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Local law enforcement officials await the arrival of the Belizean Defense Force’s Volunteer Battalion after a CH-47 Chinook helicopter lands in the Belizean township of Dangriga, Aug. 22. The battalion was called upon to provide cleanup efforts and a security detail in the outlying areas of the country following the landfall of Hurricane Dean.

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Local law enforcement officials await the arrival of the Belizean Defense Force’s Volunteer Battalion after a CH-47 Chinook helicopter lands in the Belizean township of Dangriga, Aug. 22. The battalion was called upon to provide cleanup efforts and a security detail in the outlying areas of the country following the landfall of Hurricane Dean.

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