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A member of a helicopter aquatic rescue team descends from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to a rescue tower at Pawleys Island, S.C., June 3, 2014. South Carolina National Guardsmen are working with the state's emergency management division and local emergency agencies to effectively respond to hurricanes that may threaten the state.

HURRICANE EXERCISE

A member of a helicopter aquatic rescue team descends from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to a rescue tower at Pawleys Island, S.C., June 3, 2014. South Carolina National Guardsmen are working with the state's emergency management division and local emergency agencies to effectively respond to hurricanes that may threaten the state.

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