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Maj. Richard Svardahl (left), a C-26 pilot from the 115th Operations Group, and 2nd Lt. Paul Borke (right), an Intelligence Officer for the 115th Fighter Wing in Madison WI, signal their position to a nearby A-10 close air support aircraft during a practice search and rescue (SAR) mission at Hardwood Range in Juneau County WI on July 16, 2008. As part of the 2008 Patriot Exercise, the SAR mission allowed Air and Army National Guard aircraft to work in tandem to locate, protect, and extract friendly personnel from a potentially hostile environment. (US Air National Guard photo by MSgt Paul Gorman) (RELEASED)