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U.S. service members assigned to Joint Task Force 505 prepare their gear before boarding a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal, May 21, 2015. The task force went to Nepal to help provide humanitarian assistance after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck the country, April 25.

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U.S. service members assigned to Joint Task Force 505 prepare their gear before boarding a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal, May 21, 2015. The task force went to Nepal to help provide humanitarian assistance after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck the country, April 25.

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