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Two U.S. pararescuemen depart from a HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter during a personnel recovery training exercise on Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Dec. 7, 2008. More than 800 ground recovery personnel took part in Angel Thunder 2008, a combat search and rescue exercise.

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Two U.S. pararescuemen depart from a HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter during a personnel recovery training exercise on Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Dec. 7, 2008. More than 800 ground recovery personnel took part in Angel Thunder 2008, a combat search and rescue exercise.

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