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U.S. Air National Guard Master Sgt. Kurt Uchimura discusses the offload plan with an airport official at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, China, May 18, 2008. The C-17 is carrying nearly 100,000 pounds of food, blankets, tools, and shelter materials to help the victims of a recent earthquake that ravaged the Sichuan area. Uchimura is a C-17 loadmaster assigned to the Hawaii Air National Guard's 204th Airlift Squad.

OFFLOADING IN CHINA

U.S. Air National Guard Master Sgt. Kurt Uchimura discusses the offload plan with an airport official at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, China, May 18, 2008. The C-17 is carrying nearly 100,000 pounds of food, blankets, tools, and shelter materials to help the victims of a recent earthquake that ravaged the Sichuan area. Uchimura is a C-17 loadmaster assigned to the Hawaii Air National Guard's 204th Airlift Squad.

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