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A U.S. Southern Command assessment team boards a C-130 Hercules aircraft in Miami, Jan. 13, 2010, en route to Haiti to support U.S. relief efforts there following the massive earthquake that devastated the Caribbean nation. The team will work with U.S. embassy personnel as well as Haitian, United Nations and international officials to assess the situation and facilitate follow up with U.S. military support.

ASSESSMENT TEAM

A U.S. Southern Command assessment team boards a C-130 Hercules aircraft in Miami, Jan. 13, 2010, en route to Haiti to support U.S. relief efforts there following the massive earthquake that devastated the Caribbean nation. The team will work with U.S. embassy personnel as well as Haitian, United Nations and international officials to assess the situation and facilitate follow up with U.S. military support.

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