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U.S. Air Force Maj. Joseph Hallock, a pediatric nurse practitioner with Joint Task Force-Bravo, listens to a young patient in Pisco, Peru, Aug. 20, 2007. Medical teams from Joint Task Force-Bravo at Soto Cano Air Base in Honduras and Goodfellow Air Force Base in Texas are providing aid in the aftermath of an 8.0 magnitude earthquake that struck the area, Aug. 15.

HELP IN PERU

U.S. Air Force Maj. Joseph Hallock, a pediatric nurse practitioner with Joint Task Force-Bravo, listens to a young patient in Pisco, Peru, Aug. 20, 2007. Medical teams from Joint Task Force-Bravo at Soto Cano Air Base in Honduras and Goodfellow Air Force Base in Texas are providing aid in the aftermath of an 8.0 magnitude earthquake that struck the area, Aug. 15.

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