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Photos: Coast Guard helicopter visits Palmer school

Students at Academy Charter School in Palmer got a visit from a U.S. Coast Guard HH-60T Jayhawk crew from Air Station Kodiak on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, as part of an academic intensive called "Fly 'em High: Helicopters Roll in Alaska."

The aircrew, consisting of a commander, copilot, flight mechanic and rescue swimmer, answered questions at the Jayhawk before going to teacher Sean Reilly's sixth-to-eighth-grade classroom, where they talked about Coast Guard career paths and shared stories of some of their most memorable rescues.

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