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U.S. Navy Lt. Katherine Scholz assists Somali migrants aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain after their rescue from a disabled skiff in the Gulf of Aden, May 24, 2009. The skiff, originally ferrying 52 passengers, was spotted in distress by Lake Champlain helicopter pilots while patrolling the area. Scholz is the air operations officer for Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light 45, detachment 4.

SOMALI RESCUE

U.S. Navy Lt. Katherine Scholz assists Somali migrants aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain after their rescue from a disabled skiff in the Gulf of Aden, May 24, 2009. The skiff, originally ferrying 52 passengers, was spotted in distress by Lake Champlain helicopter pilots while patrolling the area. Scholz is the air operations officer for Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light 45, detachment 4.

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