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U.S. Air Force Capt. Nick Morgans, a pararescueman with 46th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, scans his sector on the way to a landing zone during a mission near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Dec. 24, 2010. A pararescueman's primary function is as a personnel recovery specialist with emergency medical capabilities in humanitarian and combat environments.

Capt. Nick Morgans scans his sector on the way to a landing zone.

U.S. Air Force Capt. Nick Morgans, a pararescueman with 46th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, scans his sector on the way to a landing zone during a mission near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Dec. 24, 2010. A pararescueman's primary function is as a personnel recovery specialist with emergency medical capabilities in humanitarian and combat environments.

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