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A U.S. Air Force pararescueman prepares to land in the Pacific Ocean after jumping from an MC-130H Combat Talon II, Dec. 2, 2008. The pararescueman was one of seven assigned to the 320th Special Tactics Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, who parachuted into the water to search for survivors'during a simulated aircraft accident exercise.

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A U.S. Air Force pararescueman prepares to land in the Pacific Ocean after jumping from an MC-130H Combat Talon II, Dec. 2, 2008. The pararescueman was one of seven assigned to the 320th Special Tactics Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, who parachuted into the water to search for survivors'during a simulated aircraft accident exercise.

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