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Soldiers of A Company, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, along with rescue workers from the Mount Rainier National Park Service, perform simulated rescue operations on the mountain Aug. 27. A dummy representing an injured climber victim is hoisted into the CH-47D Chinook helicopter after being secured in a litter. Photo by Maj. Hillary Anne Luton, USA

Soldiers of A Company, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, along with rescue workers from the Mount Rainier National Park Service, perform simulated rescue operations on the mountain Aug. 27. A dummy representing an injured climber victim is hoisted into the CH-47D Chinook helicopter after being secured in a litter. Photo by Maj. Hillary Anne Luton, USA

Soldiers of A Company, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, along with rescue workers from the Mount Rainier National Park Service, perform simulated rescue operations on the mountain Aug. 27. A dummy representing an injured climber victim is hoisted into the CH-47D Chinook helicopter after being secured in a litter. Photo by Maj. Hillary Anne Luton, USA

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