I’m curious what and how you think the Navy does CSAR?
My impression from anecdotes posted here is the mission competes with many that HSC has in their readiness matrix - and that it gets a bare minimum of resources and support with the understanding that it's not a real world mission would likely encounter. Additionally - I have to idea what happens at a CVW/CSG ops level - I assume this is a part of pre-strike planning.
But I have 2 AF helo dudes as collegues - one retired and one AD - and over many beers they shared the level of doctrine and coordination that goes into the rescue planning of a strike mission in AF land - meaning that its baked into the planning integratled to the mission objectives. Where the various rescue resources will be staged, orbit, placement wrt WEZ, etc and the deep coordination that goes on in a rescue effort between the various players - and how they have a sense of being on one team. The AF seems to pride itself on this.
I was impressed by all this - I hope in Navy land similar constructs exist.
Maybe someone can chime in and relates some of the UNCLAS aspects of Navy CSG doctrine with respect to Combat Rescue of aircrew.