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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Damian Maxilom, an aviation rescue swimmer assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 prepares to board a MH-60S Knighthawk on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 18, 2023. While flying a multinational Maritime Personnel Recovery training event during Mobility Guardian 23, the crew was called to rescue a hiker who had fallen off a mountainside. MG23 is a mobility exercise held across a 3,000-mile area intended to deepen interoperability with U.S. Allies and partners, bolstering the collective ability to support a free and open Indo-Pacific area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Cossaboom)