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- Cohen to honor Fairfax County, VA. Search and Rescue team, search dogs.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-21 June 2000-US DOD: Cohen to honor Fairfax County, VA. Search and Rescue team, search dogs C1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:20062000 Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen will honor the 100-plus members and search dogs of the Fairfax...
- Research articles 2000-06-21
- Boeing to build new search-and-rescue helicopter.(SEARCH AND RESCUE)
- The Air Force has awarded Boeing Helicopter, of Ridley Park, Pa., a contract worth a possible $15 billion to build 141 next-generation combat search-and-rescue helicopters. The new helicopters would be HH-47s--updated versions of the CH-47 Chinooks that the Air Force has been flying for...
- Research articles 2006-12-01
- Aircrew training: race begins for search and rescue contract.(SEARCH AND RESCUE)
- The Air Force is preparing to award a contract worth as much as $500 million over the next five years to provide training for its combat search and rescue personnel. The job--dubbed aircrew training and rehearsal support II, or ATARS II--essentially will be a...
- Research articles 2006-05-01
- Multi-function rescue knife.(Search & Rescue)
- The versatile 883 Code 3 CrossLock from Buck Knives is a double-blade, multi-function emergency knife designed for easy one-handed use. It was created to meet the special needs of search and rescue professionals. The tough CrossLock design lets the user roll the knife to each side...
- Research articles 2005-05-01
- Race is on to replace Air Force search and rescue helicopter.(Search And Rescue)
- Manuevering already has begun in a competition for a lucrative contract for new Air Force personnel recovery vehicle," built to rescue downed aircrews and others who find themselves isolated on the battlefield. As it prepares to seleCt a company to produce the aircraft, the...
- Research articles 2004-11-01
- Race is on to replace Air Force search and rescue helicopter.(Search and Rescue)
- Maneuvering already has begin in a competition for a lucrative contract for a new Air Force "personnel recovery vehicle," built to rescue downed aircrews and others who find themselves isolated on the battlefield. As it prepares to select a company to produce the aircraft,...
- Research articles 2004-11-01
- RIBs to the rescue: rigid hull inflatable boats have made their way from sea to shining sea. Used in military and rescue operations in over 80 countries, they are engineered to be tough, fast, and maneuverable. A design firm shares how these boats are eng
- Emergencies don't wait for sunny skies and calm seas. That's why boats involved in homeland security and search-and-rescue missions have to be able to maneuver quickly in and out of danger. The fleet of Hurricane boats added to the U.S. Naval forces...
- Research articles 2002-08-01
- Search continues for Indonesia ferry survivors
- REMBANG, Indonesia AFP — Indonesian navy ships have renewed efforts to reach survivors of a ferry disaster who spent a third night on the open sea as continuing rough weather hindered the search for hundreds still missing. "Navy ships are still searching now. We're still trying the best we can,"...
- Research articles 2007-01-01
- Rescue teams search swamp to reach Kenya Airways wreck
- NAIROBI AFP — Rescue teams on Monday prepared to battle a rough terrain in swampland in southwest Cameroon to access the wreckage of a crashed Kenyan Airways plane carrying 114 people, a Kenyan official said. "It is a very bad terrain ... they will to cut through the mangrove...
- Research articles 2007-05-07
- Jersey County Sheriff's Department Receives New Rescue Vehicle from U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company
- In late June, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company USSTC donated a John Deere Trail Gator HPX 4 x 4 utility vehicle to the Jersey County Sheriff's Department/Emergency Services & Disaster Agency in Jerseyville, IL.Jersey County was among a select number of law enforcement, fire fighting, emergency medical service, search and rescue,...
- Research articles 2004-07-01
- Allies essential in personnel recovery.(Search And Rescue)
- While Pentagon officials acknowledge that it is critical to work with coalition partners and allies to rescue and recover isolated troops in combat, the facts Indicate feeble movement in that direction. The impediment lies in the United States' reluctance to share classified information with...
- Research articles 2004-11-01
- Allies essential in personnel recovery.(Search And Rescue)
- While Pentagon officials acknowledge that it is critical to work with coalition partners and allies to rescue and recover isolated troops in combat, the facts indicate feeble movement in that direction. The impediment lies in the United States' reluctance to share classified information with...
- Research articles 2004-11-01
- Sikorsky Aircraft and the US government.(Briefs)(Brief Article)
- Sikorsky Aircraft and the US government have signed an agreement to build eight UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters for the Royal Jordanian Air Force RJAF, adding to the five already purchased. Scheduled to enter into service in 2006, the aircraft will support the RJAF in providing rotorcraft...
- Research articles 2004-09-01
- Pratt & Whitney Canada and Los Angeles County Fire Department Sign Engine Maintenance Contract
- Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) signed a three-year engine repair and overhaul contract with the Los Angeles County Fire Department to support its fleet of P&WC-powered Bell 412 helicopters. P&WC is a United Technologies (NYSE: UTX) company. Under the agreement, P&WC will provide engine maintenance for six installed PT6T-3D...
- Research articles 2008-04-16
- Motion Estimation From Image and Inertial Measurements
- This white paper deals with the robust motion estimation from image measurements which would be an enabling technology for Mars rover, micro air vehicle, and search and rescue robot navigation; modeling complex environments from video; and other applications. This paper work develops both batch and recursive algorithms for estimating camera...
- White papers 2004-12-20
- Dogs and robots share NIST special test arena.(Robotics World Extra)
- Bomb and drug-sniffing dogs are regular visitors to the National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST for training, not for emergency work. Every month as many as 10 to 20 dogs and their handlers from federal agencies as well as from local county and municipal police ...
- Research articles 2005-06-01
- U.S. DOD: U.S.-Hong Kong search and rescue exercise.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-1 December 1998-U.S. DOD: U.S.-Hong Kong search and rescue exercise C1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:301198 Approximately 220 U.S. service members will participate in this year's Hong Kong search and rescue exercise, Dec. 1-4, 1998, in Hong Kong. Conducted by the...
- Research articles 1998-12-01
- Instant Two-Way Connection Crucial in Improving Rescue Coordination; Five-County Search and Rescue Efforts More Effective with Nextel Technology
- PORTLAND, Ore.--BUSINESS WIRE--July 9, 1998--Wireless technology that gives search and rescue volunteers instant access to each other and allows for on-site communication on Mt. Hood and throughout the greater Portland metropolitan area is expected to enhance search and rescue efforts supported by Mountain Wave Emergency Communications.
- Research articles 1998-07-09
- NASA radar to the rescue
- On a dark, stormy night, a small plane crashes in the mountains. Search and rescue teams can't deploy until daylight, and even when the search does begin, the plane is hidden beneath so much brush, that it can't be spotted from the air. NASAdeveloped radar could be the rescue tool...
- Research articles 2002-08-01
- In Search of Jim Gray
- I know Jim Gray.Well, I dont know him personally, but I have watched his presentations at numerous conferences, and thank him often for his ground-breaking work in transactional database design. Business works today, in part, because of that core work.Jim Gray went Missing At Sea on January 28, 2007, after...
- Blog posts 2007-02-06
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