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U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Allan Layne, left, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Henry Romeu prepare to drop a satellite-enabled data marker buoy from a C-130 helicopter into the Gulf of Mexico, May 29, 2010. The helicopter is from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla. The C-130 aircrew conducted the survey flight to support the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response.

SATELLITE BUOY

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Allan Layne, left, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Henry Romeu prepare to drop a satellite-enabled data marker buoy from a C-130 helicopter into the Gulf of Mexico, May 29, 2010. The helicopter is from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla. The C-130 aircrew conducted the survey flight to support the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response.

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