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Multimedia Release: Coast Guard helicopter crew delivers FEMA aid to Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico
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A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, delivers food and water to the staff of the Arecibo Observatory in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, Oct. 16, 2017.
The aircrew conducted several sorties to deliver aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to the observatory staff, who has been handing out aid to people impacted by Hurricane Maria.
U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Bradley Rivera
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A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, approaches the Arecibo Observatory in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, Oct. 16, 2017 on a mission to deliver food and water.
The aircrew conducted several sorties to deliver aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to the observatory staff, who has been handing out aid to people impacted by Hurricane Maria.
U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Micallef
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Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Bradley Rivera, a flight mechanic at Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, looks out the door of an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter as it attempts to land at the Arecibo Observatory in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, Oct. 16, 2017.
The aircrew conducted several sorties to deliver aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to the observatory staff, who has been handing out aid to people impacted by Hurricane Maria.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Micallef
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Lt. Brian Acuna, a pilot at Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, is greeted by a member of the Arecibo Observatory staff at the observatory in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, Oct. 16, 2017.
The Coast Guard aircrew was delivering food and water from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to the staff, who has been handing out aid to people impacted by Hurricane Maria.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Micallef
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