For soldiers in 669, the IDF’s Airborne Combat Rescue and Evacuation Unit, every day is unpredictable. After all, this special forces rescue unit is dispatched when things go horribly wrong, from rescuing wounded soldiers, to civilians in need of emergency aerial evacuation. As one of the most elite units in the IDF, candidates go through grueling testing, tryouts, and 18 months of intense training. They become experts in survival; rescue at sea, under fire, and at night; as well as urban warfare, and complete full medic training.
669 responds to emergencies both in Israel and abroad. After the earthquakes in Haiti in 2010 and Nepal in 2015, unit members were part of the IDF’s rescue missions. And in 2018 they were sent to assist the rescue of a Jordanian school bus that was swept away in a flash flood. It makes sense that this unit’s motto is “In distress you called and I rescued you” — in a time of need, 669 is on its way.
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Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:42 669's primary purpose
01:00 The Yom Kippur War
01:27 Testing process to join the unit
01:51 Training process
02:33 2018 Hamas cell rescue mission
03:40 Standard rescue team
04:15 2015 flash flood rescue mission
05:29 2010 Haiti earthquake mission in Haiti / 2015 Nepal earthquake mission
05:53 Jordanian flash flood rescue mission
06:02 Post-army statistics and support
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Meet former members of 669 at these upcoming events:
- October 14th in Northridge, CA - [ Ссылка ]
- October 18th in Bal Harbour, FL - [ Ссылка ]
- October 21st in Miami, FL - [ Ссылка ]
You can also support The American Friends of Unit 669 by attending their virtual annual benefit gala on November 21st - [ Ссылка ]
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Image and footage credits:
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- IDF
- Kan 11
- Keshet 12
- Reshet 13
- Ynet
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