Warfighter Recovery Network conducts multi-day rescue at sea

U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa Personnel Recovery Task Force hoist U.K. Merchant Mariner Kevin Nixon on board a Super Puma helicopter during a complex, two-day medical evacuation from the Indian Ocean, Nov. 13-14.

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Warfighter Recovery Network conducts multi-day rescue at sea

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