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SAR Times and IASARC: An Official Partnership
Search and rescue news, now backed by the community it covers.
Ryan Erickson
Ryan is a PMI-ACP certified program manager and 20-year Coast Guard veteran who served as a C-130 Navigator, SAR Planner, and Atlantic Area SAR Mission Coordinator and Area SME. He now serves as Chief Data Officer at IASARC.
SAR Times Weekly — April 23, 2026
This week's digest brings you 12 stories from across the search and rescue world, covering events from April 14-23, 2026. From a dramatic 24-hour ice entrapment in Alaska to AI entering the field in new ways, it's been an active week for the SAR community worldwide.
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SAR Times Weekly — April 16, 2026
This week's digest covers 12 stories from across the global search and rescue community, spanning the week+ of April 7-16, 2026. From dramatic open-ocean rescues to a milestone 100th rescue in 100 days, the SAR world has been busy. Also in focus: a major policy shift in Colorado
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SAR Times Weekly — April 9, 2026
This week's digest covers 12 stories from across the search and rescue world, spanning the period March 27 – April 9, 2026. Highlights include the dramatic combat SAR mission in Iran following the downing of a U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle, multiple Coast Guard rescues at sea, new drone
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SAR Times Weekly — April 2, 2026
This week's digest brings you 12 stories from across the global search and rescue community, covering incidents from the Mediterranean to the Pacific, emerging drone and robotics technology, policy developments, and community news — spanning March 24 – April 2, 2026. 🔴 Cases & Operations Italian Coast Guard Finds 19 Migrants