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U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Jason Marsh braces himself against the wind and dirt from the liftoff of an Mi-17v5 transport helicopter on the Chinari village on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 9, 2010. Airmen assigned to the Afghan Air Force 201st Corps, the U.S. Air Force 438th Air Expeditionary Wing and the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Wing prepared and delivered humanitarian aid consisting of school supplies for 600 students, sporting equipment, bedding, a large tent, and an all-weather Afghan flag.

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Jason Marsh braces himself against the wind and dirt from the liftoff of an Mi-17v5 transport helicopter on the Chinari village on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 9, 2010. Airmen assigned to the Afghan Air Force 201st Corps, the U.S. Air Force 438th Air Expeditionary Wing and the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Wing prepared and delivered humanitarian aid consisting of school supplies for 600 students, sporting equipment, bedding, a large tent, and an all-weather Afghan flag.

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Jason Marsh braces himself against the wind and dirt from the liftoff of an Mi-17v5 transport helicopter on the Chinari village on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 9, 2010. Airmen assigned to the Afghan Air Force 201st Corps, the U.S. Air Force 438th Air Expeditionary Wing and the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Wing prepared and delivered humanitarian aid consisting of school supplies for 600 students, sporting equipment, bedding, a large tent, and an all-weather Afghan flag.

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