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Navy Lt. Adam Patterson stands in front of one of the MH-60S Seahawk helicopters he flies as a pilot with Naval Air Station Patuxent River's search-and-rescue team, at NAS Patuxent River, Md., April 14, 2017. Patterson's Navy career has taken him above and below the sea. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Patrick Gordon

From 500-feet below the surface to 10,000-feet above

Navy Lt. Adam Patterson stands in front of one of the MH-60S Seahawk helicopters he flies as a pilot with Naval Air Station Patuxent River's search-and-rescue team, at NAS Patuxent River, Md., April 14, 2017. Patterson's Navy career has taken him above and below the sea. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Patrick Gordon

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