Staff Sgt. Chris, 36th Rescue Flight special mission aviator, holds the forest penetrator and hoist pendant while waiting for the pilots to position the aircraft for a hoist during an orientation flight with Col. Brian McDaniel, 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, April 8, 2015, at Tacoma Valley, Wash. A forest penetrator and a hoist pendant are designed to assist and perform rescue operations in the water or land. ( Air Force photo/Senior Airman Janelle Patiño)

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