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The USS Normandy gets under way, Jan. 13, 2010, from Norfolk, Va., to provide disaster response to Haiti. The Normandy and several other Navy vessels will provide humanitarian assistance after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck the Caribbean nation.

NORMANDY UNDER WAY

The USS Normandy gets under way, Jan. 13, 2010, from Norfolk, Va., to provide disaster response to Haiti. The Normandy and several other Navy vessels will provide humanitarian assistance after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck the Caribbean nation.

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