I still don't understand how it can be more cost effective for two organisations to train, maintain, people & equipment, to the highest standards.
Military personnel require training so the cost of the SAR service is offset as a training exercise, with more realism and decisions than any training exercise, I would have thought that either the time in air will go down for mil or cost per flight up, due to the private SAR now flying the extra hours with on costs of people and infrastructure etc.