reconnaissance

The military said the deputy commander of the reconnaissance battalion was dismissed "due to his responsibilities as the field commander in this incident and for providing an incomplete and inaccurate report during the debrief".

This ranges from conducting reconnaissance to identify vulnerable systems, to analysing code for flaws or suggesting possible passwords to break into systems.

Stewart Ahearne, 46, hired the car used in the raid while Louis Ahearne, 36, carried out reconnaissance filming on his mobile inside and outside the museum, jurors were told.

The effort required more than 1,500 people — EPA staff, state workers, some members of the military — in nearly 50 teams “doing reconnaissance, hazardous materials removal and lithium ion battery work.”

He denied that his two visits to the palace in the days before the raid were as reconnaissance for the robbery.