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A U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pavehawk comes in for a landing aboard the USNS Rappahannock (TAO 204) operating off the coast of San Diego, Calif., on Sept. 15, 2004. The Air Force's 55th Rescue Squadron is conducting water-based landings as part of water rescue training conducted jointly between the 55th, 79th, and 48th Rescue Squadrons, all part of the Air Force Search and Rescue Operations Squadron, stationed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.

A U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pavehawk comes in for a landing aboard the USNS Rappahannock.

A U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pavehawk comes in for a landing aboard the USNS Rappahannock (TAO 204) operating off the coast of San Diego, Calif., on Sept. 15, 2004. The Air Force's 55th Rescue Squadron is conducting water-based landings as part of water rescue training conducted jointly between the 55th, 79th, and 48th Rescue Squadrons, all part of the Air Force Search and Rescue Operations Squadron, stationed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.

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