Hostage Rescue

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
HR
Pronunciation
/ˈhɑstɪʤ ˈrɛskju/
Category
Governmental
Related Field
Military

Examples in Context

  1. The FBI's renowned hostage rescue team was suited up and ready to go.
  2. Bureau, hostage rescue teams and snipers in position.
  3. The simultaneous shooting of three Somali pirates at sea as part of a hostage rescue two years ago was an example of the kind of outcome possible when seals prepare for all conditions.
  4. Final Approach follows FBI hostage rescue specialist Jack Bender aboard a domestic flight that has been hijacked by a radical organization called the People's Separatist Movement.
  5. The FBI hires applicants to serve as special agents or field investigators, linguists, hostage rescue team members and other professional staff positions.

Other meanings of HR