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U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Jacques Mason, right, and U.S. Marine Cpl. Zachery Stapf, help an injured Filipino civilian from a C-130 Hercules aircraft at Vilamor Air Base in Manila, Philippines, Nov. 12, 2013. Mason, a crew master, is assigned to Marine Aerial Refueling Transport Squadron 152, and Stapf, a landing support specialist, is assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 4.

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U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Jacques Mason, right, and U.S. Marine Cpl. Zachery Stapf, help an injured Filipino civilian from a C-130 Hercules aircraft at Vilamor Air Base in Manila, Philippines, Nov. 12, 2013. Mason, a crew master, is assigned to Marine Aerial Refueling Transport Squadron 152, and Stapf, a landing support specialist, is assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 4.

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