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| Sgt. Fitz Dickson, medic, left, and chief warrant officers Michael Turner and Gerald Stanford, UH-60 Blackhawk pilots, stand in front of their MAST medevac helicopter at Wheeler Army Air Field.
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| Army pilot cites hazard to rescues |
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| On missions flown by helicopter pilots in the Army's 68th Medical Detachment, direct communication with the Honolulu Fire Department is impossible until the helicopters touch down, because the radios are incompatible. |
| Army medevac crew is airborne |
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| The 68th Medical Detachment's emergency airlift team, based at Wheeler Army Air Field, has an average of 17 missions a month, which makes it the most active Military Assistance to Safety and Traffic program in the world. |
| Sailor returns lost money |
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| Petty Officer 2nd class Stephen Pakola earned the gratitude of a Windward business owner on Jan. 18, when he returned a lost bank deposit bag found in a Kailua parking lot. |
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| Soldiers to fight fictitious enemy; Fuel recovery to be discussed; Three Navy ships coming home; Pearl Harbor mall being built |
| We want your photos |
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| If you're stationed in Hawai'i and have recreational snapshots from interesting places while on deployments around the world, we'd love to share them with readers. Send pictures to Base Snaps/Military Briefing, The Honolulu Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802. |
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