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Tech. Sgt. Dave Torrance, 210th Rescue Squadron Special Mission Aviator with the Alaska Air National Guard’s HH-60 Pave Hawks, mans the hoist cable system during a training mission above Homer, Alaska. The cable hoist system is used to lower pararescuemen to treat and rescue potential victims when the weather or terrain does not allow for the helicopter to land. Three boaters were rescued Sept. 11, 2015, by a similar system.
150914-A-YG824-002.JPG Photo By: U.S. Air National Guard photo by Lt. Bernie Kale/Released

Homer, Alaska - Tech. Sgt. Dave Torrance, 210th Rescue Squadron Special Mission Aviator with the Alaska Air National Guard’s HH-60 Pave Hawks, mans the hoist cable system during a training mission above Homer, Alaska. The cable hoist system is used to lower pararescuemen to treat and rescue potential victims when the weather or terrain does not allow for the helicopter to land. Three boaters were rescued Sept. 11, 2015, by a similar system.


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