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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Hedin, flying in an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter, observes another Pave Hawk over Farallon Island west of San Francisco, Feb. 17, 2009. The helicopters and their crews, from the California Air National Guard's 129th Rescue Wing on Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif., are supporting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by helping transport new photovoltaic batteries to power a lighthouse and workshop at the agency's research facility on the island.

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Hedin, flying in an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter, observes another Pave Hawk over Farallon Island west of San Francisco, Feb. 17, 2009. The helicopters and their crews, from the California Air National Guard's 129th Rescue Wing on Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif., are supporting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by helping transport new photovoltaic batteries to power a lighthouse and workshop at the agency's research facility on the island.

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