Definition: (DOD) A primary search and rescue
facility suitably staffed by supervisory personnel and equipped for planning,
coordinating, and executing joint search and rescue and combat search and rescue
operations within the geographical area assigned to the joint force. The
facility is operated jointly by personnel from two or more Service or functional
components or it may have a multinational staff of personnel from two or more
allied or coalition nations (multinational search and rescue center). The joint
search and rescue center should be staffed equitably by trained personnel drawn
from each joint force component, including US Coast Guard participation where
practical. Also called JSRC. See also combat search and rescue; joint search and
rescue center director; rescue coordination center; search and rescue.
