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Displaced people of the Philippines and international personnel prepare for takeoff inside a C-17 Globemaster III during Operation Damayan from Tacloban Air Base to Manila, Nov. 15, 2013. The aircraft is assigned to the 535th Air Lift Squadron from Hickam Field, Honolulu. The 3rd Marine Expeditionary Unit is supporting the Philippine armed forces in providing humanitarian aid and disaster relief to areas affected by Typhoon Haiyan. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jonathan Wright

Displaced people of the Philippines and international personnel prepare for takeoff inside a C-17 Globemaster III during Operation Damayan from Tacloban Air Base to Manila, Nov. 15, 2013. The aircraft is assigned to the 535th Air Lift Squadron from Hickam Field, Honolulu. The 3rd Marine Expeditionary Unit is supporting the Philippine armed forces in providing humanitarian aid and disaster relief to areas affected by Typhoon Haiyan. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jonathan Wright

Displaced people of the Philippines and international personnel prepare for takeoff inside a C-17 Globemaster III during Operation Damayan from Tacloban Air Base to Manila, Nov. 15, 2013. The aircraft is assigned to the 535th Air Lift Squadron from Hickam Field, Honolulu. The 3rd Marine Expeditionary Unit is supporting the Philippine armed forces in providing humanitarian aid and disaster relief to areas affected by Typhoon Haiyan. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jonathan Wright

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