CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, April 16 -- The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news:

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Navy search and rescue medical technician supports recovery of Artemis II astronauts

SAN DIEGO -- As NASA's Artemis II crew returned to Earth following their historic mission around the moon, a team of Navy Medicine professionals stood ready in the Pacific Ocean to receive them-prepared for anything from a routine recovery to a life-threatening emergency