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A U.S. Navy aviation rescue swimmer candidate gives the signal to be lifted out of Pensacola Bay and into an SH-60F Seahawk helicopter assigned to Training Air Wing 5 during search and rescue jump training at Naval Air Station Whiting Field in Milton, Fla., on Aug. 19, 2009.

A U.S. Navy aviation rescue swimmer candidate gives the signal to be lifted out of Pensacola Bay.

A U.S. Navy aviation rescue swimmer candidate gives the signal to be lifted out of Pensacola Bay and into an SH-60F Seahawk helicopter assigned to Training Air Wing 5 during search and rescue jump training at Naval Air Station Whiting Field in Milton, Fla., on Aug. 19, 2009.

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