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Kentucky Air Guard personnel of the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron load rescue gear onto a C-130 airplane for deployment from Louisville, Ky., to coastal Texas, Sept. 13, 2008. The Kentucky Guardsmen deployed to support rescue and recovery efforts in the wake of Hurrican Ike.

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Kentucky Air Guard personnel of the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron load rescue gear onto a C-130 airplane for deployment from Louisville, Ky., to coastal Texas, Sept. 13, 2008. The Kentucky Guardsmen deployed to support rescue and recovery efforts in the wake of Hurrican Ike.

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