Coast Guard rescues downed Marine aviators

SAN DIEGO -- Aircrew members from Coast Guard Sector San Diego transfer survivors of a Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet crash from an MH-60 Jayahwk helicopter to emergency medical personnel at Balboa Naval Medical Center in San Diego, Aug. 11, 2011. Coast Guard and Navy rescue crews worked together to locate and rescue both men who were aboard the jet. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Henry G. Dunphy.

For more information on the rescue, follow the link below:

http://www.uscgsandiego.com/go/doc/830/470663

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