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A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk hovers as members of the U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team descend onto the Coast Guard Cutter Tern during a training exercise in San Francisco Bay, Jan. 29, 2008. The crew and helicopter are assigned to the California Air National Guard's 129th Rescue Wing on Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif.

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A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk hovers as members of the U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team descend onto the Coast Guard Cutter Tern during a training exercise in San Francisco Bay, Jan. 29, 2008. The crew and helicopter are assigned to the California Air National Guard's 129th Rescue Wing on Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif.

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