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Date: January 20, 2010

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Honolulu-based Coast Guard safety and security team trains with local Marines

KANEOHE, Hawaii -- Vertical Insertion Team Members from the Honolulu-based Maritime Safety and Security Team 91107 rappel from a Marine Corps CH-53 helicopter during vertical insertion training at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Jan. 7, 2010. Vertical insertion is a maritime-based tactic used to board high interest vessels using the element of surprise.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Luke Clayton.

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