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Members of the 6th Logistics Readiness Squadron at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., assist in the transport of an 840-pound male manatee Dec. 9, 2010. Accompanied by six biologists and two veterinarians, the sea cow is heading to San Juan, Puerto Rico, after suffering minor injuries in a boat strike. Officials from Air Mobility Command and the Puerto Rico Air National Guard’s 156th Airlift Wing are working together to airlift the mammal to San Juan.
101210-A-YG824-032.JPG Photo By: Staff Sgt. Angela Ruiz, U.S. Air Force

MacDill Air Force Base, FL - Members of the 6th Logistics Readiness Squadron at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., assist in the transport of an 840-pound male manatee Dec. 9, 2010. Accompanied by six biologists and two veterinarians, the sea cow is heading to San Juan, Puerto Rico, after suffering minor injuries in a boat strike. Officials from Air Mobility Command and the Puerto Rico Air National Guard’s 156th Airlift Wing are working together to airlift the mammal to San Juan.


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