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U.S. Air Force airmen secure a downed pilot and signal to be hoisted on board an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter during an exercise off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 8, 2008. The airmen are assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron. The 18th Wing and Japanese Coast Guard rehearsed response procedures for a simulated aircraft accident.

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U.S. Air Force airmen secure a downed pilot and signal to be hoisted on board an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter during an exercise off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 8, 2008. The airmen are assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron. The 18th Wing and Japanese Coast Guard rehearsed response procedures for a simulated aircraft accident.

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