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Operation Damayan

Staff Sgt. Alicia Chavez passes out ear plugs to displaced people onboard an MC-130P Combat Shadow Nov. 14, 2013, as they are transported from Tacloban Airport to Manila, Philippines. Air Force Special Operations Command Airmen are deployed in support of Operation Damayan, enabling night operations to facilitate the flow of aid. The role of U.S. military forces during any foreign humanitarian assistance event is to rapidly respond to mitigate human suffering and prevent further loss of life. Chavez is a 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron independent duty medical technician. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

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Hurricane Irene response

Army Sgt. Matt Ryan and Army Staff Sgt. Will Phillips, both medics from the 224th Area Support Medical Company of the Maryland National Guard, assist local firefighters as they exit a house fire in Salisbury, Md., Aug. 27, 2011. Local first responders were called to a house fire after a tree downed by Hurricane Irene caused power lines to arc electricity through a surge protector inside the home. Residents were home and were able to exit the house to safety. (U.S. Army photo/Sgt. Darron Salzer)

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Travis AFB volunteers aid Operation Pacific Passage

First Lt. Fawn Jones plays with a baby March 28, 2011, at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. The child and her mother arrived here following the March 11 natural disasters in Japan. In support of Operation Pacific Passage, Travis AFB members assisted more than 2,600 military dependents as they voluntarily relocated to the U.S. Jones is a social worker assigned to the 60th Medical Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ken Wright)

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Supporting Operation Tomodachi

Two Airmen load medical supplies into an HH-60 Pave Hawk prior to takeoff March 20, 2011, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Christopher Love)

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Transporting precious cargo worldwide

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Maurer Bruno, a Swiss Disaster Dog Association volunteer, waits patiently to board the plane to Switzerland, after his emergency surgery at the Hachinohe Medical Center on Mar. 21. Bruno was helping out for ten days with the recovery efforts in northern Japan prior to his emergency surgery at the Hachinohe Medical Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla\Released)

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Transporting precious cargo worldwide

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 35th Security forces escort a Hachinohe ambulance onto the base flightline Mar. 21 to allow the transport of Maurer Bruno, a volunteer Swiss Disaster Dog Association member, back to Switzerland. Bruno was helping out for ten days with the recovery efforts in northern Japan prior to his emergency surgery at the Hachinohe Medical Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla\Released)

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Transporting precious cargo worldwide

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Nurses from Switzerland's Air-Ambulance assists with the transfer of Maurer Bruno from the vehicle to the plane after his emergency surgery at the Hachinohe Medical Center. Bruno was helping out for ten days with the recovery efforts in northern Japan prior to his emergency surgery at the Hachinohe Medical Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla\Released)

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Transporting precious cargo worldwide

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Col. Guillermo Tellez, 35th Medical Group commander, says goodbye to Mr. Maurer Bruno, Swiss Search and Rescue and Nurse Karin Stegemann, prior to the medical evacuation Mar. 21. Bruno was helping out for ten days with the recovery efforts in northern Japan prior to his emergency surgery at the Hachinohe Medical Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla\Released)

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PACOM officials direct distribution of potassium iodide tablets

Staff Sgt. Alicia Tucker explains how and when to take potassium iodide tablets March 22, 2011, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. U.S. Pacific Command officials directed distribution of potassium iodide tablets as a precautionary measure. Base officials are stressing there is no indication of increased exposure at Yokota AB. Sergeant Tucker is assigned to the 374th Medical Operations Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)

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HH-60s deliver supplies to decimated Kessenuma City

Two Airmen carry medical supplies to an HH-60G Pave Hawk prior to take off March 20, 2011, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Airmen from the 33rd Rescue Squadron successfully transported supplies to displaced peoples in Kessenuma City, in support of Operation Tomodachi. Kessenuma experienced massive destruction from the earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan, March 11. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Christopher Love)

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HH-60s deliver supplies to decimated Kessenuma City

Airmen work alongside a team of Japanese medical workers to unload food, water and medical supplies from a pair of HH-60G Pave Hawks March 20, 2011, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Airmen from the 33rd Rescue Squadron successfully transported supplies to displaced people in Kessenuma City, in support of Operation Tomodachi. Kessenuma experienced massive destruction from the earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan, March 11. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Christopher Love)

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HH-60s deliver supplies to decimated Kessenuma City

A Japanese relief worker shows his appreciation after a pair of HH-60G Pave Hawks deliver food, water and medical supplies March 20, 2011, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Airmen from the 33rd Rescue Squadron successfully transported supplies to displaced people in Kessenuma City, in support of Operation Tomodachi. Kessenuma experienced massive destruction from the earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan, March 11. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Christopher Love)

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Medical supplies for Japan

Japan Self-Defense Forces members communicate with Dr. Maya Arii and Capt. Aron Pena about off-loading medical supplies from a C-130 Hercules March 19, 2011, in Hanamaki, Japan. Captain Pena is assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen)

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Medical supplies for Japan

Staff Sgt. Charles Kirchen directs a forklift toward a C-130 Hercules March 19, 2011, in Hanamaki, Japan. Sergeant Kirchen is assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen)

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Medical supplies for Japan

Staff Sgt. Charles Kirchen watches as the engines are started on a C-130 Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, before a mission March 19, 2011. Sergeant Kirchen is assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen)

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Medical supplies for Japan

Pallets of medical supplies are pushed onto a C-130 Hercules March 19, 2011, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen)

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Medical supplies for Japan

Capt. Yuri Batten looks at a map while flying a C-130 Hercules filled with medical supplies March 19, 2011, over Yokota, Japan. Captain Batten is assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen)

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Special ops Airmen deploy additional humanitarian support

Airmen from the 353rd Special Operations Group load medical supplies and personal bags into a MC-130H Combat Talon II March 14, 2011, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The aircraft is delivering additional equipment and support forces for the 353rd Special Operations Group forces deployed supporting humanitarian relief efforts at Yokota Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)

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Search and rescue

Members of a Japanese disaster medical assistance team carry an earthquake victim to an awaiting HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter March 14, 2011, at Sendai, Japan. The Japanese citizen was flown to a nearby hospital for treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Katrina R. Menchaca)

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Search and rescue

Members of a Japanese disaster medical assistance team off-load an earthquake victim from an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter March 14, 2011, at Sendai, Japan. U.S. Air Force search and rescue Airmen transported the injured man from a remote island to a nearby hospital for treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Katrina R. Menchaca)

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