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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Oliver Smith (left) and Staff Sgt. Jonathan Courtright (right) both from the 31st Rescue Squadron wait to be hoisted aboard an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter as they recover a downed F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft pilot during a crisis management exercise off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, on Oct. 8, 2008. U.S. airmen from the 18th Wing and members of the Japanese Coast Guard are rehearsing response procedures for an over-the-water aircraft accident.

Senior Airman Oliver Smith and Staff Sgt. Jonathan Courtright wait to be hoisted aboard an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Oliver Smith (left) and Staff Sgt. Jonathan Courtright (right) both from the 31st Rescue Squadron wait to be hoisted aboard an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter as they recover a downed F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft pilot during a crisis management exercise off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, on Oct. 8, 2008. U.S. airmen from the 18th Wing and members of the Japanese Coast Guard are rehearsing response procedures for an over-the-water aircraft accident.

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