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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Two airmen are pulled from the ocean to a helicopter.

Search and Rescue

Two Air Force pararescuemen are lifted into an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter during open ocean search and rescue training off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, July 20, 2023.

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