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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mike Jones, center, directs a forklift of supplies onto an MC-130 Combat Talon II aircraft from the U.S. Agency for International Development during Operation Damayan in Manila, Philippines, Nov. 20, 2013. Jones is assigned to the 1st Special Operation Squadron.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mike Jones, center, directs a forklift of supplies onto an MC-130 Combat Talon II aircraft from the U.S. Agency for International Development during Operation Damayan in Manila, Philippines, Nov. 20, 2013. Jones is assigned to the 1st Special Operation Squadron.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mike Jones, center, directs a forklift of supplies onto an MC-130 Combat Talon II aircraft from the U.S. Agency for International Development during Operation Damayan in Manila, Philippines, Nov. 20, 2013. Jones is assigned to the 1st Special Operation Squadron.

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