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Members of the Kentucky Air Guard's 123rd Special Tactics Squadron prepare radio, navigagtion and rescue gear for deployment to coastal Texas in Louisville, Ky., Sept. 13, 2008. About 25 of the unit's pararescuemen, combat controllers and support troops will conduct rescue and relief operations around Houston and Galveston in the wake of Hurricane Ike.

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Members of the Kentucky Air Guard's 123rd Special Tactics Squadron prepare radio, navigagtion and rescue gear for deployment to coastal Texas in Louisville, Ky., Sept. 13, 2008. About 25 of the unit's pararescuemen, combat controllers and support troops will conduct rescue and relief operations around Houston and Galveston in the wake of Hurricane Ike.

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