DATE: February 21, 2008 10:39:18 AM CST

NEW ORLEANS- A HH-65C Dolphin rescue helicopter crew hoists a Coast Guard member during a training exercise with the Plaquemines Parish Port Authority on the Mississippi River, Wednesday, February 20, 2008.
Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans routinely conducts training with local emergency services to improve response operations along the Mississippi River.
(U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 3rd Class James Harless)
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