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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Mackenzie Higgins guides a UH-1Y Huey for takeoff at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, May 5, 2015. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469 and Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 262 brought in supplies to Charikot, Nepal that will provide the Nepalese people with shelter after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck the country, April 25.

HUEY TAKEOFF

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Mackenzie Higgins guides a UH-1Y Huey for takeoff at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, May 5, 2015. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469 and Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 262 brought in supplies to Charikot, Nepal that will provide the Nepalese people with shelter after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck the country, April 25.

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