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Capt. Nicholas Rhodes coordinates rescue of 11 victims of Hurricane Harvey
Capt. Nicholas Rhodes, WADS air battle manager, takes detailed notes while he communicates with a Hurricane Harvey victim via her cellphone. Rhodes coordinates with an orbiting AWACS surveillance aircraft to coordinate the helicopter rescue of 11 people in Beaumont, Texas. The caller’s two-year-old son was in dire need of medication due to a life threatening condition and her neighbor was 37 weeks pregnant and due to deliver her baby anytime. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kimberly D. Burke)

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Photo by: Capt. Kimberly D. Burke |  VIRIN: 170831-Z-Q0338-0001.JPG