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U.S. Marine Corps Col. Thomas Prentice, commanding officer of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Southern Command, right, shakes hands with Harry Clinton, general director of Toussaint Louverture International Airport, left, as they discuss possible staging areas for helicopters that will be used during relief operations for areas affected by Hurricane Matthew, at Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Oct. 6, 2016. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Adwin Esters

Joint Task Force Matthew Begins Hurricane Relief Planning

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Thomas Prentice, commanding officer of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Southern Command, right, shakes hands with Harry Clinton, general director of Toussaint Louverture International Airport, left, as they discuss possible staging areas for helicopters that will be used during relief operations for areas affected by Hurricane Matthew, at Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Oct. 6, 2016. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Adwin Esters

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