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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Richard Boyd provides security during a rescue training mission in preparation for the space shuttle mission STS-119 on Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., March 9, 2009. Boyd is a pararescueman assigned to the Air Force Reserve Command's 920th Rescue Wing.

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Richard Boyd provides security during a rescue training mission in preparation for the space shuttle mission STS-119 on Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., March 9, 2009. Boyd is a pararescueman assigned to the Air Force Reserve Command's 920th Rescue Wing.

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