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JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Tom McNurlin from the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Test Center in Tucson, Ariz., helps U.S. Air Force Col. John Breazeale, 917th Fighter Group commander, adjust his helmet with the Scorpion helmet-mounted system prior to a flight during Rim of the Pacific exercise July 17,2012. The Scorpion system, along with the Lightweight Airborne Recovery System, known as LARS, was for the first time maritime operationally tested during the exercise. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mary Hinson/NOT RELEASED)

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