In October 2005 , a 44-member DART was sent to Pakistan to help in the relief and rescue operations following the 2005 Kashmir earthquake . The DART were also sent to Bandar Aceh in Indonesia during the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake which claimed almost 150,000 lives . Ever since then , the DART had received international recognition and are regarded as one of the best USAR teams in the world In May 2008 , a 55-member DART was sent to China to help in the relief and rescue operations following the 2008 Sichuan earthquake
2008 Sichuan earthquake
2008 Sichuan earthquake
Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team