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U.S. Air Force pararescuemen secure the area after being lowered from an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter during a mission in Afghanistan on Nov. 7, 2012. The airmen are attached to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron.

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen secure the area during a mission in Afghanistan

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen secure the area after being lowered from an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter during a mission in Afghanistan on Nov. 7, 2012. The airmen are attached to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron.

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