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U.S. Marines and sailors board a KC-130J Hercules aircraft on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 12, 2013. The Marines and sailors, assigned to the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, are deploying to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.

U.S. Marines and sailors board a KC-130J Hercules aircraft on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 12, 2013. The Marines and sailors, assigned to the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, are deploying to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.

U.S. Marines and sailors board a KC-130J Hercules aircraft on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 12, 2013. The Marines and sailors, assigned to the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, are deploying to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.

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