rescue
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Sengal, a sanitation inspector at a nearby hospital, was one of the first to try to rescue the injured.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
The Corsair was used for the mission because of "proximity and capability factors", Centcom spokesman Captain Tim Hawkins said following the rescue.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
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
One that was downed in Iran resulted in a dramatic rescue mission of its two pilots.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
“Yes. We worried that any attempt at rescue could backfire. And we dared not provoke Edward Ashton to action, for we feared what his action would be.”
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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