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A legacy, grounded: Pave Hawk ‘401’ retires

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Emily Starcher (left), a flight engineer from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, assists Sri Lankans load vegetable inside her HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter during Operation Unified Assistance at Dambula, Sri Lanka, on Jan, 12, 2005. More than 18,000 U.S. military personnel are providing humanitarian assistance in Southwest Asia after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered devastating tsunamis that killed over 250,000 people in the region. (U.S Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Val Gempis) (Released)

PHOTO BY: MSGT VAL GEMPIS, USAF
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