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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter performs a hoist over U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Long Island on March 14, 2012. The Alaska Air National Guard operates the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center on Elmendorf Air Force Base on the north side of Anchorage.

HAWK HOIST

An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter performs a hoist over U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Long Island on March 14, 2012. The Alaska Air National Guard operates the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center on Elmendorf Air Force Base on the north side of Anchorage.

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