thunderstorm. This was not done to serve an adrenaline ...