reconnaissance
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It includes the construction of fortifications, equipment depots, as well as reconnaissance and anti-drone installations.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
But two helicopters will "continue to carry out essential firefighting and reconnaissance missions", said a fire service statement.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
In a rare mention of the country’s spy program earlier this month, he presided over a meeting that called for “radical” enhancements to North Korea’s military reconnaissance and intelligence capabilities, according to state media.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Pyongyang has placed just one spy satellite into orbit, leaving it a long way from the constellation needed for meaningful reconnaissance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Sergeant Simpson said that, because of Gearhart’s training, they were using our squad on long-range reconnaissance.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
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There will be reconnaissances to Trent Bridge to have a look at Australia's opener, Ed Cowan, who has signed for Nottinghamshire for the early part of the season.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 6, 2013
Since then there have been three major reconnaissances of nerves.
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Taylor was harder on himself than anyone, making personal reconnaissances by Jeep, risking injury unnecessarily by sitting stubbornly at a staff table while shells fell in the courtyard outside.
From Time Magazine Archive
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As an intelligence officer, Mowat is particularly vulnerable when he delivers messages and undertakes reconnaissances.
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Throughout the battle tactical reconnaissances had been maintained to a depth of from fifteen to twenty miles behind the German lines.
From The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force by Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh
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