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U.S. Air Force Capt. Harmon, a combat rescue officer with the 31st Rescue Squadron, runs to his team after exiting a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on a beach off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, during exercise Cope Angel 09-1 on Feb. 12, 2009. Cope Angel is a joint rescue exercise between service members from the U.S. Air Force and the Japanese Air Self Defense Force.

Capt. Harmon runs to his team.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Harmon, a combat rescue officer with the 31st Rescue Squadron, runs to his team after exiting a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on a beach off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, during exercise Cope Angel 09-1 on Feb. 12, 2009. Cope Angel is a joint rescue exercise between service members from the U.S. Air Force and the Japanese Air Self Defense Force.

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