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Typhoon Haiyan survivors prepare to board U.S. and Australian C-130 Super Hercules aircraft during Operation Damayan in Tacloban, Philippines, Nov. 18, 2013. The U.S. aircraft are assigned to the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, part of Joint Task Force 505, operating to support the Philippine government in coordination with the U.S. Agency for International Development.

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Typhoon Haiyan survivors prepare to board U.S. and Australian C-130 Super Hercules aircraft during Operation Damayan in Tacloban, Philippines, Nov. 18, 2013. The U.S. aircraft are assigned to the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, part of Joint Task Force 505, operating to support the Philippine government in coordination with the U.S. Agency for International Development.

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