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A Reserve Citizen Airman from the 624th Civil Engineering Squadron gives critical instructions while directing teammates during a live firefighting exercise in Kahului, Maui, Sept. 8, 2024.

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Gearing Up to Save Lives

PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- An Air Force Reserve helicopter crew member with the 920th Rescue Wing readies his HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter for service in the Gulf region. The unit's mission following Hurricane Ike's landfall is to serve affected states with qualified and immediate medical care, while bringing the ability to conduct air refueling, air lift, air drops of supplies and the ability to hoist people in need out of flooding water. (U.S. Air Force photo / Capt. Cathleen Snow)

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