Lieutenant Colonel Edilberto Cortés-Moncada, a UH-60 Black Hawk instructor pilot, is the leader of Brigade 33, which is formed by nine tactical units, including eight battalions of mobility and maneuver and one special operations battalion. Combat search and rescue is within the primary responsibilities of the special ops battalion, as is the transportation of special ops troops, and UAV missions.
The primary efforts of Colombia’s C-SAR is to serve their fellow combatants. However, when their expertise is not needed for a downed aircraft, they also provide humanitarian help to the general population.