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U.S. Air Force pararescuemen from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron give the "thumbs up" signal to a Marine crew chief after jumping out of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 during freefall swimmer deployment training in the Gulf of Aden on May 9, 2009. Once in the water, deploying team members signal they are okay and have not sustained injuries.

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron give the "thumbs up" signal to a Marine crew chief after jumping out of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 during freefall swimmer deployment training in the Gulf of Aden on May 9, 2009.

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron give the "thumbs up" signal to a Marine crew chief after jumping out of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 during freefall swimmer deployment training in the Gulf of Aden on May 9, 2009. Once in the water, deploying team members signal they are okay and have not sustained injuries.

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