We do this to some degree already, but it would be nice if rescues could be repurposed as military training. The cost of a rescue is small compared to baseline

We do this to some degree already, but it would be nice if rescues could be repurposed as military training. The cost of a rescue is small compared to baseline military burn rate, and it's good training. Someone gets lost in the forest? Pretend the person who got lost is a high value military asset and bust out those fancy thermal camera drones for some practice. (Civilian departments in wealthier/larger areas have those now too, but less expensive ones.)