as in surveillance
military activity in which soldiers, airplanes, etc., are sent to find out information about an enemy
There are two helicopters available for reconnaissance. reconnaissance missions
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Green Berets conduct commando-style raids to attack key enemy targets, conduct reconnaissance missions behind enemy lines and train foreign militaries.
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Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
Small teams of Green Berets, known as Operational Detachment Alphas, are trained to carry out specialized missions from counterinsurgency and unconventional warfare to combat raids and special reconnaissance missions.
—James Laporta, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, Russia has improved its reconnaissance drones and fielding large quantities of loitering munitions developed through joint development efforts with other countries.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
In October 2023, in response to similar incidents, NATO and its allies deployed more maritime patrol aircraft, long-distance radar planes and drones on surveillance and reconnaissance flights, while a fleet of minehunters was also dispatched to the region.
—Lorne Cook The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
Small teams of Green Berets, known as Operational Detachment Alphas, are trained to carry out specialized missions from counterinsurgency and unconventional warfare to combat raids and special reconnaissance missions.
—James Laporta, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, Russia has improved its reconnaissance drones and fielding large quantities of loitering munitions developed through joint development efforts with other countries.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
In October 2023, in response to similar incidents, NATO and its allies deployed more maritime patrol aircraft, long-distance radar planes and drones on surveillance and reconnaissance flights, while a fleet of minehunters was also dispatched to the region.
—Lorne Cook The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Reconnaissance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconnaissance. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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