ARABIAN SEA -- Members of the helicopter tie-down crew aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell tend the fueling line during one of several helicopter in-flight refueling runs April 6, 2009. HIFR runs allows experienced crewmembers to keep thier qualifications current and train new crewmembers.
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell is part of the USS Boxer Expeditionary Strike Group and is on a Western Pacific and Persian Gulf deployment. Boutwell's deployment will take nearly six months and cover a route circumnavigating the globe. (Coast Guard photo/by Petty Officer 3rd Class David R. Marin)
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