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Video Release

Date: August 20, 2009

Contact: 5th District Public Affairs

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Hurricane Bill warning flight

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ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. - An HC-130J Hercules aircraft crew from Elizabeth City flew parallel to the coast from North Carolina to Cape Cod about 100 miles offshore Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009, transmitting an Urgent Marine Information Broadcast to notify mariners that Hurricane Bill is approaching.

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