rescue mission
C7009
concept
A rescue mission is a coordinated operation undertaken to locate, assist, and safely extract individuals or groups from dangerous or life-threatening situations.
Aliases (3)
- hostage rescue operation ×1
- humanitarian rescue operation ×1
- rescue operation ×1
Instances (5)
- Mayaguez incident
- Operation Moses ("humanitarian rescue operation")
- Operation Joshua
- Operation Nimrod ("hostage rescue operation")
- Great Blizzard of 1888 rescue operations ("rescue operation")