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rescue

[res-kyoo] / ˈrɛs kyu /




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His career has included Coast Guard search and rescue operations, maritime salvage missions, drug interdiction work, and research at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory involving autonomous systems, space technologies, and undersea platforms.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

Although the sea drone can be operated autonomously, both experts BBC Verify spoke to said it was probably manually operated for the rescue.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Tuesday’s operation represents one of the first tests of the force’s rescue capabilities in a live combat scenario.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Once again, it is Joe Root riding to England's rescue.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The Washington National Guard was exhausted from the rescue and cleanup efforts that they had been running in the days since the eruption.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone




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